Pickle-ball Block Plan

6th Grade

Lesson 1:
Skill: Grips- forehand and backhand
Body position (42)
Social (3)
Fitness (5)
Lesson 2:
Skill: Paddle with ball
-Juggling (understand how and where to hit ball)
-Different levels of hitting ball (up high, let bounce once)  (42)
Social (3)
Fitness (5)
Lesson 3:
Skill: Partners toss ball to forehand and backhand. 
Move in correct body position. (32)
Cognitive skills (15)
Social (3)
Lesson 4:
Skill: Hit ball against wall practicing 
forehand and backhand (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 5:
Skill: One bounce partner drill  (42)
Social (3)
Fitness (3)
Lesson 6:
Skill: Placement with forehand and backhand (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 7:
Skill: Placement on court (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 8:
Skill: Review everything covered (37)
Social (3)
Fitness (10)
Lesson 9:
Skill: Forehand and backhand over the net (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 10:
Skill: Serve
-Body position
-direction and placement (40)
Cognitive skills (7)
Social (3)

7th grade

Lesson 1:
Skill: Review grips
Practice with a partner tossing to sides 
and hitting with correct body position  (42)
Social (3)
Fitness (5)
Lesson 2:
Skill: Hit off wall forehand and backhand (10-15 feet)
Distance off wall (30 ft) (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 3:
Rally forehand and backhand no net  (42)
Social (3)
Fitness (5)
Lesson 4:
Learn volley
Practice in between forehand and backhand and volley (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 5:
Skill: Volley over net and practice going from back court to front court (35)
Cognitive skills (7)
Social (3)
Fitness (5)
Lesson 6:
Skill: Serve
Body position
Placement of stance and ball (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 7:
Skill: Serve placement against the wall 
(set up squares on the wall to hit into) (42)
Social (3)
Fitness (5)
Lesson 8:
Skill: Serve placement on court with routine (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 9:
Skill: Rally with volley
Alternate sides (forehand and backhand) high and low (44)
Social (3)
Fitness (3)
Lesson 10:
Skill: Rally with serve 
Go over volley bounce rules (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 11:
Skill: Learn lobs
Practice placing by partners feet (30 ft away) (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 12:
Skill: Lob placements
forehand and backhand (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 13:
Skill: Mix lobs, volley moving forward 
and backwards in the court. (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 14:
Skill: Rally include all movements covered (32)
Cognitive skills (15)
Social (3)

8th grade

Lesson 1:
Skill: Review forehand and backhand (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 2:
Skill: Partners hit back/forth between forehand and backhand (30 ft)(47)
Social (3)
Lesson 3:
Skill: Review lob (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 4:
Skill: Combine all three (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 5:
Skill: Review volley (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 6:
Skill: groups of 4 rally (no net) (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 7:
Skill: Review serves (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 8:
Skill: Placements of serves, volley lobs (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 9:
Skill: rally (no net) (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 10:
Skill: Rally with net (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 11:
Skill: Go over serving rules (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 12:
Skill: Start mini games including all steps
1 on 1 (4 min than switch) (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 13:
Skill: 1 on 1 (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 14:
Skill: 2 on 2
Go over strategies (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 15:
Skill: 2 on 2 (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 16:
Skill: Volley drill (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 17:
Skill: serve drills (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 18:
Skill: lob drills (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 19:
Skill: Rally round robin (rr) (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 20:
Skill: 2 on 2
(rr) (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 21:
Skill: 2 on 2
(rr) (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 22:
Skill: 2 on 2
(rr) (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 23:
Skill: Review all strokes (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 24:
Skill: Assess all strokes  (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 25:
Skill: Perform all skills.(24)
Cognitive skills (23): Written test over strokes, techniques and rules.
Social (3)

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