The 6th grade will be focusing more on passing/catching with less time covering shooting, and goal tending and dribbling.  the 7th grade will review fundamentals, cover more on shooting, goal tending, and dribbling and and the 8th grade will incorporate strategies and applications of fundamentals.

Lesson 1 Warm up Intro to Team Handball Passing Teaching mechanics of -overhead pass -wrist pass -bounce pass -jump pass -shovel pass -while moving Catching Teaching mechanics of -above the waist -below the waist -while moving Hellison's self evaluation Closure,  Check for understanding cool down	Lesson 2 Warm up Review passing and catching Drills: Ball drop hand tug of war wall passing basic keep away keep away 2 Hellison's self evaluation Closure, cool down	Lesson 3 Warm up Fitness with handball : Piston movement, and attack 2 on 2 or(4 people, 2 groups of partners, 2 offense, 2 defense, 1 passer, 1 catcher) 1. run to receive 2. back up, prepare to attack, passing/catching 3.Three steps passing/catching 4.side stepping passing/catching Check for understanding Drills: (self explanatory) 1.Partner passing 2.Running partner passing 3.fake opponent fake opponent run catch ball 4.defense to offense pass catch 4.three step pass, catching against defense Hellison's self evaluation Closure, cool down	Lesson 4 Warm up with piston movement and attack (lesson 3 for details) Drills: ball drop keep away 2 scored keep away, alternate teams Hellison's self evaluation Closure, cool down	Lesson 5 Warm up with piston movement (lesson 3 for details) Drills: Ball drop hand tug of war End line handball Hellison's self evaluation  closure, cool down
Lesson 6 Review passing/catching mechanics  Work individually with students who need it Warm up with piston movement (lesson 3) Intro to dribbling with rules and mechanics taught Drills: Half court dribble Dribble freeze tag Hellison's self evaluation Closure,  Check for understanding cool down	Lesson 7 Review dribbling mechanics and rules Continue with  half court dribble dribble freeze tag Incorporate old drills of scored keep away with dribbling, and end line handball Hellison's self evaluation Closure, cool down	Lesson 8 Warm up with piston movement, incorporate dribbling in activities from lesson 3 drills: Step cycle drill dribble relay full court 3 on 3 Hellison's self evaluation Closure, cool down	Lesson 9 Warm up Piston movement this time 4 on 4 or (8 people, 2 groups of 4, offense, 4 defense, 1 passer 3 catchers) Same as lesson 3 drills: review for assessment test the next day, help individually with mechanics to students for test the next day. half court dribble full court 3 on 3 Hellison's self evaluation Closure, cool down	Lesson 10 Warm up 3 on 3 full court Task card assessment on passing, catching, dribbling End line handball scored keep away Hellison's self evaluation closure, cool down
Lesson 11 Warm up Piston movement (4 on 4) Review mechanics of dribbling, passing, catching Task card assessment of rest of class Drills: Full court 5 on 5 End line handball Hellison's self evaluation closure, cool down	Lesson 12 Warm up Full court 3 on 3 Introduction and teaching mechanics of shooting Drills: set shot target practice jump shot footwork Hellison's self evaluation closure,  check for understanding cool down	Lesson 13 Warm up with piston movement shooting on goal, 2 on 2 or 4 on 4 review mechanics of shooting drills: set shot target practice wing shot fall shot learning progression Hellison's self evaluation Closure, cool down	Lesson 14 Warm up with half court 3 on 2 shooting on small goal Intro to goal tending and teaching mechanics drills: set shot target practice Partner soccer Goalie beginning training progression Line shooting Hellison's self evaluation Cool down,  Check for understanding closure	Lesson 15 written test review mechanics of shooting  Task card completion on shooting and goal tending Hellison's self evaluation Closure

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