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Kimberly Dynys (Baseball81girl)
Junior Member
Username: Baseball81girl
Post Number: 4
Registered: 9-2009
| | Posted on Monday, September 07, 2009 - 5:15 pm: |       |
Is there a way to teach kickball but not have so many students standing around? |
Joe Herzog (Bigfish344)
Advanced Member
Username: Bigfish344
Post Number: 54
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 08, 2009 - 8:24 pm: | |
Well, only if you have enough equipment to do the job properly. 1 ball for every three kids. 1 to roll the ball, 1 to kick it and 1 to retrieve it.
Physical education isn't physical education if any child has to stand still for longer than 15-30 seconds. As with softball, play the game...when one kid kicks the ball, the entire runs the bases in line until someone is put out. Every kid gets to kick every inning and everyone runs everytime. Fielders must line up and the one with the ball passes it back to the rest of the team. Last one in line throws it in. Everyone participates every time the ball is put in play.
Or make little tiny teams so everyone is involved every play. All team games should be downsized so activity and learning are preemminent. The score is the last thing that needs consideration. |
Danielle Humphrey (Dannih)
New member
Username: Dannih
Post Number: 1
Registered: 2-2010
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 11:12 am: | |
Should a teacher totally ignore competition in their PE class? Doesn't competition really make students and athletes want to perform to their very best to win? Should there be absolutely no competition in PE class? Will kids be interested in kickball if they aren't playing against another team? |
Melanie Oliver (Moliver)
Junior Member
Username: Moliver
Post Number: 2
Registered: 2-2010
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 12:29 pm: | |
Sure, kickball (like many other games) can be modified to keep students active. I use a modified kickball game called "3 Ball". I like it because there are no outs and everyone gets a turn every inning. I keep it moving fast to keep it fun.
Here are the directions...
Set Up:
Set out color-coded spots as bases similar to kickball.
Prepare a variety of balls and items (foam ball, gatorskin ball, soft football, frisbee, etc) that may be thrown.
Place the items in a hoop at home-base.
Three Ball:
Divide the group into 2 teams, “field” and “up-to-bat”.
Those that are in the “field” spread out throughout the gym.
Those that are “up-to-bat”, form a line behind home-base.
Those that are “up-to-bat”, take turns going to home-base, choosing any 3 of the objects from the hoop, throwing them out to the field, and running all the bases.
The fielders work to get all 3 objects back into the hoop.
The instructor watches to see which base the runner makes it to before all 3 of the objects are put back into the hoop. That is the number of points the team gets.
If the runner had made it to 1st base, he/she gets 1 point.
If the runner had made it to 2nd base, he/she gets 2 points.
If the runner had made it to 3rd base, he/she gets 3 points.
If the runner makes it home, he/she gets 4 points.
Once everyone on the “up-to-bat” team has had a turn, the teams switch.
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Cliff Roop (Croopjr)
Junior Member
Username: Croopjr
Post Number: 5
Registered: 12-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 5:07 am: | |
Here's another variation on Kickball that I received from another teacher last year. The kids love it and they are huffin' and puffin' when they play it!
It's called Cardio-Kickball. |
Danielle Humphrey (Dannih)
Junior Member
Username: Dannih
Post Number: 2
Registered: 2-2010
| | Posted on Monday, February 22, 2010 - 10:57 am: | |
The Cardio Kickball game sounds like it would be a ton of fun. Students always love to play kickball and the little twist on the game makes it more beneficial to them rather than standing in the field or in line to kick. |
Cliff Roop (Croopjr)
Junior Member
Username: Croopjr
Post Number: 8
Registered: 12-2008
| | Posted on Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:56 am: | |
We play it once in a great while (no more than twice a year). The kids are totally huffing and puffing (those kicking and most of the outfield as well)! |
Michael J. Roskamp (Roskampm)
Member
Username: Roskampm
Post Number: 24
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 2:53 pm: | |
I want to go back to Danielle's comments about competition. I believe we do our students a disservice when we take the approach that there is no place for competition in PE classes. (And I don't think Joe is suggesting that.) The concern is about the level of inactivity that we see across the whole group when we play traditional forms of kickball.
As for the competition, it's not the competition that is the problem, it is the way that students compete that creates the problems. When winning becomes the only thing, and when victory at the expense of anyone or everyone else becomes acceptable, THEN we have a problem. Students need to learn to compete without losing respect for their opponents, without feeling the need to glorify their own accomplishments at the expense of others, and without taking advantage of the fact that they might just be blessed with more God-given ability (yes, you read that right)than some of their peers. I always made a point of telling my students that, yes, I always want them to play hard and play to win; but not in a way that suggests their desire to win is a higher priority than sensitivity to the diverse skills of others, the safety & well-being of others, or even the feelings (efficacy) of others. Students need to "learn how" to compete. Let's not nail competition to a "wall of shame" because we are ineffective at teaching our students to compete wisely. |
Linda Knutson (Lknut)
Junior Member
Username: Lknut
Post Number: 2
Registered: 6-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 08, 2010 - 11:07 am: | |
Cardio kickball looks fun and active. Was just wondering if anybody played it with freshman in high school or is it predominantly for younger students? |
Patrick William Whitney (Nryan5714)
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Username: Nryan5714
Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 04, 2010 - 9:20 pm: | |
In cardio kickball can the defense get players out like regular kickball?? |
Cliff Roop (Croopjr)
Junior Member
Username: Croopjr
Post Number: 12
Registered: 12-2008
| | Posted on Friday, August 06, 2010 - 8:37 am: | |
I wouldn't suggest it. The point is to have the kids moving as fast and as much as possible. It also demands cooperation from them. Getting players out requires 1 or 2 players at the most. The likelihood of getting out would make the kids hesitate and slow down.
Also, this version removes the component of hitting of the kids to get them out. |
katie stickman (Kstickman)
Junior Member
Username: Kstickman
Post Number: 3
Registered: 4-2011
| | Posted on Sunday, May 01, 2011 - 2:11 pm: | |
Cardio Kickball looks great! I am going to try it with my girls pe class tomorrow. We have been playing kickball for the past week instead of soccer. I think this is a great twist on the game. I think they will get a great workout! |
Cardio Kickball
