Game categories

Net & Wall Games

Net and wall games are games where players send an object into their opponent's space so that it cannot be returned. They are played across a net or against a shared wall, and each side is responsible for defending its own court.
Example sports
Tennis, Badminton, Volleyball, Roundnet, Pickleball
Key concepts and tactics
  • Setting up an attack by moving your opponent
  • Creating space on the opponent's side of the court
  • Recovering to a base position between shots
  • Defending the space on your own side
  • Choosing when to attack and when to reset the rally
Chasing & Fleeing
Cooperation
FMS
Health & Fitness
Invasion
Net & Wall
Striking & Fielding
Target
Net & Wall

Floor Tennis

Floor Tennis is a net and wall game played with racquets and a ball that stays on the floor. Players rally under a raised tape net and score by rolling the ball across their opponent's back line, learning to attack the open space along the way.

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Net & Wall

Lobster Ball

Lobster Ball is a net and wall game for physical education that was designed to help students learn how to set up an attack by forcing their opponent to move within their half of the court.

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Net & Wall

Moveminton

Moveminton is an online net and wall game designed for your virtual physical education lessons. The game helps students develop their understanding of how to create and attack open space in net and wall game situations.

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Net & Wall

Zoneminton

Zoneminton is a perfect activity for helping students explore net and wall game tactics, especially in regard to creating and attacking open space. The game's simplicity is what makes it so accessible to students, not to mention fun!

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