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Approach:  Open space Level: Year 4 and year 8 
Focus: Coordination and ball control. 
Resources: Fabric and plastic ladder (4m long), large ball, small ball,
                     Kiwisport hockey stick, 4 bibs.
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Questions/instructions:
Start at the mark.

3 laps - as fast as you can go.

Stay close to the ladder.

1. Hand roll the large ball around the ladder.

2. Foot dribble the large ball around the ladder.

3. Bat dribble the small ball around the ladder. 



% responses
2002 ('98)
y4
y8
1. Hand roll –








 Accuracy/control:
always
24 (17)
42 (42)
mostly
46 (54)
46 (39)
sometimes
28 (29)
11 (17)
little control
2 (0)
1 (2)
Time taken:
up to 20 sec
2 (2)
18 (17)
20 to 25 sec
16 (16)
35 (38)
25 to 30 sec
33 (28)
28 (27)
30 to 35 sec
26 (30)
13 (9)
35 to 40 sec
15 (16)
5 (7)
more than 40 sec
9 (8)
1 (2)
2. Foot dribble –









 Accuracy/control:
always
3 (1)
6 (6)
mostly
17 (13)
31 (30)
sometimes
60 (58)
54 (52)
little control
20 (28)
9 (12)
Time taken:
up to 20 sec
0 (0)
2 (1)
20 to 25 sec
3 (4)
16 (16)
25 to 30 sec
10 (9)
26 (20)
30 to 35 sec
18 (8)
22 (25)
35 to 40 sec
20 (21)
16 (21)
more than 40 sec
49 (58)
18 (17)
3. Bat dribble –




 Accuracy/control:
always
5 (4)
32 (26)
mostly
30 (24)
45 (50)
sometimes
54 (62)
22 (22)
little control
11 (10)
1 (2)
Time taken:
up to 20 sec
1 (4)
14 (16)
20 to 25 sec
7 (8)
24 (36)
25 to 30 sec
15 (15)
27 (22)
30 to 35 sec
22 (16)
17 (10)
35 to 40 sec
20 (14)
11 (7)
more than 40 sec
35 (43)
7 (9)
 
Total score:



20–24
1 (0)
12 (10)
15–19
8 (11)
39 (44)
10–14
34 (26)
34 (30)
5–9
44 (50)
14 (10)
0–4
13 (13)
1 (2)
Commentary
Students found hand rolling easiest, hockey dribbling somewhat harder, and soccer dribbling hardest of all.The largest gap between year 4 and year 8 occurred with hockey dribbling. There was very little change, at either year level, between 1998 and 2002.
 
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