Psychomotor:

1. The students will throw and catch the Frisbee using the backhand pass (stepping sideways to target and flicking wrists) along with using the pancake and grab techniques for catching.
2. The students will maintain possession of the Frisbee by throwing and catching with their team without dropping the Frisbee. (NASPE 1)

Cognitive:

2. The students will demonstrate understanding of throwing and catching a Frisbee by utilizing the technique instructed. (c) (NASPE 2)

Affective:

3. The students will demonstrate self responsibility by fulfilling their roles outlined on the team contract. (a)(NASPE 6)

Materials and Equipment

• CD Player and music
• Frisbees
• Cones for end zones

Today we will begin playing Ultimate Frisbee.  Has anyone ever played Ultimate Frisbee before?  Raise your hand if you have ever played with a Frisbee. 

Main Content Tasks -  Transitions are Optional

Extend

Simplify

Refining - Cues & Questions

Organization

1. Warm-up

25 jumping jacks

10 push ups

Bottoms down

Straight back

The students will be at their home spots

2. Introduction/Demonstration

I will split the class into teams and give them their new home courts to report to when entering class.

I will go over the team contract and rules of Ultimate Frisbee.

Have the students come up with important rules to have when playing ultimate frisbee

The students will be at their spots on the floor

3. Demonstrate how to throw a Frisbee—the backhand

Demonstrate catching a Frisbee—the pancake and grab

Sideways to target

Extend arm and flick wrist

Hands like an alligator mouth

Hands like eating a hamburger

The students will be at their spots

4.  Keep away at home courts with team 2v1 or 3v1

After three passes in a row, defender will switch to offense.

Your team will get a point for each pass and catch you make.

3v1

No defense

2v2

Warm defense

Extend and flick wrist

Alligator mouth

The students will be at their home court

Practice Task

The students will go to their home courts and pass and catch with teammates.  There will be no defender.  The students will just pass to each of their teammates using the cues. 

The team will try to make as many successful passes in a row as they can.

No defense

Defender

Further distance

Extend and flick wrist

Alligator mouth

Hamburger hands

Short passes

What did you have to do in order to keep the Frisbee away from the defender?

Home courts

Game 2

Maintaining possession of the Frisbee

3v3

The students will maintain possession of the Frisbee with their team.  The team gets a point for each throw and catch completed successfully.  After three points in a row by one single team, the possession will change to give the other team an opportunity.

Three passes in a row equals 1 point

Short, quick passes

Move to open space

One of the four courts in the gym

Closure - Method used for Checking for Understanding

How many points did your team score?  What did you have to do to score the points?  How did you get around the defender?

Assessment: What will you observe or do to assess student learning, in this lesson?

I will observe the students throwing and catching the Frisbee.  I will be looking to see them utilizing the cues.  I will be watching them maintain possession of the Frisbee.  If they are having trouble, make sure that the defense is playing warm defense.  If they are having a great deal of trouble, maybe use a different object to play the game.