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Four Square Volleyball
Movement skills/concepts
Underhand strike (serve), two handed forearm pass (bump), judging speed and
direction, and moving into position to play the ball.
Set-up
Lightweight balls that will bounce.
Hard court area marked out in squares (2 metres wide approximately): some sets of
four squares and some sets of two squares.
Groups of either two or four, each group with a ball: a player stands in each square.
Children lead
activity
Activity
Children play Four Square or Two Square.
One player starts the game by serving the ball underhand after one bounce and, for
Four Square, hitting it to any player in the other three squares or, for Two Square,
hitting it to the other player.
The player receiving the ball must keep it in play by striking the ball with an
underhand strike (bump) to any square on the full.
Play continues until a mistake is made, such as where a player is not able to return the
ball, hits the ball by sidearm or overarm, or catches the ball and steps into a square
occupied by another player.
After each rally, rotate positions and change the server.
Play the game:
• cooperatively, by counting the number of volleys made by your group before a
mistake
• competitively, by hitting the ball to others in your group (Four Square) so that it
makes it hard for them to return the ball