Balloon TennisGrade level: Cycle 1, 2 Activity level: High
Fundamental Techniques: Locomotive, and manipulative Tactics/Problems to Solve Offence: Make your opponent move, score points Defense: Prevent your opponent from scoring Equipment: Balloons, cones, tennis rackets Description of Play: · Students divided in pairs · One player on each side of the neutral zone (in this case a line) · One player hits the balloon with his hands over the line to his opponent · Students must hit the balloon before it bounces a second time Layer 1: · Students hit the balloon the their opponent to keep the rally going Layer 2: · Students hit the balloon in order to make their opponent move Layer 3: · Play to score points; if the ball bounces 2 times on the ground the second time offence scores a point, if the ball goes out of bounds defense scores a point Modifications: · Play with the tennis racquets · Students are allowed to hit the balloon multiple times before hitting it over the line Safety: · Make sure students are using the racquet the appropriate way · Make sure there is enough distance between the playing areas |