Physical: upper limb coordination, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skill

Cognitive: selective attention, visual processing

Social: turn taking

2 or more

• 1 ball per pair

• in pairs, children take positions around the gym with their own wall space
• one partner tosses the ball against the wall; the other partner lets the ball bounce once and then catches it
• if successful, the partner takes one step back and repeats again

Yes

Change the equipment: have the child use a larger ball to decrease physical demand

Change the task: have the children catch the ball after their partner throws it against the wall to increase cognitive demand

• the child is able to catch a ball that bounces off the wall, 3 out of 5 times
• I can catch the ball after it hits the wall and bounces on the ground