Movement skills/concepts
Punting/kicking to a target, relationships (with others), and judging distance and speed.
Set-up
- Markers/cones, large oval, and/or round balls.
- Groups of four are spread out in the grass or hard surface area; each group has a ball and one child stands at each corner of a square marked out by cones.
Activity
Players practice punting around the square in different patterns:
- Player 1 with the ball punts to Player 2, who punts to Player 3, who punts to Player 4, who punts to Player 1,
- Players 1 and 3, with a ball, punt around the
- A punt from Player 1 to Player 2 to Player 4 to Player 3 to Player 1,
- Punt to
- Introduce a fifth player at Players punt and follow to the receiver’s position. Use any of the above patterns.
- A fifth player in the center of the square attempts to intercept as the ball is kicked to anyone. If intercepted, change places with the player who last touched the
Can you see …?
- holding the ball in two hands
- eyes on the ball
- guiding the ball onto shoelaces (top of shoe)
- swinging the leg from the hip
- following through
You could ask …
What can we do to make sure the punt follows the intended flight path?
Variations
Vary equipment and skills: Vary the type of ball, kick, and foot.
Vary the area of the square: e.g. Mark out a smaller square and punt ‘up and under’.
