Learning Outcomes
Combines spatial concepts with locomotor and non-locomotor movements for small groups in game environments.
Student Targets
Skill: I will look for and move into open space while fleeing taggers.
Cognitive: I will discuss strategies and tactics for fleeing.
Fitness: I will stay actively engaged in all activities.
Personal & Social Responsibility: I will work independently and safely with 0 safety reminders from the teacher.
Teaching Cues
- Top Hand Below Head
- Grip with Fingers
- Bottom Hand Guides
- Roll Fingers, Wrist, and Elbow
- Body Protects the Ball
Activity Set-up and Procedure
Equipment:
- 1 lacrosse stick per student
- Noodles to identify taggers
- 1 ball per 2 students
- 4 cones
Set-Up:
- Create a large activity area using cones as a boundary.
- Designate 1–3 students to be taggers, each with a noodle.
- Scatter students, each with a lacrosse stick (except taggers).
- Give ½ of the students a ball.
Activity Procedures:
- Today’s activity is called Lacrosse Tag.
- The objective of this activity is to avoid taggers while cradling a lacrosse ball.
- Your ball is your safety source. As long as you have a ball, you cannot be tagged. If you drop your ball, you cannot pick it back up. However, anyone without a ball can try to scoop it up for themselves.
- When you hear the start signal, everyone will start jogging around the activity area. Those who have a ball will begin cradling it as they move. Taggers have noodles and will try to tag players without a ball. Be gentle and only tag the back and shoulders.
- If you are tagged, move to the perimeter, set your lacrosse stick on the ground, and ski jump over it (side to side) 10 times before rejoining the game.
COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE
Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.
