Theme
Moving and coordination
Practise
jumping, throwing, balancing, hitting
Notes
Group session
1h
- put some cones or rackets on the floor in a large zigzag
- put balls on the all the cones on the left
- split the group into two teams and stand them at opposite ends of the court
- one at a time the player picks up the first ball from the left and puts it onto the first cone on the right
- repeat moving up the zigzag and until all the balls have been moved from the left to the right cones
- high-five the next person and they come back in the other direction doing the same
https://www.instagram.com/p/BjkOEyaluUD
- put some cones in a row
- dribble a ball on the floor around the cones
- when you get to the end, hit the ball hockey-style back to the next person in the line
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQazhudg8Ud
- split the group into two teams
- randomly scatter cones around the court
- one team has to turn the cones up (volcanos) while the other team is trying to turn the same cones upside down (lakes)
- call ‘stop’ after 30 seconds to see who has the most volcanoes or lakes
- repeat
https://www.instagram.com/p/BG5Kbb3MQYL
- Lay two or three hurdles out in a row
- Play follow my leader, jumping over them and walk back to the start
- Use various jumping and landing combinations to test strength, coordination and balance – forwards / sideways, wide stance / narrow stance
https://www.instagram.com/p/BnjePdgFc0K/
- In pairs
- One person planks (or lay on the floor) while the other person jumps over them
- The ‘plank’ then makes a bridge and the ‘jumper’ crawls underneath them
- Swap over
- Race to see who can complete 5 sets the quickest
https://www.instagram.com/p/BkaS15OFopN
- Lay some markers out on the floor in a line far enough apart that the players have to lunge when stepping on them
- in pairs one person holds a lunge position while the other player has to roll a ball through their partners legs
- the player then lunges onto the next marker
- swap over
- progress by using smaller or larger balls
- progress again by using a racket to try and block the ball from going though your legs
https://www.instagram.com/p/BnmbqfiH-Dw
- In pairs
- One person planks (or lay on the floor) while the other person jumps over them
- The ‘plank’ then makes a bridge and the ‘jumper’ crawls underneath them
- Swap over
- Race to see who can complete 5 sets the quickest
https://www.instagram.com/p/BkaS15OFopN
- To encourage hitting using your arm and racket, and not moving the body or legs
- put a cone on your head
- coach feeds balls
- if the cone slips off, you know there is too much movement
- start by hitting balls while in the lunge position
- progress to having two feet together and stepping forward when you’re ready to hit
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlQYT86F0Uq
- hitting in pairs, keeping swings small
- targets (paper, markers or court lines) help focus the aim and coordination
- the coach moves around and reminds the players about keeping their racket up and their lunges long
https://www.instagram.com/p/BjS5ebFFKpf
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Pancakes
use beanbags as pancakes and rackets as frying pans
Flip the beanbags off the racket, and catch
Flip the beanbags off the racket between pairs and catch
Throw the beanbag up with the left hand and catch on the racket
hockey
roll the ball along the floor, stop it and hit it back.
roll the ball along the floor, don’t let it stop and hit it back.
roll the ball along the floor, move to it, stop it and hit back
Add cones to aim for and to hit though