Garbage Tennis Activity

1 st Round  Each student gets attempts to make a basket in the garbage can in the middle of the room.

2 nd Round  Each student gets 3 attempts to make a basket in the garbage can but the garbage can will be against a wall

3 rd Round  Each Student gets 4 Attempts but the student is blind folded the garbage can will still be against the wall.

4 th Round  Each student will still be blindfolded have 3 attempts but someone else will be holding the garbage cans.

Why was round 1 hard?

Why was Round 2 a little easier?

After not doing so well on the first two round how did you feel about doing the same thing but blindfolded.  Was it helpful when the other students were giving you advice of where to shoot it when you were blindfolded.

Why were people more successful in round 4?

How can we relate this to goals?  Round 1 Sometimes goals are hard to reach.  Don’t set unrealistic goals (make them smart and measureable)

2 nd Round  The backboard acted like a short term goal, helping you to accomplish your long term goals. Sometimes we reach some short term goals and still fall short of the long term ones.

3 rd round  Losing sight of your goals makes life difficult  Listening to all the people around is confusing, so stick to one for guidance.

Round 4  Getting help with goals is a good idea. There is more chance of success if you work with someone, in Round 4 someone moved the basket to help them achieve their goals, neither could do it on their own but working together helped both to achieve their goals.

What is a goal  Plans you make to help you reach or accomplish  something in the future.

Short Term Goal  Short-Term Goals: accomplished quickly, usually  within 1-3 days   EX. Doing dishes, finishing a paper, etc

 Don’t give up what you want most for what you want right now!!!

Long Term Goal  Long-Term Goals: take longer to accomplish,  possibly within months or even years   EX. Graduating from High school, getting a job, etc.

 Achieving your short-term goals will help  you reach your long-term goals

Write a letter to your self  Include the following: Describe why you are writing this letter List 5 short term goals you want to achieve during your 9 th grade year. List 1 long range goal you want to accomplish in high school List 1 long range goal you want to accomplish after high school What career do you see yourself in after 10 years from now