Class will rotate between all the units/sports during the semester. Weather and gym availability will also play a factor in rotation.

o Last 20/30 minutes of class - choices in different sports. (Optional)

Class will do 2-3 warm-up laps on the track to prepare for physical activity.

 

Standards:

Demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.

Demonstrates understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.Participates regularly in physical activity.

Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.

Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings.

Values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.

 

Essential Questions:

Why is communication an essential aspect of capture the flag?

How does strategy development dictate how successful a team will be?

 

Lesson:

Actual game play.

• Discussion of basic rules, tactics, strategies, explanation/demonstration of specific skills needed to successfully participate in a sport/game.

 Rules

Divide the group into two teams with an equal number of players.

Field is split in half

A home base and a jail area are designated on each side. Place the flag in the middle of the home base. (the flag may be a ball or frisbee)

Playing

Players are allowed to guard the boundary of their home base and jail, but are not allowed inside their own home base or jail (if necessary a max number of people allowed to guard home base or jail can be set )

Other players try to tag the opposing players when they sneak across the middle line into enemy territory OR They try to sneak to the enemy side to capture the flag

Jail

Tagging an opponent in your territory means he/she is captured.

Captured opponents are placed in the jail.

•only can be captured when you are on the opposing side of the field

To free a teammate in jail, a player must “safely” reach the opposing jail (not being tagged)

The teammates then get a free pass to their side of the field. They must hold up both hands as they walk to their side.

Capturing the flag

When a player enters into the opposing home base without being tagged and captures the flag, the opposition cannot tag him until he leaves the safe area.

If the flag is a ball/frisbee, it can be passed to teammates so the “flag” can quickly get to the other side.

The ball/frisbee can ONLY be thrown/passed once it has left the home base area.

If the ball/frisbee is passed and not caught, it is returned to the home base area.

The opposing team may intercept the ball/frisbee or knock it down.

A team wins when the “flag” is captured by it crossing the middle line either by a successful pass or ran across by a player that has not been tagged.

Students will be separated into 2 teams of 20.

While the students participate in the game/sport, additional individual or small group instruction on specific skills, rules, tactics, strategies as needed depending on level of competence in each of these areas.

Observation of skills for skills test. (skills for sport/game listed below)

 Students will also develop sportsmanship skills, along with working with teammates during game play

o Last 20/30 minutes of class - choices in different sports. (Optional)

Skills

*Fleeing

*Chasing

*Dodging

*Strategy and communication

Passing (throwing and catching)

*Demonstrate basic competence of the game/sport

Assessment

– Sport/game participation/behavior points. (10 points daily)

– Written test dealing with rules, field/ court markings, strategies, scenarios. (50 points) (Optional)

– Skills tests will be done by continuous teacher observation during actual game play. (50 points)

– It is more practical and valuable than skills tests not imitating game play. To earn all 50 points for each skills test, the student will have to perform the skills for that game/sport with a basic level of competence.

Skills test will focus on the skills that are marked with a *