kicking a ball, lower limb coordination, balance, visual processing, selective attention, auditory processing, taking turns

group of 8-12

6+ medium-sized balls

1. two teams are divided by a line in the middle, and all balls start on one team’s side of the field
2. when the instructor gives a signal, that team starts kicking the balls to the other side as quickly as possible over the line
3. the receiving team tries to retrieve and kick to return the balls as quickly as possible.

• use a larger, lighter ball (i.e., beach ball)
• have the child stop the ball with their foot before kicking it

• have the child run and kick the ball

• child is able to kick 10 balls over the center line in 1 minute
• child is able to return 10 balls over the center line in 2 minutes