Skill: Strength
Drill: Pass the Ball
Equipment needed: One small ball per group
Instructors needed: 1 per Line
Description: The students will work on building their strength by passing a ball over their head using only their feet to hold the ball. This builds abdominal muscles.
Teaching SKILLZ:
TRICKERY – The instructor can say things like “ghost” and “gogurt” in order to try and trick the students. This will enhance their auditory processing skills as they have to listen for the whole word, and not just the sounds in the word.
Brain SKILLZ:
VISUAL PROCESSING – The students must be able to see the ball over their head, and grab it with their feet and not their hands. This works on their ability to respond to visual cues quickly, as they have to reach the ball with their feet quickly in order to help their team finish first.
Step 1
Divide your students into lines with no more than five students per line. Have the students lay on their backs in a straight line.
Step 2 – Setting Up the Drill:
For each line you will need a small ball.
Step 3 – Explain the Rules:
  • When I say “go” the first student in line will pass the ball over their head to the next person in line.
  • The next person must take the ball with their feet and pass it over their head to the next person in line, and so forth all the way down the line.
  • If anyone drops the ball, the entire line must start over.
  • The first line to finish is the winner.
Step 4 – Takeaways:
  • Use only your feet to strengthen your legs and work on coorindation and teamwork.
Step 5
  • Continue for at least five rounds.
 
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