Swing, Step, Throw (always stepping with opposite foot)Īfter teaching for a while, you’ll see the common errors and can help kids remember to overcome these by going over the most important things like “make sure you are stepping with the OPPOSITE FOOT!” ? Catching Cuesįor catching cues, I always go over the ready position which is hands up and knees bent. I also like to discuss with kids the concept of catching with thumbs together or pinkies together. If the ball coming towards them is more likely going over their belly button, their thumbs should be together or similar to a hands-up position. If the ball is more likely going under their belly button, their pinkies would be together or in hands down position. I always take time in discussing these, making sure that everyone is on the same page.

Visualization ExerciseĪs you see in the video I do a visualization exercise with my students before we begin. I’ve always found it really helpful to have kids visualize the skill and go through the motions without the ball before we get into the task or activity, this will increase their chances of performing it correctly once they have a ball in their hand.įor the station activities you see in the video, I have the exact same directions at EVERY SINGLE STATION, and switch up the type of ball to change the station. Having the same directions makes it much more simple for the young students to understand what to do since they repeat the same thing at every station, but are using a different ball. Self Toss and catch the ball 8 in a row.

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