LessonStack is a free lesson planning tool!
Sign up to start dragging and dropping activities into your lesson plans!
Sign up - it's Free!Already a member: Login
30 Feet Jammer Attack
30mins
Predictable Attack
20mins
50mins
Delivery Notes
Cheap n Easy 22
A very chaotic small league in the middle of nowhere (Brno)
New to LessonStack?
How to Use This LessonStack
- Take this plan to your lesson
- Click the text to see details of the activity
- Click the next activity to track your progress
- Teach!
30
mins
Objective
A group of blockers will have rapid-fire repetition practice and learn how to quickly reset, work together, and minimize rolling from a jam start.
Activity
A blocking group (of 1-4 blockers) will set up in front of the jam line and engage the jammer for 30 feet (to the pivot line) and try to make it as hard as possible for that jammer. -Every other athlete at practice is a "jammer" and will face the blocking group. -The blocking group will work to hold one jammer for as long as possible between the jammer and the pivot line. -When any person touches the pivot line, the group will disengage and reset.
- After 30 seconds the next jammer will attack. -After every other athlete has jammed, rotate who is in the blocking group. -Continue until every athlete at practice has been part of a blocking group.
From Power Through the 4th Whistle - Roller Derby Thoughts #28 - Communicating Drills https://open.spotify.com/episode/5UR4fbYBkvFXph9PHlDuSj
Check For Learning
Members of the blocking group will reset quickly and communicate efficiently. They will better understand how to work with each other and will be better able to hold opposing jammers as their drill time progresses.
Members of the blocking group will reset quickly and communicate efficiently. They will better understand how to work with each other and will be better able to hold opposing jammers as their drill time progresses.
20
mins
Objective
Blockers will learn to work as a single coordinated unit
Activity
In the same way a boxer can use pads to practice commonly used movements, in this drill, a wall works a combination of jammer attacks.
In this drill a the wall will be given 3 step combination of jammer attacks.
For example: Ok guys, the jammer is going to hit inside, middle, outside, on the whistle, ready?
Once the wall has been told the combination, the jammer will hit the wall in the areas stated as fast as she can.
The wall must move quickly and as a unit to each step.
This drill is about reinforcing the basic mechanical skills required for blockers to work together as a unit. The predictability in this drill is intentional - it means the players can work specific movements at high power and intensity.
Ontrack Leadership:
This is a great drill to embed leadership into.
To begin with, the coach can call the attack.
Once everyone is comfortable, then get the jammers to call the attack.
Then the blockers
At each stage, emphasise the importance of observation. The players, and especially the caller should be looking for weaknesses. Does the wall play well on the inside, outside or middle? does the jammer get thru in one place more than another?
The player calling the combination needs to take a leadership role and focus in on areas that need improvement.
As coach, to begin with you will be getting the team to do the activity properly, and coaching technique as it's needed. But as they become more comfortable with the drill, start focusing on the players calling the wall. Ask them what they are observing, and how they responding.
For example: Coach: Where's the jammer getting thru most of the time with you guys? Caller: We're having a bit of trouble with the duck on the outside Coach: What are you going to do about it? Caller: Move faster and lower on the outside Coach: Nice! lets see it!
Notice in this interaction the coach is not instructing the team how to solve the problem directly, she is directing the leadership in order to make them think, observe and make good independent decisions
Check For Learning
Blockers should be able to perform this drill as a single unit, demonstrating the ability to cover the track quickly and precisely.
The jammer should hit the wall as hard and fast as she can. It should be emphasised to the jammer that her role is not to get thru - but to make her wall ready for game day. for the jammer, this drill can be used as conditioning, giving her the opportunity to hit blockers hard and fast.
Whoever is calling the wall should be demonstrating the ability to observe and fix a problem by directing the drill.
Blockers should be able to perform this drill as a single unit, demonstrating the ability to cover the track quickly and precisely.
The jammer should hit the wall as hard and fast as she can. It should be emphasised to the jammer that her role is not to get thru - but to make her wall ready for game day. for the jammer, this drill can be used as conditioning, giving her the opportunity to hit blockers hard and fast.
Whoever is calling the wall should be demonstrating the ability to observe and fix a problem by directing the drill.