Ultimate Frisbee 9/22

Weber State University Physical Education
Lesson Plan

Activity: Ultimate Frisbee

Skill(s): Throwing, Passing, and Catching Grade Level: 7th to 9th grade

# of Students: 40 Equipment: Cones, Frisbees

Connect to Utah State Standard: Standard 2 Objective 1 C. Describe the key elements, such as balance and follow through, in the execution of sport specific skills.

Learning Objectives:

Cognitive- Students will understand what follow through means.

Affective- Students will be excited to learn how to play ultimate Frisbee.

Psychomotor- Girls will demonstrate what a follow through looks like.

Safety Issues: Don’t throw the Frisbee into anyone. Use correct foot work for balance.

Student grouping for each activity: I will use the whistle mixer to get the girls into pairs.

Technical Description of the skills: The students will be in an athletic stance and will need to put their dominate foot forward. They will turn their dominant side towards their target. Next you will wind up the Frisbee across your body and with great effort unwind it while your arm is parallel to the ground. It’s important to let go before your arm is completely extended. And lastly, follow through by pointing to where you intended the Frisbee to go. The exact point of release will help your Frisbee in the intended direction.

Our Introductory drill- Each girl will have a partner or two and they will take turns throwing the Frisbee to one another. They will start about 5 feet apart and they will gradually move backward. See diagram below.

Verbal Cues: Follow Through.

Learning Experiences:
Introduction- We will start with the warm up and then I will introduce the crab walk. A crab walk is done by facing stomach toward the sky and walking on your hands and feet. It needs to be done while keeping the bum off the ground. We will then go into the explanation of how to throw a Frisbee.

Closure- The closure will consist of writing in their journals the following questions.

1. How motivated are you to play Ultimate Frisbee? 0 to 5
2. Tip to remember while throwing a Frisbee.
3. What is something you think you could work on during this Frisbee unit?

Assessments: I will observe each girl making at least 1 good pass with a follow through.

Follow up suggestions: Have the girls throw the Frisbee while standing on their knees.

Reference:

Diagram of learning environment and equipment set up:



Colored dots= Students
Blue Circles= Frisbees
Slashed Lines= Throwing Path
Thick Black Lines= Markers for Throwing Distance

Each color represents a different group of students. Ideally you want 2 students in a group and 1 Frisbee for this drill. If you must have 3 then just alternate who throws and catches it on one end. When you see that you students are making consecutive passes give them the signal that they can move back to the next marker. The purpose of this drill is to make consecutive passes from different distances and to use your follow though to ensure your Frisbee is making it to your teammates.