Foundational Skills & Tactics
Volleyball
•Year 7
•6 Lessons
This unit introduces Year 7 students to the fundamental techniques of volleyball whilst building tactical awareness and team communication. Through a progressive sequence from individual ball control to full-sided game play, students develop the technical precision and strategic thinking required for successful team performance. The emphasis on linking defensive skills to attacking opportunities helps students understand volleyball as a dynamic, cooperative sport.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can controlling the ball's height and direction help you win points in volleyball?
Key Objectives:
- • Understand how to work alongside and against others when attacking and defending in volleyball
- • Demonstrate correct bump and dig techniques for balls at different heights
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can precise finger technique and explosive timing transform your volleyball attack?
Key Objectives:
- • Develop correct finger positioning and technique for setting the ball
- • Understand and apply spiking technique with proper timing and contact
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can effective serving and communication transform your team's performance in volleyball?
Key Objectives:
- • Develop overarm serving technique with consistency and accuracy
- • Understand and demonstrate ready position for receiving serve
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we use blocking and defensive positioning to turn defence into attack?
Key Objectives:
- • Perform bump, set, and spike sequences consistently with control and accuracy
- • Demonstrate effective blocking technique with correct timing and body position
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we use unpredictable tactics and positioning to outwit our opponents in volleyball?
Key Objectives:
- • Develop tactical awareness and strategic positioning in volleyball
- • Understand and apply flexible attacking options to create unpredictability
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we apply all our volleyball skills together to play effectively as a team in a full-sided game?
Key Objectives:
- • Apply all volleyball skills (serving, bumping, digging, setting, spiking, blocking) in a full-sided competitive game
- • Demonstrate the tipping technique as an alternative to power spiking