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Kaboom

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-Objective:

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To try to catch a ball as many times in a row as possible.

-Fundamental Movement Skills:

  • Manipulative Receive

  • Catch

-Equipment List:

  • One basketball and one tennis ball per pair of players.

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-Equipment Link:

https://www.gophersport.com/search?q=balls

-Setting Up:

  • One player holds a basketball (or other large ball like a volleyball...) with a tennis ball directly on top.

  • The other player stands opposite this player.

-Instructions:

  • The player with the two balls drops the large ball and then the tennis ball will fly high into the sky.

  • The other player tries to catch the ball.

  • This is a cooperative game and partners work in pairs and count how many times in a row a player catches the ball.

  • Switch roles.

-Questions & Notes:

  • Questions for understanding:

    • What are keys to dropping the balls to make it easiest for your partner to catch a ball?​

    • What are keys to prepare oneself for catching the ball?

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