Lesson Plan for Year 10 - Physical Education - Leadership Skills

### Lesson Plan: Leadership Skills in Physical Education **Grade Level:** Year 10 **Duration:** 60 minutes **Topic:** Leadership Skills **Objectives:** 1. Students will understand the key qualities of effective leaders. 2. Students will develop basic leadership skills through practical activities. 3. Students will be able to apply leadership skills in a physical education setting. **Materials Needed:** - Whistle - Cones - Bibs or pinnies in different colours - Flip chart or whiteboard - Markers - Stopwatch - Hula hoops, balls, and bean bags **Lesson Outline:** **Introduction (10 minutes)** 1. **Greeting and Warm-up** (5 minutes) - Begin with a quick warm-up session involving jogging around the gym, followed by some dynamic stretches (leg swings, arm circles, trunk twists, etc.). 2. **Discussion on Leadership** (5 minutes) - Gather students in a semi-circle and initiate a brief discussion on leadership. - Ask: - "What makes a good leader?" - "Can you think of any leaders in sports or other areas?" - Write key qualities mentioned by students on the whiteboard (e.g. communication, teamwork, decision-making, motivation). **Main Activity (40 minutes)** **Activity 1: Leadership Relay Races** (15 minutes) - **Instructions:** - Divide the students into small teams. - Each team will appoint a leader based on different leadership traits (e.g., best communicator, quick decision-maker). - Set up a simple relay race with cones, including tasks like dribbling a ball, running with a baton, or hopping through hula hoops. - Leaders will be responsible for strategy and motivation. They will delegate tasks, encourage team members, and evaluate performance. - **Debrief:** - After the relay, gather the students and discuss: - What challenges did the leaders face? - How did they motivate their team? - What leadership qualities were most effective? **Activity 2: Command Task Challenges** (15 minutes) - **Instructions:** - Prepare three stations with different physical challenges (e.g., an obstacle course, a hula hoop pass, and a bean bag toss). - Assign a new leader for each group at each station. - The leader must quickly assess the challenge, assign roles, and lead the team to complete the task in the given time. - Use the stopwatch to keep track of time and rotate groups every 5 minutes. - **Debrief:** - Each group discusses: - How they tackled the challenge. - How the leader’s decisions impacted the team’s performance. - How different leadership styles worked in different scenarios. **Activity 3: Leadership in Team Sports** (10 minutes) - **Instructions:** - Organize a quick game of 5-a-side football, basketball, or another preferred sport. - Rotate team leaders every 5 minutes. - Leaders will be responsible for making tactical decisions, substitutions, and guiding their teams. - **Debrief:** - Discuss what made certain leaders effective and what challenges arose. **Conclusion (10 minutes)** 1. **Cool Down and Reflection** (5 minutes) - Lead the students in a cool-down routine with light stretching and breathing exercises. 2. **Discussion and Feedback** (5 minutes) - Reflect on the lesson and its activities. - Ask students to share their thoughts: - "What did you learn about leadership today?" - "How do you see these skills being useful in everyday life?" **Assignment:** - Ask students to think about a time when they had to take on a leadership role and write a short reflection on what they learned from that experience. --- This lesson plan aims to blend theoretical discussions with practical exercises to teach and reinforce leadership skills in a dynamic and engaging manner.