Parndo
Skills:
Physical: reaction time, agility, power, lower limb coordination, balance
Cognitive: visual processing, selective attention
Social: taking turns
Number of participants:
two or more
Equipment:
medium-sized ball
Description:
- children take turns dropping and kicking a small ball high in the air for the other child(ren) to catch
- the child who catches the ball is the next to kick it
History:
Parndo is a traditional game played by Aboriginal people from South Australia. The word Parndo originated from the Kaurna language which was âa ball to play with.â
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the equipment: use a bigger ball (e.g., beach ball) to decrease physical and cognitive demand
Change the task: have the coach hold the ball off the ground for the child to kick to decrease physical and cognitive demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the task:
- have the child alternate kicking foot to increase cognitive demand
- have the child stand farther away to increase physical demand
Goal examples:
- I will be able to kick the ball in the air (e.g., adequate force and direction toward the other players) 4 out of 5 tries
- I can drop and kick the ball to my friend
