There's more to this game than just dodging! Here you'll find loads of activities and practice exercises for teaching your young athletes a variety of overarm/underarm throws, catches, dodges, and tactics.

Concepts

sports, dodging, overhand throwing, throwing, catching

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Additional Tags

physical education

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Classroom Considerations

• Have a conversation with your class and set clear expectations for the type of throwing and speed that is appropriate for dodgeball
• This resource is primarily intended to practice and further develop throwing/catching/etc., rather than teach the initial fine motor skills

Pros

• Useful coaching points included throughout lesson plan
• Engaging mix of training activities

Cons

• Most activities are brief descriptions and do not include detailed instructions