Ryan Francis

Modified Games Portfolio

Racket Net/Wall Games
PHED 239-Module 4: High School
Dr. Mangano
Springfield College
November 16th, 2015

Table of Contents
Volleyball: Beach Ball Volleyball

Nitroball: High Score Nitroball

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Badminton: Clear the Birdie

Tennis: Wheres the Net?

Pickle-ball: Smash the Pickle

Volleyball: Beach Ball Volleyball

Number of players- 4 teams of 5 students (2 teams per court) *Teams
predetermined by teacher
Facility- 2 regulation size volleyball courts (59 feet long x 25.9 feet wide)
Equipment needed- 2 volleyball nets, at least 2 modified (soft) volleyballs,
2 regular volleyballs, 2 beach balls.
Focus- 1) Bump, set, spike offensive tactic. 2) Directional passing to set

up teammates
Positions- Students will rotate through all positions clockwise, after their
team loses the serve.
Rules & Regulations- All original volleyball rules apply. A different, or
modified, volleyball will be used in the game to
practice different strategies and tactics. Students
must utilize all 3 hits, attempting the tactic
bump-set-spike to get the ball over the net. One
bounce between hits is allowed.
Safety tips- There is no blocking of an opposing teams spike attempt.
Extension up- Students will use a soft volleyball rather than a beach ball
to complete the activity. Students also will not be able to let
the ball bounce one time before the next hit.
Extension down- Students will be allowed more than 3 hits of the ball per
side, still attempting passing to teammates and
attempting the
bumpset-spike to get
the ball
over the
net.
Diagram-

References- Austin Volleyball http://www.austinvolleyball.com/images/articles/sys42.jpg

Volleyball USA https://www.volleyballusa.com/How-To-Build-Your-Own-SandCourt.html

Nitroball: High Score Nitroball

Number of players- 5 players per team, 4 teams. 2 teams per court. *Teams
determined by skill level.
Facility- 2 regulation sized tennis courts (doubles lines). 78 feet long x 36
feet wide
Equipment needed- 2 tennis courts with nets, at least 2 nitroballs
Focus- 1) Use of number of hits per side 2) Shot placement

Positions- There are no positions. Students will rotate to serve each time their teams
gets the serve back.
Rules & Regulations- All original nitroball rules apply but with modified scoring. Teams
will earn points for their use of hits per side (for the maximum of
3) and for the number of the zone it lands in for winning the point
(1 point for behind the service box, 2 points for in either service
box, 3 points for in either doubles alley). Teams can earn a
maximum of 6 points each point won. Games will be time
based, not score based.
Safety tips- Students must not spike the ball from in front of the service box by the net.
Extension up- Students will only be allowed 2 hits per side.
Extension down- Students will be allowed up to 5 hits per side but will not earn points

for any more than 3 of those hits.

Diagram-

References- Tennis Companion http://www.tenniscompanion.org/a-diagram-of-tenniscourt-dimensions-layout/

Badminton: Clear the Birdie

Number of players- 2 per team, 10 teams. (2 teams per court) *Teams
determined by skill level composed of one female and one male (if
possible.)
Facility- 5 Badminton sized courts. 44 feet long x 20 feet wide.
Equipment needed- 20 badminton rackets, 20 birdies, 5 courts with
nets
Focus- 1) Clear shot (process over product) 2) Striking a clear
shot
over the net.
Positions- Students will rotate with their teammate for each point from playing up close
to the net and back by the baseline.
Rules & Regulations- Regular badminton rules apply. Clear shots are worth 2 points
instead of 1. The net will be lowered by 1 foot to 4 feet.
Safety tips- Students must be cautious and aware of the lower net.
Extension up- Students will only be able to score points off of a clear shot.
Extension down- The net will be lowered down to 3 feet to make it easier to hit a clear

shot over.

Diagram-

References- Badminton information http://www.badmintoninformation.com/how_high_is_badminton_net.html

Tennis: Wheres the Net?

Number of players- 2 per team, 10 teams (2 per court) *Teams will be selected
amongst the students with approval by the teacher.
Facility- 5 regulation size doubles tennis courts. 78 feet long x 36 feet wide
Equipment needed- 20 tennis rackets, 20 tennis balls, 5 courts
Focus- 1) Controlling the ball 2) Controlling while using different shot types
(forehand and backhand)
Positions- Students will rotate each serve as well as rotate each point between
the net player and back player.
Rules & Regulations- All regulation tennis rules apply. No net will be used, a line will be
used instead to represent the net location to make it easier for
students to control their shots and not worry about getting it over
the net successfully each time as well.
Safety tips- Students must be aware of their partner serving so they do not get hit by the
ball from behind on a serve.
Extension up- Students will use a net at 1.5 feet (approximately half of regulation height)
Extension down- Students will only use the forehand shot and the ball may land
anywhere on the court for the serve.

Diagram-

United
Association https://www.usta.com/Improve-YourGame/Instruction/tips_and__instruction/?intloc=improveleftnav

ReferencesState Tennis

Pickle-ball: Smash the Pickle

Number of players- 2 per team. 10 teams. 2 teams per court.
*Teams
will be divided up by more competitive together
and more recreational together.
Facility- 5 regulation size pickle-ball courts. 44 feet long x 20 feet
wide.
Equipment needed- 20 pickle-ball rackets, 20 pickle-balls, 5 courts
Focus- 1) Spike/Smash 2) Controlling the ball
Positions- Students will rotate serves every point.
Rules & Regulations- All regulation pickle-ball rules apply. The net will
be at a height of 18 inches, instead of 36, to focus on controlling
the ball and smashing/spiking the ball.
Safety tips- Do not spike/smash from inside the service box.
Extension up- Students will only be allowed to spike/smash the ball after the ball has
been rallied back and forth three times.
Extension down- The net will be taken away and replaced by a line to further improve
focus on controlling the ball and spiking/smashing the ball.

Diagram-

*Non-

Volley Zone=

Non-Smash/Spike Zone
References- USAPA Pickle-ball http://www.usapa.org/court-diagram/