Instructions
Being aware of a range of cues and being prepared to react as quickly as possible to those cues.
- Adopt the ‘ready position’ in front of partner approximately an arm’s distance away
- Partner rolls ball between legs
- Watch and listen carefully
- As soon as the ball is seen, chase after it and collect it
Safety
Ensure…
- the area is free from objects
- the surface is not slippery
Opportunity to develop
- Co-ordination
- Agility
- Balance
- Motor Skills
- Concentration
- Accuracy
If you see
| Observation | Likely Cause | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Child moving too early | Anticipating, over anxious | Encourage them to identify what they are waiting to see or hear |
| Child reacts too slowly | Not in the ‘ready position’, not aware of the relevant cues | Encourage the ready position practice reacting to different cues |
| Child is unstable | Not maintaining strong core stability | Emphasise strong body position, Trap the Mouse |
Can you see?
- the child start in the ‘ready position’?
- the child being aware/alert?
- the child react quickly as cues are observed?
- the child chase and collect effectively?
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Mostly No
- Practise Body Awareness activities to reinforce quick reactions
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Yes and No
- Hold different shapes whilst waiting for the ball
- Use different balls moving in different directions
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Mostly Yes
- Set targets for when the ball has to be collected/stopped by
- Face partner and react as quickly as possible to a ball being dropped, move in to collect after two bounces, one, bounce, no bounces, etc.
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Challenge
- Face away from partner, listen for the sound of the bounce and then react as quickly as possible, eyes closed
- Use equipment so ball must be hit back with a racket
- Set up tasks to react to involving different cues
- Racing starts standing on a wobble spot