Movement skills/concepts
Dodging, swerving, evading, changing direction, and moving in general space.
Set-up
Large balls, quoits, frisbees.
Each group of four–five is in a marked square (5 x 5 meters); each player has a ball/quoit/frisbee.
Activity
Each player holds their ball/quoit/frisbee in front like a steering wheel and walks around without touching the other players (dodgems) in the square. Keep moving for 1 minute.
Repeat activity increasing the speed – skipping, jogging, and running.
Can you see …?
- head up
- quick moves
- safe traffic
- plant and go
Variations
Add obstacles: Include other obstacles (e.g. cones) to evade.
Create pathways: Set-up a pathway of cones for the dodgems to move in and out of and around.
