ules & Strategies o Team Sports

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Handball Objective: To advance ball down court and score on opponent; score more points than opponent. Skills: Pass ball to teammates. Strategies: To intercept opponents ball. Rules: Boys must shoot behind marked shooting line,

Volleyball Objective: To keep the ball over the net , from contacting the and to return it so that it contacts the floor on the opponen can return it. Skills: Bump: Create a flat surface on the forearms to pass the ball Set: Use the pads of fingertips to set ball to teammate. Spike: Strike ball with heel of hand while ball is overhead to Serve: Overhand with the heel of the hand or underhand; th net to begin play. Strategies: The ball must be hit 3 times or less by 1 team before the bal other team (the ball may not be hit consecutively by the sam A point (or side-out) is awarded when rally is terminated by floor of opponents team. The team earning the side-out ear

Volleyball Rules: If the ball is hit out-of-bounds, the point is awarded to the defense. The game is played until one team earns 15 points with a 2 point advantage. Players rotate clockwise to serve after each side-out. Proper teams are 6 v. 6 with 3 players in the front row & 3 players in the back row. The back row players may not legally enter the front court attack area to block or attack the ball over the net. The player who rotates to the back right position will serve. A player may not contact any part of the net (fault).

Floor Hockey Objective: To shoot the ball into the goal. Skills: Passing: Sweep, flip, slap, drop. Shooting: Wrist or backhand shot, backhand shot. Strategies: Stick Handling: the most important skill in stick handling is the ability to control the puck on the stick without looking at it. The puck should be kept under control midway on the blade of the stick. The hands are held fairly close together on the shaft for a greater range of motion. An integral part of stick handling is faking and shifting. Line: an attacking unit comprising of a center and two forwards. Rules:

Touch Football

Objective: To advance the ball over the opponents goal line without being tackled Skills: Passing: Line fingers up on laces to throw a spiral to teammate Tackling: Touching opponent with 2 hands to end play Strategies: Advance ball toward goal line during each down. Make a touchdown during the 4 downs. Tackle opponents & intercept the ball. Rules: Kick-off is determined by a coin toss. A kick-off from the 40 yard line begins game, after a score, & after half time. (If the ball does not go 10 yards, it must be kicked again. If the ball goes out of

Soccer Objective: to guard opponents in scoring position while maintaining possession of the ball and scoring between uprights, below crossbar and past goal line (in goal). Skills: Controlling the ball by: kicking, trapping, dribbling, heading, tackling, throwing (when allowed) Strategies: The ball may be propelled with any part of the body except hands and arms. Guard opponents; prevent opposition from scoring. Defend goal. Rules: Game starts @ midfield with a free kick called the kickoff as each team is in its own half of the field. Regulation soccer is played with 11 players per team. Free kick is awarded when opposing team fouls due to misconduct.

Basketball Objective: to get the ball into the opponents basket & prevent the other team from securing possessions of the ball or scoring. Skills: Passing: Bounce, chest, or overhead the ball may also be rolled or handed to another player. Dribbling: Advance ball down court by dribbling with finger pads. Pivoting: Use either foot as a pivot foot after catching the ball. Strategies: Guarding A legal technique used to cover an opponent. Guarding an opponent in possession of the ball: Stay between the opponent and the basket in which they are shooting. Take or tap the ball from an opponent. Rules:

Basketball Rules: Free Throw: An unguarded throw for a goal given a player to attempt to score 1 or 2 points from a position behind the free throw line. Throw-In: A method of putting the ball in play by passing it into the court from out of bounds. Traveling: Illegal progression in any direction while retaining possession of the ball in bounds.

Softball Objective: To get on base & score more runs than opponent. Skills: Catching hit balls & thrown balls from teammate. (Absorb ball; give with ball). Fielding ground balls & throwing to teammate. Strategies: Keep your eye on the ball while catching or batting. Rules: The games are 7 Innings long. Baserunners must touch all bases to score a run. Only one runner may be on base at a time. Batters have 3 strikes until out. At team at bat has 3 outs until teams rotate.

Ultimate Frisbee Objective: Score by catching a pass in the opponents end zone. Skills: Throwing: backhand, flick, hammer, thumber, wrist flip Strategies: Change of possession: When a play is not completed (out of bounds, dropped, blocked, intercepted), the defense immediately picks up the disc and becomes offense. Rules: Physical contact is not allowed. If a team fouls the disc is turned over to the other team. Play begins with both teams lining up on own end zones. Defense throw pulls disc to offense to begin game.

Lacrosse Objective: To maintain possession of ball & shoot bal Skills: Cradling, catching, scooping, passing, switching han Strategies: Defense may intercept a pass. Backing up the shot- Playing in position so that if yo not get control of the initial pass, you will get it. Rules: Start the game with a draw or facing. All other pla feet away. Players may not shoot with the stick like a hockey st Contacting another player with your stick will result The ball may not be touched with the hands except f