WEEK 4: THROW GRADE & BATTLEBALL

3rd through 5th grades will continue throwing this week. We will take a few minutes to review the throw parts: turn, ball behind head, slide step, then twist and throw. Next we will partner up and throw across the court to each other. While this is done, students throws will be graded. After grades have been recorded, students with "A's" will play "Battleball". Students with grades other than "A's" will get extra practice to get the throw to "A" standard, at which time they will be sent to the "Battleball" game. "Battleball" is a game played with two teams, starting on opposite sides of the court and divided by a center line (a tug of war rope). Each team will have 15 cones topped by a tennis ball and surrounded by a hula hoop. The object of the game is to throw gator=skin balls at the opposing teams tennis balls and knock them all off before the other team knocks theirs off. Students may guard a cone with a ball but they cannot go inside the hula hoop. Rules are watched carefully and if a player touches a tennis ball with the hand, steps over the middle line, or throws at head level, that student does a penalty (30 situps). 2nd grade will do the same but as they are on a different schedule it will not start until the end of the week.
Kindergarten and 1st grades will continue the throw practice, concentrating on what hand to throw with and turning to the side to start the throw. At the end of the week, classes will begin a spatial awareness unit so they can move around without running in to each other!!! We will work in depth with poly-spots and moves all over the place. If they don't know their colors and numbers, this is a chance to learn them. We will end with an exciting game of "5 Corners"!