Physical: dodging, reaction time, upper and lower limb coordination, agility

Cognitive: selective attention, visual processing

Social: awareness of personal space

1 or more

4-6 cones (optional)

Children practice dodging in different patterns. For example:

• children run to a line and back, dodging as they reach the line
• place cones in a zigzag pattern; children dodge at each cone
• place two cones 5m apart; children side-step between them and dodge sideways back
• place 4 cones in a square; children dodge in an X’s and O’s pattern of their choice, changing directions at each cone (suitable for children with higher skill level)

Change the environment: have fewer obstacles for the child to dodge to decrease physical demand

Change the environment: increase the number of children completing the activity so the child has to dodge more obstacles and children to increase physical and social demand 

• child is able to accurately dodge 6 cones in a zigzag pattern 3 times in a row with support from the coach’s direction
• I can run from one side of the gym to the other