Skill: COGNIZANCE
Drill: Punch Ball
Equipment needed: 1 dodgeball per line
Instructors needed: 1 per Line
Description: The students will practice having good COGNIZANCE by demonstrating their ability to have spatial awareness and tracking, as they must strike a ball that is thrown anywhere multiple times.
Step 1
Divide your students into lines
Step 2 – Setting Up the Drill:
The 1st student from each line will stand up and face the instructor.
Step 3 – Explain the Rules:
  • The student will put their hand up and the instructor will toss a ball at them in any direction.
  • The student must track the ball and at the proper time they must strike the ball out of the air.
  • They will attempt to do these 3 times.
Step 4 – Takeaways:
  • Keep your eyes on the ball.
  • Hit the ball as far as you can.
  • Keep your hand closed so that you do a punch.
Step 5
  • Continue until each student has 2 turns.
 
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