Movement skills/concepts

Catching a ball rolled or thrown from different angles and levels and at different speeds.

Set-up

• A variety of balls.
• Children in pairs are spread out in a hard flat area.

Activity

• pick up a ball rolled by your partner with two hands/one hand/the other hand
• step across and pick up a ball rolled a little to one side, then on the other side
• catch a ball bounced to you down low/up high
• catch a ball thrown to you down low/up high
• move around, bouncing and catching with your partner
• move around, throwing and catching
• make 5–10 catches without dropping the ball
• catch as many times as possible in 30 seconds
• move further apart and still catch the ball
• throw the ball over a net/goalpost and catch it

Variations

Vary equipment: Try the throwing and catching activities with different types of ball/objects.