Students Groups of 7-11 Equipment 1 bat, 1 ball and 8 marker cones per group Area Half a basketball court Instructions Divide the court into 3 zones using the marker cones. 3-6 fielders stand in zone, 3, 2-3 fielders stand in zone 2 and 1 fielder stands in zone 1. The striker stands outside the […]
Students Pairs or small groups Equipment 1 marker cone or batting tee, various sized balls and various striking implements (eg newspaper bat, waffle bat, relay baton, bat tennis hat, tennis racquet) per pair or group. Area Hard surface open space Instructions Reinforce components of the forehand strike while students hit a self-dropped ball or ball
Students Groups of 4-6 Equipment 3 marker cones, 1 batting tee, 1 bat and 1 ball per group Area Large open space Instructions One student hits a ball off the tee with their open palm with enough strength to strike it over two marker cones placed some distance away. The striker runs around another cone,
Students Groups of 5-6 Equipment Chalk and 1 ball per group Area Hard surface open space Instructions Allocate students into groups and tell them to form a small circle. A student drops the ball and strikes it with an open forehand to another student on the other side of the circle. The ball should bounce
Students Individuals Equipment 1 balloon per student, a variety of hitting implements such as bats pr newspaper bats and batting tees or larger marker cones Area Large indoor space Instructions Students throw the ball into the air and as it comes down swing and hit it with their hand or bat/tee as hard as possible.
Students Groups of 3-5 Equipment 1 playground ball or football per student. 9 hoops and 9 marker cones. Area Large open space Instructions Set out a school golf course using marker cones as tee-off areas and hoops as lobbing holes. Set out each ‘lob’ so there is at least 50 meters between tee-off and the
Students Pairs Equipment 1 round ball per pair Area Open space with rebound wall Instructions Students punt the ball as hard as possible into a rebound wall so that it ricochets high and long. The aim is to increase the distance between the wall and the landing spot.
Students Pairs or groups of 3 Equipment 1 playground ball per student Area Large open space Instructions Student 1 punts the ball as far as possible. The next students in turn punt their ball while trying to land it on student 1’s ball on the full or with a bounce. When it is their turn,
Students 2 groups Equipment 1 softball per 2 students Area Large open space Instructions 1 group lies face down in a marked area. For example, a netball shooting semi-circle. Each student in the other group has a ball and kicks high and long attempting to land the ball on top of a student in the
Students Pairs Equipment 1 softball per pair Area Large open space Instructions 1 student punts, the other scores and retrieves the ball. The furthest punt is scored by the first bounce the ball takes when the student throws it. Points equal the number of steps the partner has to take to reach the ball. Students
Students Pairs Equipment A badminton shuttlecock per pair Area Large open space Instructions Students start sitting or standing shoulder to shoulder and using their non-throwing arm, take turns to throw a badminton shuttlecock over each other. The throw is taken from where the previous one landed provided it was over the head of the partner.
Students 2 groups of 5-6 Equipment 4 marker cones or bases and 1 softcrosse ball per 2 groups Area Large open space Instructions The activity is similar to tee-ball or baseball, except that the batter throws the ball and uses the non-preferred hand. Marker cones should be arranged in a diamond formation, 10 meters apart
