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:
- children dribble in place from double kneeling position to single knee to standing
Wheelchair friendly?
This activity might not be suitable for people who use wheelchairs. “Wheelchair Friendly Activities” has a list of activities that are easy to adapt for wheelchair users. This list isn’t exhaustive, so we invite you to come up with your own creative ideas to make any activity work for you. If you have an idea on how to make this or any other activity more accessible for wheelchair users, We’d love to hear your ideas on how to make this or any other activity accessible for wheelchair users. Thank you for helping make play more inclusive!
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
