8th Grade Physical Education Continued Spring Snapshot In the basketball and flag football units, after a brief review of fundamental skills, the students had many opportunities to compete in game-like situations and controlled scrimmages where we could assess how well they worked strategically together and applied their skills tactically. In basketball we progressed from finishing challenges to half-court small-sided games (1-on-1, 2-on-1, 3-on-2). Then we moved on to full-court challenges and full-court games and ended the unit with each team playing in Championship, Final Four, Sweet Six, or Elite Eight Games. In flag football, we worked on kick-off coverage and returns and then on developing plays and learning to pass-rush and pass protect; these plays were then further developed by playing modified scrimmages and “four-down football.” The unit culminated with each team playing in a bowl game.
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