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. 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. Visualization ExerciseĪs you see in the video I do a visualization exercise with my students before we begin. I always take time in discussing these, making sure that everyone is on the same page. If the ball is more likely going under their belly button, their pinkies would be together or in hands down position. 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. I also like to discuss with kids the concept of catching with thumbs together or pinkies together. 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.The cues poster I created that you see in the video is also included in the Throwing and Catching resource pack at the bottom of this post and also included in our skill cues poster pack.Īs you saw in the video my cues for the underhand throw are: In teaching any skill it’s always best practice to break down the critical features of the skill into cue words that will make it super simple for students to remember the most important components of the skill.
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