Handball
Skills:
Physical: upper limb coordination, hand-eye coordination, reaction time
Cognitive: visual perception, sustained attention, selective attention
Number of participants:
1 or more
Equipment:
- medium-sized ball
- cone on which to place the ball
Description:
- child hits the ball off a cone
Yes
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the task: have the parent or coach hold the ball steady to decrease physical and cognitive demand
Change the equipment: use a larger ball to decrease physical demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the task: have another person gently toss the ball for the child to strike to increase physical and cognitive demand
Change the equipment: use a smaller ball to increase physical demand
Goal examples:
- the child will be able to accurately strike the ball 8 out of 10 times for a distance of 2m
- I can strike the ball off of the cone with my left hand