Sunday 31 May 2020

Volleyball - Monday June 1

Warm-up:  You choose.

Fitness:

HIIT - Push hard during the 30 seconds of exercise and then take the full 30 seconds rest to recover.

  • Block jumps against a wall (stationary or side to side) - 30 seconds on/30 seconds rest x3
  • Mountain Climbers - 30 seconds on/30 seconds rest x3
  • Lunge jumps (alternating right/left) - 30 seconds on/30 seconds rest x3
  • Plank jacks - 30 seconds on/30 seconds rest x3
  • Spike Approaches (3-4 step approach - OH, 2 step approach - M) - 30 seconds on/30 seconds rest x 3
  • Squat jumps - 30 seconds on/30 seconds rest x3
Volleyball Control Drills:


  • Sitting on the ground - continuous setting while doing sit ups - 100 contacts
  • Sitting on ground - right arm Vball groove, left arm Vball groove, pass to self, set to self, repeat continuously - 100 contacts
  • While seated on a couch - set to self - 100 contacts
  • While seated on a couch - pass to self - 100 contacts
  • Stand to squat while setting to self (feet must remain planted) - 100 contacts
  • Stand to squat while passing to self (feet must remain planted) - 100 contacts
  • While seated on a couch - alternate passing and setting to self - 100 contacts
  • While lying on your back - set to yourself - 100 contacts
  • While standing with feet planted - alternate right arm Vball groove to left arm Vball groove contact - 100 contacts
  • From kneeling position, set to self - 100 contacts
  • From kneeling position, pass to self - 100 contacts

Challenge of the Day: (From Paige - Thanks, Paige!!!)

Hit the ball against the wall, pass/dig it up to self, bounce it off your forehead, set it to self, hit against the wall, continue...  

TEXT me your max contacts in a row.

Good Luck!




Thursday 28 May 2020

Volleyball - Friday May 29

Your workout today is compliments of Grady.  Thanks, Grady!!!

Warm-up:
  • Jump rope for 2-3 mins (or pretend if you don't have a skipping rope handy).
Fitness:
  • Jumping jacks - 50 reps (pull your shoulder blades back, extend arms and really focus on the movement.)
  • Bodyweight Squats - 20 reps
  • Lunges - 5 reps each leg
  • Hip Extensions - 10 reps
  • Hip Rotations - 10 reps each leg (like your stepping over a fence)
  • Forward Leg Swings - 10 reps each leg
  • Side leg swings - 10 reps each leg
  • Push-ups - 10-20 reps
  • Spiderman Steps - 5 each leg

Volleyball Control Drills:
  • pass to self shuffling left, then right - 100 contacts
  • pass to self, set to self, use left hand, use right hand, pass to self, continue.... 100 contacts
  • while your feet remain stationary on the floor (one foot may pivot) - pass to self, set to self, left arm, right arm, repeat (rumour has it that the Stanford women's team has to do this for 5 minutes at the beginning of their practices.)
  • Practice your service toss.  Try to become so consistent at it that you would be able to strike the ball with your eyes closed.  100 tosses for a standing serve, 50 for a jump float, 30 for a jump spin.
  • Serve at a wall (with parent's permission).  Put an "X" on the wall about 10' up and aim for it.  Start 10' away.  Once you become consistent with this, move back to 20' once consistent move to 30'
  • Lie on your back with your knees bent, set the volleyball quickly to yourself without pushing it very high - 100x
  • Still on your back - continue to set the ball but higher now and at a slower pace. 100x
Today's Challenge:   (from Mar - thanks, Mar!). SET and SPIN.

Set high to yourself, spin in a circle (360), set again, spin again....continue - count the number of SPINS you can do before losing control.  Text me your max number of SPINS when you've completed the workout.

Wednesday 27 May 2020

Volleyball - Thursday May 28

No Fitness Thursday!

Warm-up:  Your choice

Volleyball Control Drills:

  • 50 right hand sets against a wall
  • 50 left hand sets against a wall
  • 100 sets to wall (hands high)
  • 50 right forearm contacts against a wall
  • 50 left forearm contacts against a wall
  • 100 passes to self
  • 50x passes off wall from L kneeling, R foot at right angle, platform to the right of torso
  • 50x passes off wall from R kneeling, L foot at right angle, platform to the left of torso
  • 100 contacts - Pass to self, set to self, (one arm contact - can be a tip, pokey, heel of the hand topspin or forearm Vball groove contact), repeat continuously 

Challenge for the Day:

Alternate a pass with a pancake.  TEXT me the max number of contacts you can get in a row.

Tuesday 26 May 2020

Volleyball - Wednesday May 27

Warm up:


Fitness:  (you saw this one a few weeks ago... Paige really liked it so .... let's try it again.). Modify exercises, if needed.


Volleyball Control Drills:


  • Sitting on the ground - continuous setting while doing sit ups - 100 contacts
  • Sitting on ground - right arm Vball groove, left arm Vball groove, pass to self, set to self, repeat continuously - 100 contacts
  • While seated on a couch - set to self - 100 contacts
  • While seated on a couch - pass to self - 100 contacts
  • Stand to squat while setting to self (feet must remain planted) - 100 contacts
  • Stand to squat while passing to self (feet must remain planted) - 100 contacts
  • While seated on a couch - alternate passing and setting to self - 100 contacts
  • While lying on your back - set to yourself - 100 contacts
  • While standing with feet planted - alternate right arm Vball groove to left arm Vball groove contact - 100 contacts
  • From kneeling position, set to self - 100 contacts
  • From kneeling position, pass to self - 100 contacts
  • Standing - Solo hits - heel of hand strikes ball creating top spin on ball - same drill as shown in video from yesterday
  • From a standing position, hold ball in left hand in front of right shoulder and work on right hand spike contact with ball - 50 contacts

Challenge of the Day: (From Rylee - Thanks, Ry!!!)

Pass, Set, Tip (or Roll Shot or punch), left arm contact, right arm contact, REPEAT.  

Please text me your max CONTACTS (not # of times through the challenge).  Thanks!!!

Leadership - Reflection Activity

REFLECTION ACTIVITY 

To help you reflect on Habits #1, #2 and #3, and to show me that you understood the concepts found in the first three habits, I chose to show you the movie, "Rudy".  

Now, to show me that you understand the concepts found in Habits #4, #5 and #6, you will choose a movie that you believe demonstrates these concepts.   

The movie you choose should be about building relationships in order to achieve a common group goal that could not have been achieved alone.  

You are free to pick whatever movie you feel will "fit the bill" but if you are looking for some suggestions, I would recommend; "Remember the Titans", "Freedom Writers" or "October Sky".  Each of these movies can be streamed through our Leadership Teams General Channel (there's a tab up top called, "Videos").  

ASSIGNMENT #7

1.  Name of the movie.
2.  Brief summary of the movie.
3.  Three paragraphs (one for each habit) that describes how the movie related to the concepts found in a) Habit #4 - Think Win-Win, b) Habit #5 - Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood and c) Habit #6 - Synergize.  Make sure in your explanations that it's evident that you understand the concept of each habit and how it is exemplified in the movie.

I've posted this assignment on Teams, under "Assignments" as well.

Monday 25 May 2020

Volleyball - Tuesday May 26

Fitness-free Tuesday!

Warm-up:  your choice.

Volleyball Control Drills:
  • From a wall-sit position (back on the wall, knee bent at 90 degrees), 100 sets to self
  • From knees, 100 passes to self, alternating between low and high passes.
  • alternate pass/set off a wall - 100 contacts
  • using the heel of your hand, hit the ball as to create topspin.  See video.  100 contacts

  • Blocking drill - find a wall/tree - do a block jump as high as you can - mark this with a pencil,  piece of chalk or piece of tape.  Measure 4 inches (10 cm) below your original jump height and make another mark.  See how many block jumps you can do in a row where you can touch between your two marks.  Take a break.  Try again.... take a break.... and again.  See video.


Challenge of the Day:  (Thanks so much for the drill and the video, Ava!). TEXT me your max contacts following the order below.

Toss, pass, right forearm contact, left forearm contact, knee, set, repeat.



PE 8 - Monday May 25

Hi All;  

We will continue to post a  "Workout of the Day" on the PE Blog (not the K. Hoshizaki one).  Other options include exercise of your choice:  jog, walk, cycle, etc.   PLEASE fill out the PE Journal 2020 (Hoshizaki) once you have completed any exercise - it's the only way we know if you're being active!

Sunday 24 May 2020

Volleyball - Monday May 25

Warm- up:  your choice

Fitness:
  • Star footwork drill (5 points) forward step-hop, to the right - step-hop, to the left - step-hop, diagonally back right - step hop, diagonally back left - step hop.  Stay low and in ready position, facing the net at all times.  Simulate a pass after each step-hop.  1 set = 3 x through.  Complete 3 sets.
  • Star drill  with a burpie (step hop, drop, shoot legs out, legs back in, stand up, jump) at each point. 1 set = 2 x through.  Rest in between sets.  Complete 3 sets.




Volleyball Control Drills:
  • alternate left forearm/right forearm contacts - 100 contacts
  • right forearm, left forearm, pass to self, set to self, repeat - 100 contacts
  • right forearm, left forearm, pass to self, set to self, catch behind back - full set 20x
  • from knees - alternate low forearm pass to self, high forearm pass to self- 100 contacts
  • from knees - alternate low set to self, high set to self- 100 contacts
  • sitting facing wall - light overhand serve to wall, set it when it comes back and continue to set while doing a sit up.  Once back up, set yourself up to serve again, repeat 50x
Challenge of the Day:
  • right forearm, left forearm, right knee, left knee, right foot, left foot, pass to self, set to self, catch behind back.  TEXT me how many sets you can complete in a 10 minutes period.

Thursday 21 May 2020

Volleyball - Friday May 22

Warm up:  up to you.

Fitness:    I would prefer if you weren't doing these drills on a concrete surface - please try to find something "softer".  Don't continue if your knees begin to hurt.

Agility:  5 dot drills (remember: dots in the shape of a "5" on a dice (die)).

  • feet apart - there and back (facing the same direction) - 5 reps x 3 sets
  • right foot only - hour glass shape - 5 reps x 3 sets
  • left foot only - hour glass shape - 5 reps x 3 sets
  • feet together - hour glass shape - 5 reps x 3 sets
  • feet apart - there and back w/ 180 degree turn at each end - 5 reps x 3 sets
Plyometrics - step offs - from a height of approximately 1 ft/30 cm to 1.5 ft/45cm.
  • step off and land loaded - 7 reps x 3 sets
  • step off and two foot vertical jump - 7 reps x 3 sets
  • step off and two foot jump over a hurdle - 7 reps x 3 sets
  • step off and two foot broad jump (standing long jump) - 7 reps x 3 sets

Volleyball Control Drills: (from Claire - Thanks, Claire)

100 contacts with left arm  
100 contacts with right arm  
100 contacts with forearm passing  
50 passes with the wall left and right alternation  
50 short sets 
50 medium sets  
100 sets  
50 set while sitting down  
100 set to self, then pass, then set again  
Play pepper without the wall (pass, set, tip to self) for as long as you can  


Challenge for the Day:

Tuck sits while setting - how many can you do in a row before losing control?  (Thanks for the suggestion and video, Parker!)



Happy Weekend, Everyone!

Wednesday 20 May 2020

Volleyball - Thursday May 21

Volleyball Challenge from Tuesday
Thanks for sending this in, Marissa!  Nice work!


Here's Paige - she had a little bad luck....



Everyone; if you have a video of yourself doing a challenge - please send it to me - I'd love to post more of these!

***I hope you guys have been seeing the results of the daily challenges that I post on our Teams - General channel.

For Today:

No Fitness!

Warm - up:  do what you need to do!

Volleyball Control Drills:

Look back through the Blog and pick an old Volleyball Control Drill workout that you enjoyed.  Text me the date of the drills you picked.

Challenge of the Day:  (Compliments of Haley.  Thanks, Haley!)

Alternate knee (or foot) contact with a set - how many contacts can you get in a row?  Text me your highest number.

I need more CHALLENGES!!! Please send me your ideas.

Tuesday 19 May 2020

Volleyball - Wednesday May 20

Warm-up:  Your choice

Fitness:

Agility- find a 3m space.  Place an object or a piece of tape on one side of the space and another 3m away.  Side touches - stay low, try to keep shoulders and head from bobbing.  30 seconds on 30 seconds off x 3 sets.

Plyometrics - Lunge jumps + Squat jumps - 10 reps x 3 sets.

Core - front plank x 1 minute, right side plank x 1 minute, left side plank x 1 minute, front plank x 1 minute.


Volleyball Control Drills/Challenges:  Watch video before beginning drills so you know how to do them.



Warm-up Drills:

  • 100x sets to self
  • 100x passes to self
  • 100x set/pass alternate to self
  • 20 serve tosses (for whatever type of serve you usually do)
  • 6 side to side block jumps x 4 sets
  • 5 spike approaches (2-4 step) x 4 sets


Challenge Drills from video:  Work at each of the following challenges until you are able to reach some level of comfort.  TEXT me your highest number of contacts for each challenge. 

  • 1. Setting Sit-ups 
  • 2. Lay down, Stand up - Setting
  • 3. Lay down, Stand up - Single-arm contacts
  • 4. Setting Scissors
  • 5. Alternating single arm contacts with head bounce



Monday 18 May 2020

Leadership - Lesson #6

Lesson #6 - 2nd half of SYNERGIZE

BEFORE BEGINNING THIS LESSON, PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE "SURVIVAL IN THE WOODS" QUESTIONS FOUND UNDER "ASSIGNMENTS" ON TEAMS - THIS MUST BE DONE BEFORE OUR ACTIVITY ON THURSDAY - I ASK THAT EVERYONE HAS IT HANDED IN BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

In our last lesson (#5), we discussed what "SYNERGY" was and we looked at ways in which individuals in a group must be willing to THINK in order to achieve synergy!  In this lesson we will look at 2 other key components to achieving SYNERGY!

The last lesson focussed on:
  • Being OPEN-MINDED and 
  • CELEBRATING DIVERSITY
In this lesson we will discuss;




  • Being a CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVER and



  • The importance of TEAMWORK

  • READ pages 193-201 of your "7 Habits" textbook and fill in the NOTE SHEET as you go along.  (You will have access to the note sheet through TEAMS - under the "Assignment" tab in your GENERAL channel)

    1) Creative Problem Solving

    "We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them." (Albert Einstein)

    This starts with both defining the problem and then believing that a solution is possible.  It can take time and patience.  It's really important that everyone in the group listens to one another and each person has the chance to contribute.  *Brainstorming is an important part of creative problem solving.  Sometimes ideas that seem "crazy" at first, can morph into brilliant workable solutions.  Eventually the group must come to a decision about how to solve the problem.  Consensus, when possible, is an excellent way to agree on a solution.

    *A reminder of the RULES of BRAINSTORMING
    • Quantity over Quality (more is better than less)
    • The Wilder, the better!
    • Piggyback on other's ideas
    • NO JUDGEMENT!
    2)  Teamwork:  

    "Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.  (Vince Lombardi)

    Teamwork means that everyone brings their own unique ideas, skills and characteristics to the group and uses them to work towards achieving a common goal.  It also means being a good team member - having a positive attitude, being reliable, focussed and cooperative.

    In our last meeting we discussed what people within a group could do that would either work towards teamwork or work against teamwork.  Here's what we came up with.... so please keep these in mind when working in groups to achieve a common goal.

    Working towards teamwork                                          Working against teamwork
    Share your ideas                                                                 Keep your ideas to yourself
    Listen to each other                                                            Don’t listen to others
    Respect other’s opinions                                                    Be disrespectful
    Positive feedback/lifting each other up                              Negative feedback/ attitude
    Including everyone                                                             Excluding someone
    Have an open minded                                                         Be  narrow-minded
    Believe in your own abilities                                              Put yourself down
    Be on task                                                                           Be off task
    Do your part/ be reliable                                                     Be irresponsible /don’t do any work

    ASSIGNMENT  - Create a team of 2-3 people to complete the "Parallel Proportions" Assignment found under Assignments" on the Leadership General channel on Teams.  This activity will take patience, an open-mind, teamwork and some creative problem solving skills.  Persevere! and Good luck!  

    Volleyball - Tuesday May 19

    Fitness Free Tuesday!

    Warm up:  Your choice

    Volleyball Control Drills:
    • set to self, set to partner (or wall, if no partner) - 100 contacts (between you and your partner)
    • sets continuous - 100 contacts (between you and your partner or wall, if no partner)
    • set to self, turn 180, backset to partner - 100 contacts (between you and your partner or wall if not partner)
    • 100 forearm (volleyball groove) contacts back and forth between you and your partner (or wall, if no partner)
    • forearm passing - 3m apart - 100 passes (between the two of you), 6m apart - 100 passes (between the two of you), 9m apart - 100 passes (between the two of you) (if no experienced partner, have someone toss for you at these different distances)
    • turn and dig - face away from your partner, get him/her to say "go" and then turn 180 and dig - 30 digs (if your partner is not an experienced Vball player - have them toss ball against a wall while you face the wall and then dig up the ball)
    • Play pepper (if partner is experienced) or have partner toss, you pass to self, set to self and hit or tip ball back.

    Challenge of the Day (Compliments of Parker, Thanks, Parker!!!)


    With a partner:
    • one person starts with a toss
    • forearm pass/forearm pass
    • set/set
    • pancake/pancake
    • kick/kick
    • one arm pass/one arm pass
    • forehead bump/forehead bump
    • one partner sets it into basketball net. (if you don't have a net available, no worries, just catch the ball after the second forehead bump).
    If you don't have a partner, try the sequence on your own.

    TEXT me a YES or NO (whether or not you were able to accomplish it), a NUMBER (telling me how many MINUTES it took you to accomplish or how long you worked at trying to accomplish it), and SINGLE or PARTNER (telling me if you tried it on your own or with a partner).  

    ***If you can get it on VIDEO - even better yet!!! - will post on the BLOG for all to enjoy!




    PE 8 - Tuesday May 19 - Sunday May 24

    The iChallenge;

    This week (May 19 - May 24) you are going to choose a physical CHALLENGE for yourself (OR you can continue with the PE WOD's posted on the General PE Blog and complete the PE Journal form)

    You can make up your own challenge or choose from the following:

    • WALK 15 kms this week
    • JOG 25 kms this week
    • CYCLE 60 kms this week
    • Basketball - SHOOT 100 free throws per day for 5 days
    • Create a DANCE to a song you like. Video it and share it with Mrs. Hosh through Office 365 - You may do this by yourself or with a group (but socially distanced and must be ok with your parents).
    • SKIP 500 skips per day for 5 days
    • Perform 4 HIIT workouts this week - (I will post 4 here on my blog for you to complete.)
    • Perform 50 BURPIES per day for 5 days

    • OR come up with YOUR OWN challenge

    Once you have decided on your challenge:  Complete the form found at the link below:


    iChallenge PE 8 (START) Form

    At the end of the week (Sunday May 24) or once you have completed your challenge - please fill out the form found at the link below:

    iChallenge PE 8 (FINISH) Form

    Thursday 14 May 2020

    Volleyball - Friday May 15

    Warm -up:  up to you....

    Fitness:

    Agility- find a 3m space.  Place an object or a piece of tape on one side of the space and another 3m away.  Side touches - stay low, try to keep shoulders and head from bobbing.  30 seconds on 30 seconds off x 4 sets.

    Plyometrics - Lunge jumps + Squat jumps - 10 reps x 4 sets.

    Core - front plank x 1 minute, right side plank x 1 minute, left side plank x 1 minute, front plank x 1 minute.

    Volleyball Control Drills:  (Compliments of Nolan, Thanks, Nolan!)




    Volleyball Challenge of the Day: (Compliments of Tye, Thanks, Tye!)

    Against a wall - kneeling (on one or both knees) - pass against the wall, set to self, hit against the wall (ball hits floor, then wall, then comes back to you), repeat.  TEXT me the max # of contacts you can get in a row.

    Wednesday 13 May 2020

    Volleyball - Thursday May 14

    Fitness Free Thursday!

    1.  Warm up for your volleyball drills.

    2.  We're going to re-do a setting workout from a few weeks ago and I'd like you to video yourself and critique your setting for drills #1-3 (I've just finished a clinic on "Observational Learning - so we'll do this a few times in the coming weeks)

    1. Rapid Fire to wall 100x
    2. Low/High (with weight transfer) against the wall 100x
    3. Single legs against the wall 10 sets of 10 continuous = 100x
    4. 50x right handed
    5.  50x left handed
    6.  Side set left 50x
    7.  Side set right 50x
    8.  Back set 100x
    9.  360 - 5x around each way = 10-360s.

    Taken from the video of Charlene Johnson.  If you need a reminder of how to do these drills - please go back and watch the video that was posted on Tuesday April 21.

    Analyze your technique using the technique cues taken from her video:

    • shape hands (thumbs across, pointers pointing)
    • wrists extend
    • hands high (above head)
    • knees bent - power from the legs - weight transfer
    • hips to target
    • tight tummy
    Text me one cue that you did well, one that you need to work on.

    Volleyball Challenge of the Day: "Variety Pyramid" (compliments of Georgia, thanks Georgia!)

    Work at this for a while.  How many times can you go through the pyramid before losing control?  Text me your best #.

    Start with a self toss ... then...

    1 tip
    2 pokeys
    3 volleyball groove contacts
    4 sets
    5 forearm passes
    4 sets
    3 volleyball groove contacts
    2 pokeys
    1 tip

    Good Luck!

    Tuesday 12 May 2020

    Volleyball - Wednesday May 13

    Warm-up:  Your choice

    Fitness: HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training)

    • Push hard during the 30 seconds of exercise and then take the full 30 seconds rest to recover.

    Block jumps against a wall (stationary or side to side) - 30 seconds on/30 seconds rest x3
    Mountain Climbers - 30 seconds on/30 seconds rest x3
    Lunge jumps (alternating right/left) - 30 seconds on/30 seconds rest x3
    Plank jacks - 30 seconds on/30 seconds rest x3
    Spike Approaches (3-4 step approach - OH, 2 step approach - M) - 30 seconds on/30 seconds rest x 3
    Squat jumps - 30 seconds on/30 seconds rest x3


    Volleyball Control Drills:


    • 50 right hand sets against a wall
    • 50 left hand sets against a wall
    • 100 sets to wall (hands high)
    • 50 right forearm contacts against a wall
    • 50 left forearm contacts against a wall
    • 100 passes to self
    • 50x passes off wall from L kneeling, R foot at right angle, platform to the right of torso
    • 50x passes off wall from R kneeling, L foot at right angle, platform to the left of torso
    • 25 pass, set, tip to self, repeat continuously

    Volleyball Challenge:

    Text me your highest number of contacts without an oops - set to self, bounce ball off forehead, set to self, bounce ball off forehead, continue....

    Monday 11 May 2020

    PE 8 - Tuesday May 12


    • Keep logging kms for the distance challenge everyone!  We are up to 623.36 kms.  Getting mighty close to 1000 kms!!!

    • Don't forget to send in your KMs on the distance challenge form (found on our PE 8 Teams tab at the top of the General page).

    • Feel free to check out the PE Blog - we often post little nuggets of information on there and usually still include an alternate workout.  PE Blog