Indiaca 4-on-4: Set and Spike

Indiaca in teams of four using the receive, set, and spike pattern. Students work on team organization and decision-making in a net sport.

How to play

1. Trios by the rope: one receives a toss from the teacher or another trio, one sets high near the net, and the third spikes with the palm; rotate roles (6 min).
2. Cooperative 4-on-4: a point only counts if the team uses all three touches before sending it over (6 min).
3. Games to 15 with a hand serve from the back; the team rotates positions every time it wins back the serve (10 min).
4. Wrap-up: each team picks its best setter of the day and explains why (3 min).

Rules

• Three touches per team at most, and no one touches twice in a row.
• Hit with one hand only; the shuttle can't be held.
• Don't touch the rope or cross under it into the other court.
• Spike toward the floor of the other court, never at anyone standing within two meters.

Variations

Adaptations

• Students who are deaf or hard of hearing: the team uses hand signals to call for a set.
• Students who use wheelchairs: always play setter by the rope; their team may take a fourth touch.
• Students lacking confidence: start in the receiving zone, which needs less precision, and choose when to try spiking.

Learning goals

• Organize the attack in three touches: receive, set, and spike.
• Decide where to send the indiaca based on where the other team stands.
• Cooperate and rotate positions as a team.

Equipment for a class of 25

• indiacas: 8
• long ropes: 4
• cones: 16

Teacher tip

With 30 students, run four 4-on-4 courts with two students refereeing who rotate in next. Teams tend to send it over on the first touch: the three-touch scoring rule fixes that fast.

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