Fundamental Movements
Fundamentals
Many Of Today’s Children In Ireland Do Not Have The Required Fundamental Movement Skills Necessary For Future Sporting Success. If Children Don't Learn The Skills Early Will Be Lost Forever No Matter How Much Training Or Coaching They Get Later In Life. In The Following We Will Look At Simple Drills That Will Improve Fundamental Movement Skills In Children And That Also Fun For Children.
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ABC’s
Agility
1. Snow Paths- Set Out About Twenty Five Coloured Cones. Allow The Children ToWalk, Hop, Skip Etc… Through Each Different Colours I.e- An ImaginaryPath Is Left Behind Them.
2. Children Run Around Seeing Who Can Touch 6 Different Colours First?
3. Mine-Field- Nominate A Set Number Of Children To Stand Along Each Side OfThe Hall. Select Two Opposite Groups To Dodge Across The ‘Mine-Field’Without Touching The ‘Mines’ Or Bumping Into Anyone. ChallengeFurther By Having Them All Come Across At The Same Time.
4.Making Shapes- The Teacher Calls Out A Shape E.g. ‘Triangle’ For GroupsTo Form.
Balance And Co-Ordination
It’s The Most Important As It Under Lines All Movement.
1. Leaning Tower- Begin Standing Straight. Attempt To Find Your Centre OfBalance By Swaying From Side To Side And Back And Forward. RepeatWith Your Eyes Closed.
2. Animal Races- Travel Like A Named Animal To A Cone And Change AnimalE.g. ‘Dog’ To ‘Rabbit’ Etc…. Partner Balance Challenge.Use Partner To Challenge Their Skills E.g. Both Holding A Rope In OneHand, Stand On One Leg And Attempt To Pull Partner On To The Other Leg.
3. Passing Under The Bridge- In Pairs Use A Ball To Pass Under Your Partner’sBridge. Who Can Pass The Ball Under The Most Times. Use Hands, Feet, OrSticks To Send The Ball.
4. ‘Stubborn Donkey’ Here One Pupil Kneels Down And Pretends To Be ADonkey. The Other Pupil Attempts To Move The Donkey By Pushing AndPulling Various Parts Of The Donkey’s Body.
RTJ’s
Running
It’s Natural For Children To Run So We Should Encourage Them To Run As Much AsPossible In A Fun Environment.
1. Gear Change- Standing On The Spot, Start Slowly E.g. ‘First Gear’ And OnSignal I.e. ‘Second Gear’ Players Move Their Feet Quicker Etc… MoveYour Feet As Fast As You Can The Arms Should Be Moving Faster Than TheirFeet.
2. Team Relays- With Ladders, Hurdles, Cones, Hoops Etc… Use ‘High Five’For Changing Over.
3. Run Letter Shapes I.e. M , Z, T, S
4. The 10/20/50/100KM Club Run This Distance Over A Set Period.
5. Tag- Use Tags Or Bibs. On The Whistle Change Chasers Or Use The WholeClass As Chasers
Jumping
Safety- Use Balls Of Feet, Bend Your Legs When Landing.
1. Speed Bounce- 30 Sec To Jump Over Hurdle, Line, Hoop, Bench- Can YouBeat Your Score By 3 The Next Time?
2. Standing High/ Long Jump- One Foot, Two Foot Take Off. Can You Beat YourLast Jump?3. ‘High 5s Pinkie’ - Two Players Of The Same Height Face Each Other. On ASignal All The Pairs Jump At The Same Time To Touch/ Clap Their Right HandsAs High As Possible. ‘High 5s Perky’ Repeat Using Left Hand. Or RunningHigh 5s.4. Log Jumps- Five Or More Players Lay On The Ground About One MetreApart. The First Player Jumps Over All The ‘Logs’ Before Lying Down At TheEnd Of The Line. As Soon As The First Runner Has Jumped Over The First‘Log’ That ‘Log’ Becomes The Next Runner.5. Other- Use Ropes, Scissor Jumps, Jump With Twist, Quarter Turns,Clockwise And Anti-Clockwise.
Throwing
1. Sitting With Legs Opposite A Wall, Roll The Ball Against It. Repeat ByKneeling. Can You Get 10, 20 Etc…?2. Toss The Bag- Using Bean Bags Line Group Up About 2m Apart. On SignalEveryone Throws Their Bean Bags. OR Split Class Half Throw While OtherHalf Collect And Throw Back Into A Basket. Team That Has Least Amount OfBeanbags Wins In 30secs.3. One Arm Bandit: Who Can Throw The Furthest?4. Target Games- Throw Into 3 Hoops Different Distances Away. Try ThisLying Down, Kneeling And Standing With Right And Left Hands.
CPKS
Catching And Passing
Always Use Different Sizes Of Balls And Different Equipment To Strike Them.1. Partners- How Many Passes In 30 Sec? Can You Get 20 Passes WithoutDropping The Ball? Stand On One Leg, Pass With ‘Other’ Hand, PartnerPoint To Right Or Left To Where They Want The Ball And Partners Bounce TheBall To Each Other.2. ‘Piggy In The Middle’ Work In Threes One In Middle And Two At Sides WithA Ball. Player In Middle Must Receive A Roll, Bounce, Chest Or High PassAnd Pass It Back. How Many Can You Do? Can You Beat Your Number By6?3. Balloons- Hold Balloon Up For Partner To Catch. Ask Children To Hop/SkipUp To Catch The Balloon. Work With A Ball After Between Two.4. Target Bounces- Use Scattered Hoops As Targets To Bounce Ball In. WhoCan Bounce Ball In A Set Numer Of Hoops First?2. Swop Shop- With A Class Of 30 Children Set Out About 27 Balls. The ChildrenHave To Pick One Up And Set It Down Still Then Go To Pick Up Another. Work InPairs
Kicking
Try To Have One Ball For Everyone Or Between Two. Use Larger Softer Balls WithBeginners. Beanbags, Balloons, Balls Etc… Can Be Used.1. Dribbling- Keep Ball Inside ‘Magic Semi-Circle/Rainbow’ Walk, Jog,Sideways, Backwards. Hold Up Fingers Or Cone Colours- Pupils Have ToCall Out How Many You Are Showing.2. Obstacle Course- Set Up A Simple Course With Cones To Dribble Throw AndOthers For Goals To Score Through. Let The Children Move Around With ABall Of Their Own. How Many Laps Can You Do?3. Through The Gap- Set Two Cones For Pupils To Kick Their Ball Through.How Many Can You Get Through In One Minute? Increase/Decrease TheGap Size.4. Wall Rebounds- Stand 3m Off The Wall. Can You Get 10, 30 Etc… Passes.Kick Stop The Ball And Kick Again.5. Timed Kicking- Girls V Boys Girls Kick The Ball Away. Boys Collect TheBalls And Return It To A Coned Area. Swap Around.
Striking
Equipment- Hand, Fist, Small And Larger Bats, Sticks, Bean Bags, Balloons, TennisBalls, Indoor Sliothars1. Use A Wall – To Strike Ball Off The Wall How Many In One Minute?2. Cone Dribble- Use The Spaced Out Cones To Dribble In And Out Of.3. Rounders4. Targets- Hit Lines On The Wall, Skittles, Hoops Or Benches. 5. Partner Work- How Many Passes In One Minute?6. Poc Fada- How Far Can You Strike The Ball?
If you click on the following links you'll see fundamental movements in action in other sports, drills that they use and how fundamental movements are common to all sports.
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