Let’s Discover Kicking

Learning Outcomes

Description Of Activity

Movement skills/concepts

Exploring kicking, space, and body awareness.

Set-up

• Large round balls, markers, or cones.
• Children, each with a ball, are spread out in a deï¬ned grass or hard area.

Activity: Can you kick a ball …?

• forwards/backwards/sideways/diagonally
• as hard/softly as you can
• with a big leg swing/with no leg swing
• so that it goes very quickly/slowly
• without using your arms or while swinging arms backward/forward
• as far/near as you can
• as high as you can/so it stays on the ground
• with a forceful leg swing but a light hit
• with a lazy leg swing for a forceful hit
• to hit a target, (e.g. wall, large target, small target)
• over/under the goal
• with your feet wide apart/with your other foot

Can you see …?

• everyone participating
• fun and enjoyment
• awareness of others when having a go

You could ask …

Which ways of kicking did you enjoy the most? Why was this? Which were funny ways of kicking? What made that kick funny or difï¬cult to do? Which ways felt right? What was it about this way of kicking that felt right?

Variations

Work in pairs: Kick to a partner while walking (passing), at different levels/speeds and different degrees of force.    

Equipment/Material Required