Activity 1 – Target Practice

When it comes to attacking activities in dodgeball, the focus should be on developing throwing skills, coordination, and teamwork. This activity is sun and engaging developing attaching skills to incorporate into dodgeball games.

Target Practice

• Set up a dodgeball court
• Set up various targets on the opposing side of the court
• With 4 or 5 cones on the other side for the teams to line behind.
• These targets can be hula hoops, cones, bowling pints or buckets
• Divide the class into 4 or 5 equal teams and stand behind the coned line in the area.
•  One ball each team
• The aim is for the team to hit as many targets as possible within a giving time (3 minutes)
• One point for each hit target
• Once the ball is thrown the throw will run and collect the ball and throw it back to the team. If they knock down a target, set it back up.
• This activity will help children improve their aim and accuracy while adding elements of competition.
• Play for 5 minutes, then stop the activity and ask the team for their points.
• Repeat 3 times.
•  Allow 15 minutes for this activity

Activity 2 – Captains Throw

When it comes to attacking activities in dodgeball, the focus should be on developing
throwing skills, coordination, and teamwork. This activity is sun and engaging developing
attaching skills to incorporate into dodgeball games.

• Set up a dodgeball court
• Divide the players into two teams and assign a captain for each team.
• The captains stand at the back of their respective courts with a supply of dodgeballs.
• When the coach/teacher starts the game, the captains throw balls to their teammates,who are positioned at the front of the court.
• The teammates try to eliminate opponents by hitting them with the balls
•  The captains are the only ones who can supply balls to their team.
•  This activity promotes teamwork and strategic throwing
•  Play for 2 minutes, then stop the activity and swap captains.
•  Repeat 3 or 4 times.
•  Allow 15 minutes for the activity

Activity 3 – Attacking Tactics – Guess the Tactic

Attacking Tactics to be discussed with the class:

• Speed and Agility: Encourage players to be quick on their feet and agile when moving around the court. The faster they move, the harder it is for the opponents to hit them.
• Targeted Throws: Encourage the children to communicate and aim for specific opponents who may be more vulnerable or less skilled at dodgeball. This tactic can help eliminate opponents strategically and reduce the number of players on the opposing team.
• Team throws: Encourage players to work together by coordinating their throws. They can throw the ball simultaneously or in quick succession to overwhelm opponents and make it harder for them to dodge.
• Fake Throws: teach players to fake a throw to one side and quickly switch to the other side. This can catch opponents off guard and create openings for successful throws.
• Throw-and-Catch: emphasize the importance of catching the ball after a successful throw. If a player catches a ball thrown by an opponent, the opponent is eliminated and the throwing player’s teammate can re-join the game. Encourage players to communicate and coordinate their throws and catches.
• Do the children know any other attacking tactics?
  Game Situation
• Once you have discussed all the attacking tactics above, split the children into equa teams with six players in each teams.
• Give each team a coloured bib so children can identify their team.
• The team is to communicate and select one tactic and attempt to implement it in a game situation. DON’T TELL THE OTHER TEAM WHAT THE TACTIC IS!
• Play a game against another team using the dodgeball rules form lesson 1.
•  Children in other teams that are not playing are to attempt to guess the teams attacking tactic.
• After the game, coach/teach calls both teams in and children attempt to guess what tactic the team tried to implement.
• All teams to play each other once.
• Games to last for 2 minute
•  Allow 30 minutes for activity.