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Practicing the Volleyball "Bump" and "Set"

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Plainfield

Plainfield Elementary fifth graders in Ms. Alexa Menolascino's physical education class started their volleyball unit this week.

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At the beginning of the class one student led their classmates in a series of stretches.

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After stretching, the students listened as Ms. Menolascino went over the learning objectives for the class.

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The first techniques they practiced were the "bump" and "set," two key moves in the sport of volleyball.

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Ms. Menolascino picked a few students to demonstrate the moves before they all formed into small groups and practiced on their own.

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One student would throw the volleyball up in the air while the next student would either "bump" or "set" the ball, aiming to get the ball into the basketball hoop.

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Students had fun working together while improving their volleyball techniques. 

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