{"id":28471,"date":"2021-06-16T16:41:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T20:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?p=28471"},"modified":"2023-08-29T10:01:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T14:01:19","slug":"topgolf-activity-for-physical-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/topgolf-activity-for-physical-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Topgolf Activity for Physical Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Topgolf-activity-for-PE.jpg\" alt=\"Topgolf activity for PE\" width=\"1000\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Topgolf-activity-for-PE.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Topgolf-activity-for-PE-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Topgolf-activity-for-PE-220x108.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Topgolf-activity-for-PE-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Topgolf-activity-for-PE-500x247.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My name is LaDonda Porter and I would like to share with you a concept that has been three years in the making. This activity was a culminating activity for our golf unit. Students learned putting, chipping, driving and participated in a 9 hole course on our campus. I recall taking a trip to the entertainment complex of Topgolf about an hour away from my city. It is basically as I described to my students, a driving range on steroids. You get to hit golf balls at targets which are worth certain point values and within the targets depending upon where you ball lands are worth points as well. I wanted to recreate this for my students in a simplified form.<\/p>\n<p>I saw a Facebook post from a fellow PE teacher that used parachutes to create their Topgolf experience, but I wanted to take it to another level. At night, the Topgolf facility illuminates the targets, so I thought, I know I can recreate this for my students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/sports-and-pe\/parachutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Parachutes (6 foot)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/driving-mat-1-x-2-W10420\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Turf mats with rubber tee<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/search\/index.php?q=golf+putter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Golf putter\/clubs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/skillbuilder-soft-foam-golf-balls-W9132\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Foam balls<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/100-light-add-a-light-set-SL8552\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>LED lights<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/sports-and-pe\/coach-and-instructor-resources\/flags-cones-and-spot-markers\/cones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Cones<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/numbered-cone-covers-W11907\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Numbered cone covers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Video<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My 8th grade <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeaumontMSColts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BeaumontMSColts<\/a> enjoying their <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Topgolf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Topgolf<\/a> experience in PE. THANK YOU to some generous parents and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCEA_KY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FCEA_KY<\/a> classroom grant! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZezSesm7Ok\">pic.twitter.com\/ZezSesm7Ok<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LaDonda Porter (@lporterPE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lporterPE\/status\/1387060744957702148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Set Up<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To create this activity I had some 6 foot parachutes. I also created 4 bays or stations for students to hit from. They used turf mats that are equipped with rubber tees. Students used pitching wedges since we weren\u2019t hitting for distance instead working on accuracy and trying to lift the ball to land on the targets. Our local Kiwanis club donated our clubs. Students hit limited flight foam balls.<\/p>\n<p>To give it the night time effect, through a classroom grant that I received I purchased some led strip lights. I used sewing straight pins to attach the lights to the parachutes. That way I can remove them and reuse them again. I ran a single extension cord down the center of my gym floor and attached two surge protectors to connect the lights. The cords are pretty short, so purchased led stirp light extension cords. The lights change to three main colors: blue, red, green and I can change them to multi color, chasing, fading and glowing. I would assign different point values to the different light features.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/top-golf-lights-PE.png\" alt=\"top golf lights PE\" width=\"498\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/top-golf-lights-PE.png 498w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/top-golf-lights-PE-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/top-golf-lights-PE-220x206.png 220w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/top-golf-lights-PE-320x300.png 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Instructions for Top Golf<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>To play, I divided the students up into pairs. My gym was divided into four \u201cbays.\u201d Three were on the gym floor and the other was up on my stage. 4 tees per bay. I aslo safety zones for those who were not hitting to keep them socially distanced and safe from swinging clubs. On my command, they were to swing and hit. I then would give them the okay to retrieve. They would then switch out with their partners and they would have an opportunity to hit. Groups would then rotate and have an opportunity to hit from another side of the gym.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/topgolf.png\" alt=\"topgolf PE\" width=\"495\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/topgolf.png 495w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/topgolf-268x300.png 268w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/topgolf-220x246.png 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you decide you want to recreate this for your students, have fun with it and make it your own. It just came from an experience that I had outside of school and it turned out to be one of the most fun events for my middle school students. I had students at the end thank me for taking the time to set this up for them. They even asked if they could take pictures of the set up and if I I could take pictures of them playing to show their parents&#8211;ADVOCACY in action. Hearing the discussions and cheers when their scores and their ball landing on the targets is a moment that I will always remember.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>About the Author:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28555 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ladonda-PE-teacher.png\" alt=\"ladonda PE teacher\" width=\"267\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ladonda-PE-teacher.png 267w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ladonda-PE-teacher-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ladonda-PE-teacher-220x283.png 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/strong>LaDonda Porter is a 6th-8th middle school physical education teacher at Beaumont Middle School in Lexington, Ky. She is the 2018 KYSHAPE Middle School Teacher of the Year and the 2020 SHAPE Southern District Middle School Teacher of the Year. She serves as the At-Large East for the KYSHAPE board and the middle school content specialist for Fayette County Public Schools in Lexington, Ky. You can follow her on Twiitter @lporterPE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is LaDonda Porter and I would like to share with you a concept that has been three years in the making. This activity was a culminating activity for our golf unit. 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