Physical: catching different sized objects, reaction time, upper limb coordination, eye-hand coordination

Cognitive: selective attention, visual processing

Social: joint attention

2 or more

• different types of balls (1 per pair)

• child catches a ball of different sizes with their hands

Yes

Change the task: throw the ball directly to the chest of the child to decrease physical and cognitive demand

Change the equipment: use a larger, lighter ball to decrease physical demand

Change the task: do not throw directly to the child’s hands so that the child has to anticipate and move towards the ball to increase physical and cognitive demand

Change the equipment: use a smaller ball to increase physical and cognitive demand

• the child is able to catch a medium-sized ball, 8 out of 10 times
• I can show that I am ready to catch the ball