Movement skills/concepts

Striking a stationary ball (golf club, hockey stick) to targets at various distances, accuracy.

Set-up

• Golf club and small plastic ball for each child, hoops, and other targets as ‘holes’, cones or markers.
• Holes (hoops/targets) are placed around a large open defined area, with two markers/ cones indicating the start of each one.
• Children play individually or in pairs.

Activity

This game is like golf. For each hole, children aim to land the ball inside a hoop, or hit a target, using a minimum number of hits. Keep a count of your score for each hole, adding together for a total score.

If playing in pairs, children alternate hits.

• hitting under the ball for a short distance
• hitting behind the ball for long-distance
• following through in direction of shot

Variations

Vary equipment: Use beanbags, frisbees, soccer balls.

Vary rules: Add hazards, like ropes for a sand bunker or buckets for a water hazard, and add a point to the score if the ball lands in a hazard or goes out of bounds.