Middle School Physical Education – 6th Grade
Disc Sports: A baker, William Russel Frisbie, put his last name on the aluminum pie plates that he sold his pies in. He hoped it would be great advertising for his pies. Sometime in the 1940’s college students were known to toss these pie plates through the air using them as flying discs. A decade later a flying-saucer enthusiast from California named Frederick Morrison designed a saucer-like disc for playing catch. At the time there was a growing popularity of UFO’s with the American public. Morrison called his saucer the Pluto Platter. He sold the rights to a toy company named Wham-O. On a promotional tour of college campuses the president of Wham-O came upon the pie plate tossing craze at Yale. He changed the name of the Pluto Platter to Frisbee (changing the spelling of the name from Frisbie to Frisbee to avoid any legal problems) and the Frisbee Flying Disc was born!
This unit includes several games that are played with a Frisbee. The basic skills of how to throw and catch a Frisbee with be taught. Students will participate in variety of activities and games such at Ultimate Frisbee, GUTS, and Frisbee Golf.
Objectives:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of basic rules and terminology of disc sport activities and games.
2. Demonstrate proper mechanics for throwing and catching a flying disc.
3. Demonstrate personal safety and care and use of equipment
4. Demonstrate the characteristics of cooperation, fair play, sportsmanship and teamwork.
Pacing Guide:
It is recommended that the disc sport unit be taught in nine class sessions.
Unit Assessment:
Students will be evaluated with skill assessments to determine that the unit objectives have been met. Students will also be assessed through teacher observation of skills and knowledge of rules during game play.
Resources:
· www.whatisultimate.com
· http://en.wikipedia.org