Movement Skills

 : Small Ball Wall Juggle  
Approach: Open space
100k

Resources: 3 small balls (2 for backup), timer, line to place on wall.
Questions / instructions:
Start on the marker.
Throw the ball against the wall.
Throw with left hand.
Catch with right hand.
Throw with right hand.
Catch with left hand.
  % responses
y4
y8
1. How many throws and catches in 15 seconds from 1 metre?
Accuracy & control:
consistently good
12
65
mostly good
28
25
moderate control
29
8
little control
31
2
Number successful:
> 19
15–19
10–14
< 10
0
0
11
32
36
21
14
55
23
7
1
2. How many throws and catches in 15 seconds from 2 metres?
Number successful:
> 14
10 – 14
1–9
0
0
20
37
43
23
54
20
3
Commentary:
 There was a very large margin between year 4 and year 8 students on this task, with about 50 percent more year 8 students performing at the highest two levels. The task had very substantial hand-eye coordination requirements.

[ top of the page | Health & Physical Ed. Report 1998 ]