SPEED BALL

Activity Level: high
QEP: Competency II
Equipment: benches, nets, foam ball
Formation: teams
Tactics: attacking a goal, kicking, passing, accuracy, decision-making

Description: The goal of the game is to accumulate more points than the other teams by scoring in a basketball net, a hockey net, or a bench on the ground. The players pass the ball in the air to one another and cannot locomote with the ball. If the ball falls to the ground, it must be played as a soccer ball and cannot be picked up with hands. If a shot is made on the bench, there is 1 point allotted to the team. Two points are given for every shot in the backwards hockey net, and 3 points for the basketball net, but only if shot from outside the key. In offense, players must be able to pass and kick accurately, while being able to decide which goal to score in. In defense, the students must protect their goals and defend space.

Layer 1:
  • pick a spot that is your own and move around the playing area while avoiding objects

Layer 2:
  • play with benches only
  • later in the game, play with benches and hockey nets
  • finally, play with benches, hockey nets, and baseball nets

Progressions:
  • number of passes before scoring
  • adding goalies to benches and nets
  • allow three steps when carrying ball

Safety:
  • keep heads up in order to avoid others
  • do not throw or kick ball at another person