Movement Skills  : Ball Strike  
Approach: Open space
80k

Resources: 3 skittles, placement mat, 3 small rubber balls, ice hockey stick.

Questions / instructions:
Stand on the marker.

ball strike
% responses
y4
y8
1. Roll the ball — see how many skittles you can knock. Have 3 goes.
Knocked over: 6–9
4–5
2–3
0–1
12
31
35
22
16
37
37
10
Technique rating: good
moderate
poor
16
60
24
28
57
15
2. Kick the ball — see how many skittles you can knock. Have 3 goes.
Knocked over: 6–9
4–5
2–3
1
0
0
6
23
22
49
2
7
26
23
42
Technique rating: good
moderate
poor
2
41
57
7
48
45
3. Bat the ball — see how many skittles you can knock. Have 3 goes.
Knocked over: 6–9
4–5
2–3
1
0
1
13
33
24
29
4
14
43
18
21
Technique rating: good
moderate
poor
5
53
42
11
64
25
Commentary:
There were only modest increases in success rate and technique rating from year 4 to year 8. Results were poor in kicking for accuracy, but the use of a small ball for this activity and ground surface variations may have contributed to the difficulties students experienced.

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