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Striking with short handled implements

Striking with short handled implements. Erika Frank. Definition. Hitting an object with a paddle or racket Complex skill with multiple critical cues Underarm striking pattern cues: Slanted paddle, paddle way back, opposite foot, follow through, watch the ball Sidearm striking pattern cues:

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Striking with short handled implements

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  1. Striking with short handled implements Erika Frank

  2. Definition • Hitting an object with a paddle or racket • Complex skill with multiple critical cues • Underarm striking pattern cues: • Slanted paddle, paddle way back, opposite foot, follow through, watch the ball • Sidearm striking pattern cues: • Same as underarm except for slanted paddle • Flat paddle, side to target, firm wrist, low to high

  3. Practical Examples in PE • Table tennis • Racquetball • Badminton • Squash • Tennis

  4. Striking with Short Handled Implements • One of the last skills that children develop • Because… • Visual tracking is not refined until later elementary years • Hand-eye coordination is more difficult away from body • Two objects are in motion at once – the racket and object

  5. Important for Children to Learn in PE • Coordination of many skills • Accurately toss or drop the object to be contacted • Visually track the object while its traveling • Contact the object at the right time

  6. Importance Outside of PE • Swatting a bug

  7. Importance Outside of PE • Badminton at a picnic

  8. Importance Outside of PE • Racquetball for recreation

  9. Importance Outside of PE • Serena Williams, professional tennis player

  10. Importance Outside of PE • Table tennis with the family

  11. Progression in PE • Precontrol Level • Striking a balloon with lightweight paddle or racket • Striking a suspended ball • Tossing an object upward and striking it • Contacting a dropped object underhand

  12. Progression in PE • Control Level • Striking a ball at a target • Striking for distance • Striking an object to send it over a net • Continuously striking over and through a target

  13. Progression in PE • Utilization Level • Hitting from different places • Hitting cooperatively back and forth with a partner • Striking in various aerial pathways • Striking in a dynamic situation

  14. Progression in PE • Proficiency Level • Striking to and from different places • Aerial striking over a net • Team/group striking across a net • Self-designed racket games

  15. Reference • Graham, G., Holt, S., & Parker, M. (2010). Children moving: A reflective approach to teaching physical education. (8 ed., pp. 537-562). New York, NY: The McGraw-Hill Companies.

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