PE Course 2 · Week 25 · Combatives, Respect, and Self Control
Respect Before Contact
Before basic self-defense movement patterns, partners practice a respect routine and a clear signal system for stopping.
- Students will
- Students combine a ready stance and block pattern with a partner using a respect routine and a clear stop signal, and explain why respect comes first in combative activities (C2.1.1).
- SEL skill
- Ask for a clear yes and stop immediately on a partner's signal
- What it looks like
- Students practice relationship skills by asking, listening, and honoring a partner's signals before any movement begins.
- Content focus
- Respect before contact in self-defense
- Format
- Partner exchange
Relationship skills
Relationship skills mean building and keeping healthy connections through clear talking, careful listening, teamwork, and working through conflict. More relationship skills activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- C2.1.1: High School Course 2, Standard 1 (Movement Skills), item 1.1
- Student page: PE journal page
- SHAPE America (national): 3.12.6 Applies best practices for participating safely in physical activity.
- SHAPE America (national): 3.12.2 Exhibits proper etiquette, respect for others, and teamwork while engaging in physical activity.
More relationship skills activities for PE Course 2
- Our Team Agreements Relationship skillsAfter a cooperative challenge, the class writes team agreements that support players of all ability levels and each student journals one they will lead.
- Trust in the Tumbling Zone Relationship skillsBefore tumbling, partners practice spotting with consent by asking, explaining, and agreeing on a stop signal, then spot each other through basic rolls.
- Partner Balances and Communication Relationship skillsPairs build partner balances from simple to complex using clear cues like ready, hold, and down, then reflect on what communication kept them steady.
- Huddle Talk Relationship skillsTeams huddle between short rounds to plan offensive and defensive tactics, making sure every player's voice is heard.
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