SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE - DAILY LESSON PLAN

NAME: Tom Hurley DATE: 9/29/17 TIME: 50 min SCHOOL: Hopkins Academy
LESSON#: 1 (of unit) FACILITIES: Gym/ Fields CLASS SIZE: 20 GRADE: 8th
UNIT/THEME: Football GENERIC LEVEL: Control/ Utilization
EQUIPMENT: 15 footballs, 20 cones, 10 pennies, 2 hula-hoops
FOCUS OF LESSON: Throwing and catching
STUDENT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES (SPO):
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

P) Students will demonstrate how to properly overhand throw a football by preforming 4/7 of the skill
cues correctly during the throwing activity of the lesson. National #(S1.M9.6); MACF 2.8)

C) Students will be able to identify all the throwing and catching skill cues at the closure of the lesson.
(National # (S4.M6.8); MACF 2.8)

A) Students will respect others abilities by encouraging and cheering on others 100% of the class
(National # (S4.M6.6); MACF 2.7)

Check each objective: Is it specific? Is it achievable? Is it developmentally appropriate?

TEACHER PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES - During the lesson the teacher will:

1. During the lesson the teacher will bring enthusiasm and energy to the class.
1. During the lesson the teacher will give at least 4 positive specific or positive corrective pieces of
feedback.

REFERENCES :
1. Mr. Sudnick
2. PE Central
http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/cues/footballthrowingcues.html
 LESSON PLAN

TIME SEQUENCE OF ORGANIZATION REFLECTIONS

LESSON
Students will get changed X=Boundaries
5 min and start walking laps T=Teacher
around the gym while S=Students
teacher takes attendance C=cones
X X
Transition: Students will T
transition into running laps S SS
when teacher tells them too
S
Warm-up: SS
5 min 5 minutes of jogging laps X X
X T X
Dynamic Stretching
-High knees, Butt kicks S
-Side Shuffles S
-Skip arm swing, Back S
peddle S
X X
Transition: Teacher will
3 min bring students outside to
X T X
the field
S S
S S
Partner Passing: I spent a lot more time on
S S
8 min throwing than I planned too.
S S
Throwing: Students were getting bored
S S
-Spread fingers on laces of the partner passing after a
S S
gripping ball toward the while so I changed the lesson
X X
back a little bit. I had students
- Turn sideways to target stand on the free kick spot on
- Step forward with the foot the soccer field and try and
opposite your throwing arm throw and hit the cross bar.
- Bring ball back to your This changed it up and the
ear students seemed to have a lot
- “Wipe the wind shield” of fun during this activity.
with non throwing arm
- “Flick the booger of your
finger” flick wrist down
when your throwing
- Finish with throwing
hand in opposite pocket

Catching:
 -Extend arms, palms facing
the ball
- Making a triangle with
your hands (Thumb to
thumb, pointer finger to
pointer finger)
-Triangle tip up it the ball
is above your waist
-Triangle tip down if the
ball is below your waist

Teacher will go over the

skills cues of passing and
catching and have students
partner up and pass on their
own.

Modification: Have
different size footballs for
students

Transition: Teacher will

2 min have students bring
footballs back into him and
explain the next activity

Route Running
-Teacher will give out a X T X
16 handout on basic routes ssss I did not get to any route
min that will be covered in running during this class so it
class. S will carry over to the next
-He will go over all of lesson.
them before starting S
activity.
-Students will rotate being
quarterback and receiver. sssssss
-Students will start with X X
one route and keep doing
that one until the teacher
tells students to switch.

Routes:
-Stop and Go
-Fly
-Button Hook
-Square in
 -Square out
-Slant

Teacher will stress the

importance of leading the
receiver if you are the
quarterback

Transition:
2 min Teacher will have students
pick up cones and footballs

Closure:
Name a skill cue of I only asked throwing and
3 min throwing and catching? catch questions during my
What Routes did you closure of this class.
learn? What’s Important
while running routes?

Transition:
6 min Teacher will bring students
back inside and let them
change