RECR 145: Volleyball: Introduction

RECR 145-K01: Volleyball: Introduction
(Spring 2024)

06:00 PM to 07:15 PM T

Section Information for Spring 2024

This course is activity-based and introduces that students will describe and show successful use of the various techniques of passing, serving, setting, spiking, blocking as well as strategy and techniques for different positions on the court. Each student will rotate through all the positions including setter. An initial motor skill evaluation of passing, serving, and setting will be given the first day to determine the skill level of all students. A skill assessment will give at the end of the course to objectively measure improvement of skills. Those students who are already skilled at these tasks will be used for demonstration and will be separated appropriately during small and longer version of the games.

This course is designed to enable students to do the following:

1.          Set-up volleyball poles and net;

2.          Serve the ball accurately inside the opponent’s court either through underarm or overhand serve;

3.          Perform the basic skills of bump pass, two-handed overhead pass, spike, and block during game situations;

4.          Demonstrate the proper position and court coverage while playing;

5.          Explain at least two strategies used in volleyball;

6.          Distinguish appropriate strategies based on strength of teammates and opponents;

7.          Use the rules of the game learned during class during game situation;

8.          Referee a game using the basic functions and hand signals learned during class;

Course Information from the University Catalog