HPE 2204

Curriculum Models in Physical Education

Games for understanding A tactical games approach
Tutorial 8
1. Introduction
Develop Spike
1v1 Fixtures, Assessment/grading, Records
Develop Spiking
2v2 Review Procedural Rules & Conduct Rules
Strategical/Tactical Solutions

2. Teaching Spiking - Revision

Unless the balance of the player is correctly controlled, nothing else matters; then until the posture is correctly
assembled, nothing else is relevant; then until the player understands how to correctly assemble the touch
point, no progression can occur; then until an understanding on how to assess ball flight has been reached, the
correct positioning of the touch point cannot take place. These are fundamentals and should be tackled in that
order. Once some understanding and stability has occurred in the player, the teacher can move on to:

- the technique of the approach footwork

- the rhythm between footwork and jump
- the mechanics of the arm swing
- the quality of the hand contact

2.1 Teaching Progression

Step One - Establish an understanding of ball flight.

Students have to respond to the peak of the ball flight by moving into position and making a physical action e.g.
clapping, touching the floor with their hands etc. at the peak point. They should learn to understand to use flight to
the peak to adjust positioning, flight at the peak to re-assemble balance, flight from the peak to deliver an action.

Step Two - Positioning and assembling touch point.

Reading the ball flight has to be linked to positioning the hips correctly. In the early stages, this is best done with a
ball which is fed by a partner who stands facing the student who is working.

Once the notion of aiming with the hips has been established, the students should be encouraged to use the left
side of the body to assemble the touch point.

Step Three - posture and swing

The key elements of controlling the hips and the position of the head should be introduced in a very simple form.
Asking the students to spike a ball onto the floor while standing can be used. The student should start with the ball
in his hand, breathe out to stabilise the position of the shoulders and the head, then swing their hand to hit the ball
off the ground without tossing it, or leaning forward during or after the swing.

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 3. Warm up

3.1 Teaching Spike

Step Four Link the touch point to the swing

In the same partner feed situation as in Step Two, the ball should be tossed to make the working student move
from side to side, assemble the touch, then merely stop the ball with the left hand at the touch point. At either a
pre-arranged signal (partner says now) or on a time count (every third toss) the working student should not only
assemble the touch point but continue to actually swing to hit the ball to the floor with the hitting hand.

4. 1v1 Fixtures, Assessment/Grading, Records

Organisation of Divided Court Game 3

volleyball length court at a width an individual can stretch, with a net at volleyball height *;
conditioned game - service delivered with I hand
- during play the ball is delivered with 1 or 2 hands after a self-feed;
- ball not allowed to bounce on either side of the divided court.
- momentum step only with the ball

Conduct rules:
fair play;
keeping an accurate score.

Procedural rules:
method of scoring;
sideout.
net touch by player reinforced

Tactical solution:
With the ball
to send the object across the net so that it is difficult to return.

Without the ball

to cover own court area to deny space to the opposition and be comfortably placed to play the object.

Strategical solution:
With the ball
self- feed the ball to the net and higher than the net so the ball can be delivered in a downward direction from a point higher than
the net.

Without the ball

defend at the net or off the net

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4. Teaching Spiking

Step 5 - Posture for Spiking

The crucial element of posture for spiking is control of the space between the hips and the shoulders. There must also
be a second control space between the shoulders and the touch (contact point)

Positioning There are 2 crucial elements to be considered when teaching positioning.

1. The positioning of the hips in relation to the fight of the ball

2. The positioning of the final touch point in relationship to the

body.

Step Six - Last two steps

Students move about the court tossing the ball into the air for themselves to jump and catch. Jump must be
preceded with the last two steps right foot, left foot for a right hand hitting action. The steps should be taken
sharply. The students can be encouraged to
breathe out as they take the last two steps
and the control space for the hips should be
highlighted as they catch.

Step Seven - Last two steps to

touch point

Still working in the situation where the student

tossing the ball stands in front of the student
working, the working student has to read the
ball flight, move to position aiming with the
hips, use last two steps to accelerate to the
take off point, then jump and assemble touch
point. As in Step Four, the progression from
touching the ball with the left hand to actually
swinging at it, should be introduced slowly and
in a very controlled fashion.

Once some success is being achieved, the pairs can become threes and the feeding point moved to the side of
the working student. During these progressions, when the ball is being hit, it should be directed to the floor or
straight to the feeder or to the third student who is acting as target.
The notion of introducing a target direction for the hit should be linked to the use of the hips to aim the touch point.

Step Eight - Hitting over a net

When the previously outlined steps have been tackled, the net should be introduced. The feed can be from the
other side of the net to the working student, or from the side of the student as in normal spiking.

General

The progression should be worked through in the steps outlined but at any stage the teacher can return to a
previous step and revise a particular point. The steps should also be interspersed with regular throwing practice
with the American football. In general, the process of teaching these fundamentals will take a considerable amount
of time and the teacher should not expect immediate results. If any of the stages or any of the fundamentals are
not properly addressed, - then the level of the expertise which the student could potentially reach will be severely
limited. Spiking is the most dynamic aspect of volleyball. It is also technically the most difficult to learn and
therefore needs the most time spent in introducing and teaching

Dowens T (1993) Teaching Spiking A New Perspective. Volley Coach. EVA

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 5. 2v2 Review Conduct & Procedural Rules Strategical/Tactical Solutions

Organisation of Divided Court Game 4

volleyball length court at a width two individuals scan stretch, with a net at volleyball height *;
conditioned game - service delivered with I hand
- during play the ball is delivered with 1 or 2 hands after a self feed;
- ball not allowed to bounce on either side of the divided court.
- momentum step only with the ball

Conduct rules:
fair play;
keeping an accurate score.
Procedural rules:
method of scoring;
net touch by player reinforced
catch the ball and then self feed - max 1 touch
introduce rotation

Tactical solution:
With the ball
to send the object across the net so that it is difficult to return.
o Placement
o Pace
o Disguise
Without the ball
to cooperatively cover the court area to deny space to the opposition and be comfortably placed to play the object.

Strategical solution:
Without the ball
defend off the net
communication mine/in or out
With the ball
self- feed the ball to the net and higher than the net so the ball can be delivered in a downward direction from a point higher than
the net.
creating and controlling space for the spike to be effective

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 Organisation of Divided Court Game 5
volleyball length court at a width two individual scan stretch, with a net at volleyball height *;
conditioned game - service delivered with I hand
- during play the ball is delivered with 1 or 2 hands after a partner feed;
- ball not allowed to bounce on either side of the divided court.
- momentum step only with the ball

Conduct rules:
fair play;
keeping an accurate score.
Procedural rules:
method of scoring;
net touch by player reinforced
max 2 touches
rotation

Tactical solution:
With the ball
establish a position on court that enables you to see the ball and the oppositions court
to send the object across the net so that it is difficult to return.
o Placement
o Pace
o Disguise
Without the ball
to cooperatively cover the court area to deny space to the opposition and be comfortably placed to play the object.

Strategical solution:

Without the ball

defend off the net
communication mine/in or out
creating and controlling space for the spike to be effective

With the ball

partner- feed the ball to the net and higher than the net so the ball can be delivered in a downward direction from a point higher
than the net.

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