Game Type: Divided Court

Common Objectives and Demands

Divided court games enable players to participate unhindered as opponents are not allowed to interfere directly with play. Good anticipation, efficient movement, agility
and the skilful placement of shots characterise successful play.

There are three types of game played across a net:: The core skills involved in these games are:

no bounce games (volleyball* and badminton); Racket skills Volleyball skills

single bounce and volley game (tennis);
single bounce game (table tennis).
hitting the ball after a single bounce playing a ball above the head (over
(ground strokes); hand pass or smash);
hitting an object before it bounces from playing a ball dropping below head
points all round the body (volley and height (underhand pass);
smash); defending a smash (block);
self-feeding an object into the air in
self-feeding an object into the air in order
order to hit it into the opposing court
to hit it into the opposing court (service).
(service).

Despite acknowledged differences with regard to playing areas and conduct rules, all these games share a common objective:

to score by hitting an object into the opposing court so that it cannot be returned to land into your court.

They also make common demands of players: Conveying an understanding of game Modifications to aid learning
demands

to manoeuvre opponents to create space to Choice of equipment

make a winning shot;
Conduct rules

to send the object across the net so that it is Teacher led progressions Height of the net to control the
difficult to return; (non-regulation) pace of the game

Size and shape of the playing area

to cover own court area to deny space to the Procedural rules

opposition and be comfortably placed to play the object.
Number of players each side of the net

REPRESENTATIVE ACTIVITIES P Rycroft May 2005