
Tightrope
Skills:
Physical: balance while walking along a thin path, upper and lower limb coordination
Cognitive: sustained attention, selective attention
Number of participants:
one
Equipment:
rope
Description:
- place a rope on the floor to have child walk across the rope without stepping off
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the task: have the child hold out their arms for balance to decrease physical demand
Change the environment: have the child hold the coach’s hand while walking on the rope to decrease physical demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the task:
- have the child walk the rope stepping with heel-toe touching each step to increase physical demand
- have the child walk backwards to increase physical and cognitive demand
Goal examples:
- the child is able to walk across the tight rope without stepping off, 3 times in a row
- I can walk along the line