Teaching Nontraditional Sports

BY MR. BLANCO PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPT. KRAEMER MIDDLE SCHOOL

What are Nontraditional Sports?

Pickle Ball
Overview/Historical Facts
Invented in 1965 by a US

Important Terminology
Fault Volley

congressman Named after Pickle, Pritchard's Cocker spaniel Combination of skill from tennis, badminton, and table tennis Slower game than tennis

Non volley zone

Forehand Backhand Drop shot/serve Drive shot/serve Lab shot/serve Smash shot

Important Points
Rules Faults Occur When

Serving

Ball is hit out bounds Ball fails to clear net Players volleys ball

(one foot behind backline, underhand pass, ball hit in air, only one serve, balls lands in diagonal court side, allowed one fault) Bounce rule Volleying

before it has bounce on each of court Violation of non volley rules Ball bounces more than once

The fastest growing sport in North America

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Speedball
Overview/Historical facts
Elmer Mitchell

Important terminology

University of Michigan, 1921 Oldest new game around Fast pace Involves commonly used sport skills (soccer, football, basketball, ultimate frisbee) Use little equipment

Aerial ball Ground ball Touchdown Dropkick Soccer ball Toe lift Aerial dribble Frog kick rolling ball kick up Restrain line Traveling Delay of game

Important Points
Benefits of speedball Game aspects
All scoring must be initiated from

Novel game for almost

every student, fun and exciting Everyone has some sport background skills they bring to the game Reinforces many prior unit skills, providing practice and repetition

outside the end zone Ball can be converted from a ground ball to an air ball and caught by the hands using a few techniques Games starts at center field with toe lift Defense starts 10yrds away All rules of soccer apply Player only has 2 steps and a pivot after catching ball Aerial dribble can be used to advance by oneslef

Oldest New Game Around

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Ultimate Frisbee
Overview/ Historical facts Important terminology
Stroke Par

Invented at Columbia

HS (NJ) 1968 Wham-O company first to produce and distribute frisbie-ing original name

Penalty stroke
Drive/driver Putt/putter Mid-range Ace Birdie Taco

Important Points
Nature and Purpose Game Aspects
All rules are self officiated Receiver must take 2 steps ,

Noncontact team game

consisting of throwing and catching the disc The objective is to catch disc in end zone Gain possession by turnovers Spirit of the game

establish a pivot foot and take no more than 10 sec to throw Defender must stay one Frisbee away from receiver One point is score from catching in end zone Team consists of 7 players, 2 4 min halves

Flying Disc
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Lacrosse
Overview/Historical facts
Oldest game in North

Important terminology

America Played in early 1600s by Iroquois Indians Used to settle conflicts, train young warriors Consisted of hundreds of players from tribes Would be played between villages Canadians adopted the game as le jeu de la crosse

Face off Crosse Cradle Scoop Pocket Shaft Poke check X Crease Slashing

Important Points
Modern LAX
Attributed to Dr. William

Basic rules/ Game play

Ball advanced downfield

Beers (Canada 1856) One of the most popular games in HS PE Fastest growing youth and HS sport in America Different versions for men and women

by running while cradling ball in pocket or throwing and catching ball Stick checks are allowed Body checking is allowed (non contact in back of body)

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