Beanbag & Hurley

This Ball Sense Activity is designed to develop children’s carrying and striking skills, develop problem solving and decision making strategies, and movement skills relevant to games

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) Carry and Toss Beanbag with Hurley

• On the whistle, the first child in each line will walk or jog to the end of the lane, carrying the beanbag on the bas of the hurley
• The child will attempt to toss the beanbag into a basket
• The child picks the beanbag up with the non-dominant hand and places it back on the bas of the hurley and walks back
• The child hands the bean bag to the next child at the front of the line
• Repeat until each child has three turns

b) Beanbag Drop and Scoop

• The child at the front of each line picks the beanbag up with non-dominant hand and places the beanbag on the bas of the hurley
• On the whistle, the child runs to the end of the lane and slides the beanbag off
• the hurley on to a marker
• The child then runs backwards to halfway back the lane and stops
• They then run forward again and scoop up the beanbag with the non-dominant/“catching hand” underhand
• The child turns around, places the beanbag back on the bas of the hurley and
• runs back to the beginning
• The child hands it over to the next child at the top of the line
• Repeat until each child has three turns

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
• Keep the bas of the hurley flat
• Place the beanbag on the ‘bas’ of the hurley, keeping eyes on it