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Ball Skills
Ball Skills
Skills Addressed: Eye-hand coordination, overall coordination, motor planning, bilateral coordination, graded control
How to Adapt: Change the size of the ball, use a balloon or weighted ball, change the target to toss to or into, change the distance. Have the child reach in all directions to catch ie: up high or to right or left. Progression of ball catching- trap with body and arms- catch with both hands- catch with one hand. Increase difficulty level w/ tennis ball - ie: bounce catch with two hands to one hand to alternating hands.