Ultimate Frisbee Unit Plan

12th grade
Enfield CT,
Enfield High School

April 24th May 5th

By James Edinger
Unit Outcomes
Unit Outcomes Referenc Content to be taught Assessment
e MA CF
& NASPE (include rubrics,
Standard quizzes, etc. in
s
written materials
by # section)
Psychomotor (MA CF Day 1: Passing Checklist
Standard
Students will be able Day 2: Catching
2.17,
to execute at least techniques
NASPE
one of both the
Standard Day 3: Offensive
throwing and
1) Strategies
catching techniques
taught to them. Day 4: Defensive
Strategies
Day 5: Championship

Cognitive (MA CF Day 1: Passing Pre-Test Quiz

Standard
Students will be able Day 2: Catching Post Test Quiz
2.22,
to understand basic
NASPE Day 3: Offensive
ultimate frisbee rules
Standard Strategies
and strategies on
2)
both offense and Day 4: Defensive
defense so that they Strategies
can play in future
settings outside of Day 5: Championship
school.

Affective (MA CF Day 1: Passing Exit Slip

Standard
Students will be able Day 2: Catching
5.11,
to recognize the
NASPE Day 3: Offensive
importance of
Standard Strategies
working together
4)
and the importance Day 4: Defensive
of everyone having a Strategies
role on a team.
Day 5: Championship

Block Plan
Day ____1______ Day ___2_______ Day_____3______

Focus/Outcomes: Focus/Outcomes: Focus/Outcomes:

Passing Catching Offensive Strategies
Equipment/Materials/Tec Equipment/Materials/Te Equipment/Materials/Te
hnology: chnology chnology

Frisbees, Jerseys, Cones Frisbees, Jerseys, Cones, Frisbees, Jerseys, Cones

Hula Hoops
Learning Activities:
Learning Activities: Learning Activities:
Warmup: Students will
General Passing: Warmup: Students will
partner up and warm up
Students will pass the partner up and warm up
by throwing the frisbee
frisbee back and forth by throwing the frisbee
back and forth.
with each other as they back and forth.
get a feel for throwing Come to: Students will
Deep passing: Students
both backhand and get into groups of six
will be broken up into
forehand. and lines of three as
two lines and practice
they work on throwing,
adjusting to the frisbee
cutting and finishing
in the air by running far
Box: Students will play a through on a catch using
down the field and
modified games version the alligator style
tracking the frisbee at it
of ultimate frisbee by catching or the jump
severely dips left or right
only being able to score ball style of catching.
while in the air.
by catching it in a small Game breaker: Students
space on either side of will be broken up into
the shortened field. teams and play against Gameplay: Teams will be
each other. Game made and students will
breaker is a modified play a pre-season.
version of ultimate
Assessment: frisbee where you can
run with the frisbee until
Pre-Test you are tagged and once
tagged can no longer Assessment:
run and must throw the Exit Slip
frisbee, also catching the
frisbee in a hula hoop is
worth three points, and
you cannot throw it for a
 score if you have been
tagged. Besides this all
rules are normal
ultimate frisbee
gameplay. This activity
allows students to play
and be active and gives
them a chance to be
more successful and not
get frustrated with
starting a specialized
sport like Frisbee.

Assessment:
Checklist

Day ____4______ Day ___5_______

Focus/Outcomes: Focus/Outcomes:
Defensive Strategies Championship
Equipment/Materials/Tec Equipment/Materials/Tec
hnology: hnology

Frisbees, Jerseys, Cones Frisbees, Jerseys, Cones

Learning Activities: Learning Activities:

Warmup: Students will Warmup: Students will

partner up and warm up partner up and warm up
by throwing the frisbee by throwing the frisbee
back and forth. back and forth.
Stall: Students will be
explained about stalling
Championship: Teams will
and do a drill in which
compete in a playoff
they harass a player
bracket for class
without fouling and try to
champion.
force them to throw an
inaccurate throw to a
partner. Students will
rotate who the staller is. Assessment:

Gameplay: Teams will Post-Test

compete against each
other and report their
scores and wins and
losses to me. Teams will
be seeded based on the
two days.

Assessment:
Exit Slip

Grading Policy

60%-
Responsible Behavior and Sportsmanship
Participation and Effort
40%-
Skill Performance (20%)
Assessments on learned skills in the various units
Written quiz and assessments (20%)
Written assessments on the PE units taught

The final exam is worth 20% of your overall final grade.

Formative Assessment

Forehand Passing Checklist

Skill Cue Yes No
Peace sign then turn hand so
palm is up
Elbow in
Face target
Step with same foot with
frisbee
Keep palm up throughout
throw

Ultimate Frisbee Quiz

Name:_________________________________

1). How many points is a score in Ultimate Frisbee worth?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 6 D) 10
2). One of the most common and basic offensive strategies in ultimate frisbee is

A) Stack B) I Formation C) 4 Out 1 In

3). How long does a player have to throw the Frisbee once catching it or picking it up?

A) 6 Seconds B) 10 seconds C) 15 seconds

4). What must a player say on defense while counting off the 10 seconds

A) Mississippi B) One thousand C) Stall

5). Ultimate frisbee is part of the

A) Ultimate Players Association B) Ultimate Frisbee Association C) Neither

6). Who invented Ultimate Frisbee

A) James Naismith B) Joel Silver C) John Simon

7). Name a professional Ultimate Frisbee team

_____________________________________________________

8). If you are a right handed player and the defender is guarding you on your left side what
technique should you use to throw the frisbee
_________________________________________________________________________
9). You call your own fouls in ultimate frisbee

True or False

10). Name the best technique for catching the frisbee

____________________________________________________________________________

Affective Assessment

How do you feel you performed?

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
What do you feel you can improve on?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

References

USA Ultimate. (n.d.). Retrieved April 23, 2017, from http://www.usaultimate.org/index.html

(n.d.). Retrieved April 23, 2017, from http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/cues/ViewCues.asp?

ID=62
Couturier, Lynn. Chepko, Stevie. Holt, Shirely. (2014) National Standards and grade-level
outcomes

History of Ultimate Frisbee. (2015, November 04). Retrieved April 23, 2017, from
http://ultimatefrisbee.com/history-of-ultimate/

Springfield College Ultimate Frisbee Team