I made this plan through researching what the best cardio exercises would be for me. On Thursday, I had a vague plan, but it wasn’t clear to me what the equipment in the gym was, so I wasn’t sure which exercises to include in my plan. After trying some equipment and doing research, I found out that jump ropes, running machines, stationary bikes and ellipticals would be the best exercises with me. I realized that running outside would also help with my fitness, so I decided to include that in my plan as well. I begin and end my plan with stretching and jumping jacks, because according to my research, light stretching at the beginning and at the end (along with breathing exercises at the end) help the body loosen up and prevent injuries. The breathing at the end provide oxygen to the brain. The jump rope and the burpees are the best cardio for increasing one’s fitness because it makes the whole body move. With the bike and the running machines and ellipses, I will make my lower body more fit, and push my limits by trying 10 minutes with each machine. The amount of jump ropes increase as the classes go by in order to increase my fitness as well. The squats will help my legs be more fit as well.
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The skill I chose to improve in was bumping and receiving volleyballs with my forearm.
To achieve this skill, I came up with a detailed plan and rubric and practiced every day during school time and at home. My performance for the volleyball skill test went worse than I had expected it to go. I tried to bump the ball over the net once, and I was not able to because it was too high and I wasn’t in the right position when the ball came to me. I had a few other chances as well, but I was unable to pass the ball correctly over the net/to the setter. Although my plan was supposed to be detailed, I felt like it was not rigorous enough. I felt like I should have included more pictures and done more research on how to improve on the said skill in order to get better at the skill. Even though I did practice hard according to my plan, my plan should have been more rigorous and detailed. My rubric should have also been more detailed so that I would have known exactly what to improve for my selected skill. I did not include the fact that I was supposed to look at the ball until the end, or the fact that the ball could have gone up towards the ceiling more. I could have improved my performance by practicing a bit more and looking at videos of professional players bumping in actual games/practicing bumping. I could have also practiced more my pose and practiced the pose without the ball in order to get the right pose. Another thing that I could have done would have been also set certain targets (using water bottles, etc) to practice my aim. In order to get better at bumping, which is a crucial skill in volleyball for receiving the ball, I will first warm up by passing the ball over the net at least 10 times from the front of the court. My friend will aid me in doing this, by staying at the other side of the net and receiving the ball I bumped over to the other side. This is so that I can improve my accuracy. Then, I will bump the ball up at least 10 times from the back of the court to where the setter usually is (i.e. the front of the court), and I will bump the ball at least 10 times over the net from the back of the court. During the practice matches, I will try to pass the ball over the net by bumping or at least put it up/pass it to be a team member so that he/she can spike it/set it more than 5 times a day. I will try to receive the ball from spiking/serving whenever the ball comes towards me.
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