HIGHER/INTERMEDIATE 2 PHYSICAL EDUCATION Structures and Strategies

Hello, Welcome, Bonjour, Aloha! As a revision from last week, write down the acronym S W I B D D C O M P in your jotter and then beside each letter, write down what it stands for in relation to principles of play. DON’T USE YOUR JOTTER TO HELP YOU!

Learning Intentions  We will re-cap the principles of play  We will apply the principles of play to our strategy  We will revise the topics we have already learned in relation to Hit Line, Tip Cross Court

Principle of Play - Delay You DELAY in Volleyball to slow down the game. This may be to allow your attackers time to prepare for their hit or to outwit your opponents who may have prepared for a faster attack. To DELAY in Attack, the setter will slow down the set – making it higher. This might be because the hitter has just passed the ball and needs time to prepare for the hit. Or the opposition defence may have set up a block for the faster attack and therefore, by DELAYING the set, you will outwit the opposition.

Principle of Play - Cover You COVER in Volleyball when someone in your team is attacking. As your attacker is playing the ball, the other three players should be grouping around him to COVER the block. This is to prevent the opposition from scoring from a “kill block” If your attacker is blocked, it is important that their team mates can defend the block and transition into another attack. In the clip above, you can see why COVER is important!

Principles of Play - Overload We can overload the opposition's defence in Volleyball by continuing to play the ball into the same, weak area in their formation. For example, if they are playing a diamond formation, we are going to overload their defence by continuing to tip the ball cross court into the middle of their court.

Principles of Play - Mobility You use MOBILITY when you are adapt your defence or attack to what the opposition do. In Volleyball defence, this means reacting to the type of attack that the opposition are making and – are they tipping the ball or are they hitting? If you have MOBILITY in your structure/strategy, then your team should be able to react to where the hit is coming from and move into position early. They should then be able to take their defensive position from whether it is a hit, tip or “free ball” In attack, you need to have MOBILITY to choose the right play to make in reaction to what the opposition’s defence do. If they are defending quite far back, then you might want to tip the ball. Or if they are defending your tips, you may want to play the ball deep to the back of the court.

Principles of Play - Penetration In Volleyball we can play with a PENETRATING SETTER. This is where our setter is actually in a back court position (1) and switches positions when the opposition serve. It means that we have to adapt our strategy slightly in order to cover for this. The benefits of this however, are that we have three front court players – two wide players as normal, but also the player at position 3 can become a middle hitter.

Revision Time! Complete the A3 Mind Map with a partner to help you revise the topics we have learned so far

Goodbye, So Long, Farewell!  We will re-cap the principles of play  We will apply the principles of play to our strategy  We will revise the topics we have already learned in relation to Hit Line, Tip Cross Court