Net/Court & Wall Games Modifications

Net/Wall Games
Net games:
Volleyball
Badminton
Tennis
Pickle-ball
Table Tennis
Wall Games:
Squash
Wall ball
Handball
Racquetball
The modifications listed below incorporate the arious strate!ies for modifyin! !ames to
fit the needs of the players for the types of !ames listed in the table aboe" #any of them
can be used in combination as well"
Modifications Focus
$se special ball% shuttle &e"!"% li!hter%
heaier% and'or lar!er("
Slows speed of ob)ect so trackin! is easier"
$se li!hter racquets with lar!er heads" #ake e*ecution of techniques easier and
increase success leel"
$se racquets with shorter handles" #ake controllin! the ob)ect easier"
Shrink court si+e ,ncrease focus on controllin! ob)ect"
-liminate net &usin! )ust a line on floor(" ,ncrease focus on controllin! ob)ect"
.d)ust net hei!ht &i"e"% lower hi!her(" Slow !ame down/ limit the use of selected
techniques &e"!"% VB spike("
Shortened racquets" ,ncrease success in strikin! ob)ect"
0en!then the court &i"e"% deeper baselines(" #akes power control less of a limitation"
,ncrease width 1 decrease depth of court" ,ncrease focus on playin! the an!les 1
court coera!e"
2ecrease width 1 increase depth of court" ,ncrease focus timin! the use of short and
lon! shots 1 court coera!e"
$se differentiated scorin!" -ncoura!e use of particular techniques
2iide court in different scorin! +ones" -ncoura!e focus on shot selection'-
direction"
From Complete Guide to Sport Education by Daryl Siedentop, Peter A !astie,
and !ans "an der Mars, #$$%, C&ampai'n, ()* !uman +inetics