McGee Phys. Ed.

Mr. Eagle

Shark Attack

I. Cooperative Tag Game

a.      Class Name: grades 6 - 8

b.      Skill Level: Control to utilization

c.      Length of Time: 40 minutes

d.      Number of Meetings: 1

e.      Major Focus: chasing, fleeing, dodging, tagging, gathering, collecting, strategy, cooperation, teamwork, communication

II. Safety

a.      Activity: remove all jewelry, no chewing gum, spatial awareness, students must stay under control at all times, NO Interference with other students

III. Equipment

a.      8 hoops

b.      3-4 floor mats

c.      16 balls (any type)

d.      multi-colored pinnies

e.      cones

IV. Objectives

a.      Psychomotor: proper chasing, fleeing, dodging, tagging, gathering, direction, speed, pathways techniques

b.      Cognitive: understanding rules of the game, strategy & teamwork, group interaction, daily self assessment

c.      Affective: encouragement, advice, peer teaching, cooperation with a team

V. Organization

a.      Initiation

·        Intro

·        Rules

·        Cues

·        Safety

·        Demonstration

b.      Content

·        Warm up

·        2 teams –sharks & shipmates

·        Shipmates steal balls from hoops

·        Sharks defend hoops

·        Tagged shipmate first returns ball to hoop then goes to shark cave

·        Released when teammate hands him/her a ball

·        No throwing the ball

·        Sharks can roam freely, but cannot go on the boat or back in their cave

·        Sharks cannot stand inside a hoop

·        Variations – more/less hoops, more/less balls, more/less sharks, shipmate safe if standing inside hoop, passing the ball

·        For large classes, fitness stations may be set up on the perimeter of the playing area to accommodate extra students

·        Cool down

c.      Closure

·        Did our strategies work? How?

·        Did we communicate well with our team before and during the activity?

·        Were we honest while playing?

·        Daily self-assessment