
Sock Skating
Skills:
Physical: balance while unstable (in socks), upper and lower limb coordination, agility
Cognitive: sustained attention, selective attention
Social: awareness of personal space if doing with more than one child
Number of participants:
1 or more
Equipment:
socks
Description:
- child “skates” in socks by sliding their feet on the floor
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the task: child takes smaller “slides” to decrease physical demand
Change the environment: have the child hold the coach’s hand to decrease physical demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the task: have the child spin or change direction to increase physical and cognitive demand
Change the environment: increase the number of children to increase social demand
Change the equipment: have the child “skate” on paper plates to increase physical and cognitive demand
Goal examples:
- the child is able to skate around the house without falling for 1 minute, 3 times in a row
- I can skate around my house in my socks