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Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences

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Teacher: Casey Fleming

Background Information
Date: February 23, 2015

School: Cleveland Elementary

Grade Level: 4th grade

Lesson Focus: Focus of the lesson will be Football

handoffs

# of students: 20 students

Equipment and Facilities: For facilities, this lesson

will use the basketball courts on a blacktop for the
setting of the lesson. The equipment needed will be 2
hula-hoops, 2 soft foam balls, 2 cones, 2 dome cones.

Safety Considerations: Students will be advised to

keep their heads up and be aware of their
surroundings. When running students should run to the
side of the receiver. The teacher will make sure that
there is adequate personal space for each student when
appropriate.
Lesson Specifics
Behavioral Contingencies: Students will be expected
Previously Learned Skills: In previous lessons,
to actively participate during the lesson. If students
students have learned various Locomotor skills,
are misbehaving, a 2 strike rule will be
football throwing, catching, kicking, and running
implemented. The first strike being that the student
routes.
will be pulled to the side and verbally warned about
the misbehavior and sit out for that activity. The final
warning, students will be pulled from all activities.
When the teacher is talking, the students will place all
equipment on the ground and their hands on their
head.
Teaching Strategy: For this lesson I will use an
Academic Language: The academic focus for this
interactive approach to teaching where I will be
lesson will be on the cues of the skill. The cues for the
involved in activities as well as using grouping
handoff are: eyes, bunk beds, and close.
strategies in the lesson

Student
Objectives:

Psychomotor (P): Students will be able to perform a running handoff correctly 7 out of 10
times.
Cognitive (C): Students will be able to say the cues of the skill with 100% accuracy
Affective (A): Students will be able to provide positive feedback to fellow students in the form
of a high five or verbal feedback during activity.
H-R Fitness (H): Students will be engaged in moderate to vigorous physical activity at least
50 percent of the time
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CALIFORNIA PHYSICAL EDUCATION MODEL CONTENT STANDARDS:

I. Demonstrate the motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
II. Demonstrate knowledge of movement concepts, principles and strategies that apply to the learning and
performance of physical activities.
III. Assess and maintain a level of physical fitness to improve health and performance.
IV. Demonstrate knowledge of physical fitness concepts, principles and strategies to improve health and
performance.
V. Demonstrate and utilize knowledge of psychological and sociological concepts, principles and strategies that
apply to the learning and performance of physical activity.
NASPE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS a physically literate person:
1. Demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of motor
skills and movement patterns.
2. Applies knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics related to movement and performance.
3. Demonstrates the knowledge skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and
fitness.
4. Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.
5. Values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self- expression, and/or social interaction.
Describe the pre-class arrangement Students will come to the blacktop and put their backpacks by the fence
near the basketball courts and will sit down at home-base, which will be designated as the basketball court line
Teacher: The teacher will stand on the court facing the students
Students: the students will put their backpacks against the fence and take a seat at homebase on the line
Equipment: the poly spots and jerseys will be pre placed on the court.

Diagram the pre-class arrangement

=Poly Spot

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Time

Content Development

4 min

Instant Activity: Hot Potato

Today we will begin with a game of hot
potato. In groups of 5 students will pass a
football around in random order. When
the teacher yells hot potato the student
holding the ball will have to perform 5
jumping jacks.

2 min

Set Induction:
We are going to be working on handoffs
today. The person who receives the ball is
the called the running back. The cues of
the skill when received a ball is:
Eyes-keep your eyes on the ball
Bunk Beds-Running to the right-Left arm
on top, right arm underneath
Running to the left- Right arm on top, left
arm underneath
Close-close the arms and cradle the ball

1min

10min

Purpose:
It is important to perform these cues
correctly to avoid dropping the ball and
causing a fumble.
Transition: Students will stand up and go
to the poly spots that are in groups of 3.
They will stand their and wait for the
teacher to hand them a ball
Lesson Core - Task 1: Hand off Drill
For this activity students will practice
hand offs and running with the football.
The student will stand at the first poly spot
with the ball. Another student will stand
on the second poly spot and they will be
the running back. Students will take turns
performing these hand offs in groups of 3
Demonstration Plan:

Management
(Illustration of
formations)
Diagram Instant
Activity

Start/Stop Signals:
Students will be told
to begin when they
receive the ball, and
Freeze will be used
as a stop signal

a) Goal Orientation for each

task
NASPE: Standard 2 Standard 3
CalPE: Standard II, Standard III
The goal of this activity is to
practice and improve upon hand
eye coordination and work with
a team

Goal of this is task is to give the

students some understanding of
the skills needed for todays
lesson.

Grouping Strategies:
Students will be put
into groups of 4 to 5
at random to provide
diversity and can
choose their groups
for the second
activity

N/A

N/A

Diagram Task 1

NASPE: Standard 1 Standard 2

Standard 4
CalPE: Standard I, Standard II
The goal of this activity is to
practice football handoff skills
while moving at different
speeds.

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Time

Content Development

Management
(Illustration of
formations)

I will show the students the skill in parts,

then will show them a full demonstration.

a) Goal Orientation for each

task
Teaching Cues for Task 1:
Eyes-keep your eyes on the ball
Bunk Beds-Running to the rightLeft arm on top, right arm
underneath
Running to the left- Right arm
on top, left arm underneath
Close-close the arms and cradle
the ball

Questions to Check Understanding

What are the cues? Eyes, Bunk Beds,
Close
Which arm going on top? The closest
shoulder to the quarter back

0 min

Transition: Students will remain at their

poly spots

N/A

10 min

Lesson Core - Task 2: Toss handoff

This drill will run just the same as task
number 1. Instead of a hand off, the
quarterback will toss the ball and students
will run to the side.
Demonstration Plan:
I will show the students the skill in parts,
then will show them a full demonstration.

Diagram Task 2

Common Errors Task 1:

1. Putting the wrong arm on top
2. Running to wide
N/A

NASPE: Standard 1 Standard 2

Standard 4
CalPE: Standard I, Standard II
The goal of this activity is to
practice football handoff skills
while moving at different
speeds.
Teaching Cues for Task 2:
Eyes-keep your eyes on the ball
Bunk Beds-Running to the rightLeft arm on top, right arm
underneath
Running to the left- Right arm
on top, left arm underneath
Close-close the arms and cradle
the ball

Questions to Check Understanding

What are the cues? Eyes, Bunk Beds,
Close
Which arm going on top? The closest
shoulder to the quarter back
Adaptations
How are you going to make this easier or
harder based on student abilities? Identify
1 up and 1 down per task

Common Errors Task 2:

1. Putting the wrong arm on top
2. Running to narrow

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Time

1 min

Content Development

Transition: Students will grab all

equipment and return to home base as fast
as they can
CLOSURE:
Review:
Great job today everyone, you all
improved a lot today with your handoffs.
Can someone tell me the cues for the
handoff? Eyes, bunk beds, close. Which
arm going on top? The closest shoulder to
the quarter back. Tomorrow Reggie will
continue football with you all tomorrow.

Management
(Illustration of
formations)
N/A

Diagram The
Closure

=Students
=Teacher

References Used: none

a) Goal Orientation for each

task
N/A

N/A