Transcript Precontrol kicking Children need practice  making contact with stationary ball

Precontrol kicking
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Children need practice
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making contact with stationary ball
tapping while moving behind the ball
Control kicking
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Children need practice:
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With consistent contact with ball
Kicking for accuracy
In different directions
At various speeds
With partners
Utilization kicking
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Children need to
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Focus on accuracy and control in dynamic
situations with increased complexity
Perform skills on the move and in relation to an
opponent
Proficiency kicking
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Children should be
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Involved in game situations with more players that
require strategic play
Precontrol punting
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Children will
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Contact with other body parts than foot and often
after the ball has bounced
Succeed if more exploration time is spent with
lightweight balls that contact the foot after a
bounce and before it reaches the ground
Control punting
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Children should be able to
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Consistently make contact with the ball
Drop the ball rather than toss it
Move to make contact
Utilization punting
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Children should
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Combine punting with factors such as partner
relationships
Time limits
Accuracy
Dynamic situations
Proficiency punting
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Children can punt in dynamic, unpredictable
situations
Precontrol level: Throw/catch
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When addressing throwing and catching at this
level, give children a chance to explore with
many types of objects
Throwing should be in static situations
Catching should be with a throw made directly to
the child
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Children at the precontrol level of catching are
most likely also at the precontrol level of
throwing
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It is recommended that older children or an adult
throw to children at this level in order to eliminate
throwing inaccuracy when teaching catching
Control level: throw/catch
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Children need to practice throwing in various
static situations, but at different speeds, heights,
distances, over and under things and at various
targets
Children should practice catching with both
hands, on either side of the body, and at various
levels
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Throwing for distance will help to develop a
mature throwing pattern
Throwing at a target will develop through
distances that are close to a target at various
speeds
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Target throwing typically does not develop a mature
throwing pattern
Utilization level: throw
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Children at this level of throwing can perform
smooth throwing actions in static situations and
are ready for more dynamic settings
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Encourage traveling while throwing, throwing
accurately at moving targets, and jumping to throw
Utilization: catching
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Children at this level can consistently catch a
variety of objects with one or both hands and are
ready to catch in unpredictable situations.
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Encourage children to move in relationship to
people and objects
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For example, 3 player keep away works well!
Proficiency level: throw/catch
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Children at this level are ready for complex game
situations that are dynamic and unpredictable.
Encourage throwing and catching many different
kinds of objects and encourage movements in
relation to an opponent and with rapid changes in
speed, direction, and level
Volleying: Precontrol level
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Children are still struggling to achieve eye-hand
coordination necessary to contact the ball. They
rarely intentionally direct the flight of the ball
Provide experiences to explore volleying so they
are able to concentrate on watching the object as
it approaches and on making contact with the
object
Volleying: Control
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Children are able to strike an object continuously
with a bounce in their own space and control the
amount of force on the volley
Appropriate activities: volleying with different
body parts, striking both overhand and underhand,
striking over designated lines with a partner
Volleying: Utilization
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Children can control the direction and force of
their strikes and produce a level surface for
striking with a variety of body parts.
Children can combine different movement
concepts with the striking skill
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Move in relation to people and /or objects
Consistency and accuracy are developed
Volleying: Proficiency
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Children can move consistently and accurately in
relation to others in unpredictable and dynamic
situations
Children are able to strike an object and
simultaneously focus on surrounding activities
within the environment
Dribbling: Precontrol
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Children want to make contact with the ball so
that it comes back to them in a stationary position
Tasks should focus on exploring striking the ball
down repeatedly in self-space and then walking
and dribbling
Dribbling: Control
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Focus on varying the dribbles
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Different heights, positions around the body
Focus on dribbling with the non-dominant hand
Dribble while traveling
Dribbling: Utilization
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Incorporate dribbling into beginning game-like
situations that require combining dribbling with
other skills such as throwing, catching, dodging,
and dribbling with either hand without looking at
the ball
Dribbling: Proficiency
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At this level, dribbling is almost automatic
Children can change direction, speed, pathways at
will, and enjoy dynamic games that involve larger
groups with more complex relationships
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Volleying and dribbling require fine eye-hand
coordination
These two skills will be the last of the
fundamental skills to develop
Striking with Paddles
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Requires coordination of some familiar skills into
one
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Tossing or dropping an object
Tracking the object
Contacting the object
Compensating for the weight and length of paddle
Task Complexity
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Striking with paddles or long-handled implements
is a complex skill
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Requires development of visual tracking
Requires eye-hand coordination
Introduce these striking skills after children have
experience with striking with body parts,
specifically the hand
Task Difficulty
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Difficulty of striking with an implement increases
with the length of the implement
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Precontrol level: short-handled, lightweight
implements and light, slow traveling objects to
contact
Control level: can consistently strike a ball and are
ready for tasks involving control of direction, force,
and aerial pathway of the object
Control level activities should also allow children to
focus on the object of contact
 Children also need experience with different types of
striking implements
 Utilization level: Children can contact an object
repeatedly without missing and can send the object
various distances and in different directions
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Children are ready to apply striking skills in dynamic situations
and in cooperation with a partner
See the progression spiral for skill theme activities