Goccer (Golf/Soccer)
Skills:
Physical: kicking a ball, lower limb coordination, balance, reaction time
Cognitive: visual processing, selective attention
Social: taking turns
Number of participants:
pairs
Equipment:
- soccer ball
- a number of cones and hoops
Description:
- use existing obstacles, cones, and hoops to design a modified golf course for children to play “goccer”
- holes may be set up to involve hitting a target (i.e., a cone), kicking the ball through a hoop or hitting an existing object (i.e., goal post)
- score the game like you would for golf
- children use number of kicks to get their ball to a target in order to complete each hole
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the equipment: use a larger, lighter ball (i.e., beach ball) to decrease physical and cognitive demand
Change the environment: draw a line at which all children need to stand behind when it is not their turn to decrease social demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the equipment: use a smaller target to increase the physical and cognitive demand
Change the environment: decrease the number of kicks required to score par for a hole to score par for a hole to increase the physical and cognitive demand
Goal examples:
- child is able to kick their ball to a target with one less kick than the prescribed number of kicks for 4 holes
- I can kick the ball into the target
