Students are participating in a floor hockey unit. Skills that will be development and/or discussed include:

Stick handling – controlled, straight and figure-eight
Passing – forehand and backhand
Fielding – front, forehand, backhand
Shots – wrist and backhand
Tackle and poke check
Dodging to right and left side
Goalkeeping

A variety of drills are used to develop these skills. Offensive and defensive positioning are also covered. A lead-up activity, Zone Hockey, will be played prior to regulation games to bridge together all that has been learned. Rules and terminology associated with floor hockey will be emphasized. The unit will culminate with a skill test – Stick Handling Through Cones. A written test will be given the last week of the unit.

Fitness development will continue this month with runs increasing in duration each week. Also, sport-specific exercises for floor hockey will be performed daily.

At the end of the month, there will be a Round Robin Floor Hockey Tournament on the morning of  Tuesay, November 22nd. The event will conclude with an awards ceremony.

Students are participating in a floor hockey unit during the month of November. All skills learned in sixth grade will be reviewed before introducing new skills. Skill development will focus on:

Stick handling – controlled and loose, straight and figure-eight
Passing – quick hit, stationary and moving forehand/backhand
Fielding – front, forehand, backhand
Shots – wrist and backhand
Tackle and poke check
Dodging to right and left side
Goalkeeping

A variety of drills are used to develop the skills above. Offensive and defensive positioning will be reviewed and reinforced. A lead-up activity, End Zone Floor Hockey, will be played prior to regulation games to bridge together what has been learned. Rules and terminology associated with floor hockey will be emphasized. The unit will culminate with one skill test – Shots on Goal. A written test will be given the last week of the unit.

Fitness development will continue this month with runs increasing in duration each week. Also, sport-specific exercises for floor hockey will be performed daily.

Students are participating in a floor hockey unit during the month of November. All skills learned in sixth and seventh grade will be reviewed before introducing new skills. Skil development will focus on:

Stick handling – controlled and loose, straight and figure-eight, dribbling through space
Passing – quick hit, stationary and moving forehand/backhand and drop pass
Fielding – front, forehand, backhand
Shots – wrist and backhand
Tackle and poke check
Dodging to right and left side
Goalkeeping

A variety of drills are used to develop the skills above. Offensive and defensive positioning will be reviewed and reinforced. A lead-up activity, End Zone Floor Hockey, will be played prior to regulation games to bridge together what has been learned. Rules and terminology associated with floor hockey will be emphasized. The unit will culminate with one skill test – Stick Handling to a Shot on Goal. A written test will be given the last week of the unit.

Fitness development will continue this month with runs increasing in duration each week. Also, sport-specific exercises for floor hockey will be performed daily.

During the month of October the sixth grade is participating in a soccer unit. Skill development will focus on:

Dribbling
Passing
Trapping
Throw-ins
Heading
Place kicking
Punting
Goaltending

A variety of drills are used to develop these skills. Offensive and defensive positioning is also covered. Lead-up activities and games will bring everything together to continue the learning process. Rules, terminology and the history of soccer will be emphasized. The unit will culminate with two skill tests – Passing Against a Wall and Figure-eight Dribbling.

Fitness development will continue this month with runs of varying distances (1/4 mile, ½ mile and mile).

During the month of October the seventh grade will play the exciting sport of speed-a-way. This sport combines basketball, field hockey, football and soccer. Skill development includes:

Conversions
Dribbling
Passing
Trapping
Throw-ins
Place kicking
Punting
Drop kicking

A modified version of speed-a-way will be played before official games to help students learn the procedures, rules, terminology and skills. The unit culminates with a skill test on ten of the speed-a-way conversions and a written test on rules and terminology.

Fitness development will continue this month with runs of varying distances (1/4 mile, ½ mile and mile).

During the month of October the eighth grade will be playing the fast paced sport of ultimate Frisbee. Skill development will focus on:

Proper technique for catching
Pancake catch
C-catch
Proper technique for throwing
Sidearm throw
Backhand throw

In addition to developing their catching and throwing skills, students will participate in a few lead-up games before the official game of ultimate Frisbee is played. The unit culminates with a Passing for Accuracy skill test and a written test on the rules and terminology of ultimate Frisbee.

Fitness development will continue this month with runs of varying distances (¼ mile, ½ mile and mile)

PALA will be introduced in class on Friday, Sept. 16th. The program begins on Monday, Sept. 19th and ends on Sunday, Oct. 30th.

Click on the links below to access a description of the program, as well as the log and verification forms.

Program Description

Log and Verification Forms

For more information regarding this program go to PALA.

Thank you to all the girls who tried out for volleyball this year. Any girl who did not make the team has the opportunity to be a manager. If you are interested, see Mrs. Allen or Mrs. Mazur tomorrow. For those who did make the team, the first practice is Wednesday, Aug. 31 from 3:30-5:30 PM.

We’re very excited about the upcoming school year!

Remember to bring your gym uniform on Thursday, August 25th. That means your maroon and gold shirt, maroon or gold shorts, white socks and gym shoes. We will take time label your shirt and shorts with your name during the first few days of school.

The sixth grade will begin the year with a team building unit, and the seventh and eighth grade start with flag football.

Information and sign-ups regarding interscholastic fall sports will be handled during class. The two fall sports Marie Murphy offers are coed soccer and volleyball for girls. Refer to the post below for tryout dates and times. The first intramural sport is flag football and information and dates for this activity will be discussed during class as well.

Mrs. Mazur and Mr. Henley