Tricky Trapping Techniques

Learning Outcomes

Trapping a ball with the body, body awareness (control), and relationships (with objects and others).

Description Of Activity

Activity: Lets see

• who can throw the ball up before catching it
• how many parts of your body you can use (other than your hand) to control the ball
• who can touch the ball with two body parts (not hands) before catching it

With a partner, lets see

• how many ways you can use to stop a ball bounced or lobbed on the full
• if you can stop the ball with your shins, thighs, abdomen, chest (hands crossed over), forehead
• if you can make the ball drop straight to the ground
• if you can stop a ball that has been lobbed over a net or other obstacle

Can you see ?

• eyes on the ball
• moving to the path of the ball
• presenting the body part for the trap
• relaxing
• giving with the ball on contact

You could ask

What can you do to get the ball to drop and stop immediately after it contacts your body? Is it better to trap the ball with a small body part or a large body part? Why is this?    

Equipment/Material Required

Large balls.
Children spread out with a large ball each in the grass or hard area.