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Train Tunnel

Skills:

Physical: throwing, catching, under-hand technique, upper limb coordination, hand-eye coordination

Cognitive: selective attention, visual processing

Number of participants:

3 or more

Equipment:

1 medium-sized ball

Description:

  1. children stand in a line and roll the ball underneath them to the next child

Modifications to make the activity easier:

Change the environment: have children stand closer together to decrease physical demand

Change the task: have the child use two hands to throw the ball to decrease physical demand

Change the equipment: use a larger ball to decrease physical demand

Modifications to make the activity harder:

Change the environment: increase the distance between partners to increase physical demand

Change the task: have the child use one hand to throw the ball to increase physical demand

Change the equipment: use a smaller ball to increase physical demand when catching

Goal examples:

  • child is able to roll the ball to their friend for a distance of 1m in 3 tries out of 4
  • I can roll the ball between my legs