Boccia Ball Game

Skills:

Physical: under-hand rolling technique, upper limb coordination, hand-eye coordination

Cognitive: selective attention, visual processing

Number of participants:

1 or more

Equipment:

  • 1 small ball (i.e., tennis ball) per child
  • 1 target ball

Description:

  1. try to roll your ball as close to the target ball as you can
Wheelchair friendly?

Yes, children using wheelchairs can use a flat surface, such as mat, to act as a ramp to roll the ball off their lap

Modifications to make the activity easier:

Change the environment: place the target ball closer to the child when they are throwing to decrease physical demand

Change the task: have the child sit and roll the ball to decrease physical demand

Modifications to make the activity harder:

Change the environment: have the child complete the activity in a loud room/room full of other people to increase cognitive demand

Change the task: have the child do a jump before throwing the ball to increase physical demand

Goal examples:

  • the child is able to throw the ball near the target, from a distance of 3m away
  • I can throw the ball

Activity adapted from video above.