Physical: gross motor skill, upper limb coordination, accuracy, hand-eye coordination

Cognitive: visual processing, sustained attention, selective attention

Social: working with others, taking turns

1 or more

• hockey stick
• floor hockey puck
• hockey net (or 2 cones)

1. child tries to shoot the puck into the net (or between the cones)

Yes

Change the task: have the child focus on hitting the ball/puck without passing it to a partner to decrease cognitive and social demand

Change the environment: have the child start closer to the net to decrease physical demand

Change the equipment: use a bean bag or tennis ball instead of a puck to decrease physical demand

Change the task: have the child strike a moving puck/ball to increase physical and cognitive demand

Change the environment: increase the distance to the net to increase physical and cognitive demand

• The child is able to hit the ball into the net 7 out of 10 times from 3m away
• I can use a hockey stick to strike a puck into a net