Hurley- Wiggle Waggle

This Ball Sense Activity is designed to develop children’s carrying and striking skills

Organisation

• Make a lane using markers
• Place 3 small hurleys/wooden bats (max. 16 inches in length) on the ground by the first marker
• Line children up in groups of approx. 3 behind the first marker
• Each activity is conducted in a lane

Task

a) Run and Waggle Hurley

• On the whistle, the first child in eachline will walk to the end of the lane,waggling the hurley up and down

b) Run and Waggle Hurley

• On the whistle, the first child in each line will walk to the end of the lane, carrying the beanbag on the bas
• Progress to repeat above while jogging

Teaching Points 

• With the ‘hurley hand’, each child grips hurley, pressing the thumb on the handle
• Point the hurley forward and the ‘toe’ of the hurley facing away from the body to the dominant side
• Waggle the hurley up and down with the wrist, keeping the arm straight - call this the ‘waggle grip’
• Keep the bas of the hurley flat