Tactical Play Development
Volleyball
•Year 5
•6 Lessons
This unit develops Year 5 students from foundational volleyball techniques through to strategic game application, emphasising the interconnection between technical precision and tactical awareness. The progressive structure builds both individual skill mastery and collaborative team play, creating confident players who understand how each skill contributes to successful game scenarios. Through combining physical skill development with decision-making under pressure, students experience volleyball as a thinking game requiring communication, positioning, and adaptability.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can mastering the bump and dig techniques help us control the game and work effectively as a team?
Key Objectives:
- • Students will demonstrate correct bump and dig techniques for receiving volleyballs
- • Students will understand when to use bump versus dig based on ball height
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can precision in setting lead to powerful spikes in volleyball?
Key Objectives:
- • I can demonstrate the technique for setting a volleyball accurately
- • I can execute a spike with correct jumping and hitting technique
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can effective serving and positioning give your team the advantage in volleyball?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop overarm serving technique over increasing distances
- • To demonstrate tactical awareness in defending and attacking
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can effective communication and advanced volleyball skills help us become stronger teammates in attack and defence?
Key Objectives:
- • To perform bump, set, spike and block consistently with control and accuracy
- • To demonstrate effective communication strategies during team volleyball
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we use unpredictable movement and tactical awareness to outwit our opponents in volleyball?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop the ability to spike effectively from different court positions and angles
- • To understand and apply tactical positioning and movement patterns in volleyball
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can I use tactical awareness and the tip shot to outsmart my opponents in volleyball?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop and apply the tip shot technique in game situations
- • To demonstrate tactical awareness in 6v6 volleyball games