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Stationary Dribble

Skills:

Physical: hand-eye coordination, lower limb coordination, upper/lower limb coordination

Cognitive: sustained attention, selective attention, visual processing

Social: awareness of personal space

Number of participants:

1 or more

Equipment:

1 medium-sized ball or basketball per child

Description:

  1. children dribble in place from double kneeling position to single knee to standing

Modifications to make the activity easier:

Change the environment: outline a space where child can allow the ball to roll to while dribbling to decrease physical and cognitive demand

Change the task: have the child catch the ball before changing positions (i.e., double kneeling to single knee) to decrease physical demand

Modifications to make the activity harder:

Change the task: have the child try different types of dribbling (i.e., bounce the ball high) while changing positions (i.e., double kneeling to single knee) to increase physical and cognitive demand 

Goal examples:

  • child is able to dribble in place from double kneeling position, to single knee, to standing, 3 times consecutively without stopping their dribble
  • I can dribble a basketball while kneeling

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