Unit: Lacrosse

Targeted Learning Results: The students will focus on G2 of the learning results.
Grade level: 8
Length of Period: 40 min.
Number of Students: 17
Equipment needed: Lacrosse sticks, lacrosse balls, L.A. Hustle song, c.d. player, 4 cones,
whistle.
Class Objectives: The students will improve their tossing and catching lacrosse skills, as
well as learn the L.A. Hustle dance.
Time Activity Cues Equipment Organization
10 minutes Students Change up Basketballs Students in
change up then Basketballs locker room
shoot baskets or away changing, then
sit/stand until shooting
attendance is baskets and/or
taken. sitting/standing
Attendance waiting for
attendance.
Attendance-
students in
front of teacher,
sitting down.
Teacher sitting
in chair
8 minutes L.A. Hustle Back, 2, 3 clap; L.A. Hustle Students in two
3 steps back, front 2, 3 clap; song horizontal lines:
lean back 2X through. c.d. player one line in back
(clap), 3 steps Side, back side, of the other
forward, lean front, side back
forward. 2X side, front, hop
through. forward, hop
Grapevine to backwards.
the right and to Faster- forward,
the left. Hop backward
forward and Heels
backward. Hop Taps forward
faster forward and backward
and backward. Pivot
Tap heels
together twice.
Tap toes to the
floor twice
forward and
twice
backward. Tap
to the side and
pivot
8 minutes Partner Passing Whistle to Whistle Students in
Students throw rotate partners. Lacrosse sticks pairs across
back and forth 2 underhand Lacrosse balls from each other
to a partner rotations; 2 in two
underhand and overhand horizontal lines
then overhand. rotations –
2 minute
rotations each
9 minutes Lead Pass Drill Thrower Cues: Lacrosse Sticks Students
Students throw Ball arches Lacrosse Balls divided into
a lacrosse ball Throws in front 2 cones two vertical
ahead of their of catcher lines, a
partner who has throwing line
just made a cut Catcher Cues: and the other
and while Uses lacrosse the receiving
running stick as target line.
attempts to Absorbs the Cones to signal
successfully shock when where receiver
catch the ball in caught makes cut
the basket of
their lacrosse
stick.
5 minutes Closure Change up Lacrosse sticks Students
Students put Lacrosse balls change in
away respective
equipment and locker rooms
change up