Ground Wall Strike

This Ball Sense Activity is designed to develop children’s ball-handling skills, carrying and striking skills, and movement skills relevant to games

Organisation

• Each child has a ball
• The children occupy a space in the hall/yard, standing approximately 1m from the wall

Task

• Strike the ball with the open hand from approximately 1m from the wall
• Stop the ball before each strike
• Progress by striking the ball continuously with the closed fist instead of the open hand

Teaching Points

• Place the feet side on to the wall
• Face the non-striking shoulder to the target
• Practise using both the left and right hands