by Neetu | Jun 3, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Movement skills/concepts
Striking a stationary ball with a long implement (golf club) with accuracy.
Set-up
- Golf clubs, small plastic balls, and a variety of targets: small and large hoops, cones/ markers, buckets, bins, boxes.
- Targets, each with points allocated to it, are set out at varying distances from the striker, in a defined grass or hard area.
- Small groups of three-four, with a club for each player.
Activity
In turn, players hit five balls, scoring points if the ball hits or lands in the target. The aim of the game is to get the highest possible score. In the next round, players aim to increase their score
- hitting under the ball for a short distance
- hitting behind the ball for longer distance
- following through in the direction of the target
Variations
Vary aim: Achieve a score of 21 with the fewest hits possible.
Vary skill: Use beanbags and throwing, soccer ball and kicking, softball bat and ball, and striking off a tee.
by Neetu | Jun 3, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Movement skills/concepts
Striking with a long implement (hockey stick), passing and moving space awareness, and relationships (with others).
Set-up
Hockey sticks, small balls. Two activities in a level grass or hard area.
Activity 1
Each group of four stands in a square formation: one player is the leader, two others have a ball, all have a stick.
One player with a ball pushes/hits it to the leader, who passes it to the player without the ball. The other player with a ball then passes to the leader who passes to the player without a ball. Continue, alternating the passes. Change the leader.
Activity 2
Each group of three works in a square defined by four markers. All players have a stick and each stands beside a marker. One of the players has a ball.
Player 1 pushes/hits to Player 2, then runs in the opposite direction to the vacant marker. Player 2 controls the ball, hits to Player 3, then runs in the opposite direction to where Player 1 started. Player 3 continues by hitting to Player 1.
Variations
Vary distance of markers: Place markers closer for pushes, further apart for hits.
Vary ball: Strike or throw a large ball.
by Neetu | Jun 2, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Movement skills/concepts
Striking a stationary ball with a long implement (cricket bat) for distance and accuracy, and fielding a ball.
Set-up
- Cricket bats, small balls in container, tees or foam blocks, spray-paint/marker dust/ chalk and cones, markers.
- Groups of approximately four–five:
- one as batter and the rest as fielders, including one keeper.
- Extending out in a funnel shape from a batting mark, pairs of markers are placed at set intervals.
Activity
The batter hits a ball between markers, and scores run for the distance gained.
Fielders attempt to keep the score as low as possible and return the balls to the keeper. Caught balls do not score. The batter has five hits. Runs per hit are added together to give a total score. Rotate players.
- side on to the direction of hit
- straight backlift
- stepping front foot beside the ball
- vertical bat
- following through
Variation
Vary implement: Use a softball tee and bat, hockey stick or golf club.
Lob ball: Instead of a tee, have a player drop the ball for the hitter or lob the ball to the hitter.
Other striking skills: Include kicking, punting, and striking with the hands.
by Neetu | Jun 2, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Movement skills/concepts
Striking a stationary ball for accuracy and fielding a ground ball.
Set-up
- Markers, tees, small softballs, and softball bats.
- Groups of four: one batter and three goalkeepers. Each player has a bat/stick and each group has a ball.
- In a large grass area, four markers are spaced out in a line in front of a batting tee to form three goals.
Activity
The batter attempts to hit the ball through the goals. The middle goal is worth five points and each outside goal is worth two points.
The goalkeepers try to stop the ball with their bats/sticks before it goes through a goal. The batter attempts to score as many points as possible in five hits.
- side on to the direction of hit
- hands together, relaxed swing
- step in direction of hit
- following through
Variations
Vary difficulty level: Adjust the distance and size of the goals to match skill.
Vary the implement: Use a cricket bat and small tee, golf club or hockey stick with the ball on the ground.
by Neetu | Jun 2, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Movement skills/concepts
Blocking and directing a rolling ball into space and rolling a ball to a stationary target.
Set-up
- Bats/sticks, small softballs.
- Groups of five–six, with a bat and ball per group in a defined hard or grass area.
Activity
The player with the bat stands in the center of a circle made up of the other players. The player with the ball bowls underarm to try to hit the batter on the legs. The batter must keep their legs still while the ball is bowled.
If the batter hits the ball, the player fielding the ball has the next bowl. The batter has a maximum of five turns.
If the bowler is successful in hitting the batter on the legs, the bowler becomes the batter.
- keeping the bat vertical, a tip of the bat at feet
- turning to face the next bowler
Variations
Vary skills: The batter may move to a new spot after hitting but must stop as soon as the ball is fielded.
