Movement skills/concepts

Rolling a ball to a stationary target, accuracy.

Set-up

• Sets of 10 skittles (milk containers filled with sand, drink cans) and small balls. Skittles are arranged in the ten pin formation on a smooth hard surface.
• Each pair or group of four has a set of skittles and a ball.

Activity

• One player rolls at the skittles, another replaces them as they are knocked over and calls the score.
• Change roles after each turn.

Can you see …?

• eyes on target
• stepping in to roll
• low release
• following through

You could ask …

Where did you aim when all the targets were standing?

Did you vary the speed of your roll to knock down the targets?

Variations

Vary number: Decrease or increase the number of skittles.

Vary distance: Decrease or increase the distance of the skittles from the player.