Welcome to Fizzy’s training games
Name:
Ball Skills Level Three
There are three levels to the ball skills games
and this is the third and final level. Play the
games in any order until you are good at all of
them. You should then be an expert.
Tick the boxes at the bottom of the page
when you can do each game well. The games
should be fun and are intended to be flexible.
For example they could be played daily for
10 minutes or twice a week for 15 minutes.
Equipment list
Clear wall space
Medium ball
Tennis balls
Hoops
Beanbags
Suggestions for leisure activities
Swimming/water play
Judo/karate
Gym clubs
Horse riding
Trainee:
Tumble Tots
Trampolining
Dancing
Further helpful suggestions:
(To be completed by your therapists)
Your therapists:
Name:
Phone:
Fizzy’s training games:
Ball Skills
Level Three
Name:
Phone:
Contact details
Integrated Therapy and Care Co-ordination Services
Children’s Assessment Centre,
Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, Kent CT1 3NG
Phone: 01227 783042 Web: www.kentcht.nhs.uk
Green Banks
Westfield Road, Garlinge, Margate, Kent CT9 5PA
Phone: 01233 898950
A programme compiled by
occupational therapists
and physiotherapists
Hello, my name is
Fizzy and I’ll show
you what to do.
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Leaflet code: 00315
Date of Publication: May 2014
Date of Review: May 2016
Please refer to the leaflet A guide to using
the Fizzy Training Programme before beginning.
Excellent care,
healthy communities
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Ball Skills Level Three
Child’s name:
1
Throw and catch a tennis ball between you
and your partner.
2
With a bounce.
Without a bounce.
How many catches can you do
with a bounce?
without a bounce?
Watch
the ball.
How many catches
can you do without
dropping the ball?
2m3m
5
10
6
Throw and catch a tennis ball off a wall.
4
2 and
3 me
tres
Throw and catch a bouncy football off a wall.
Let the ball bounce once on the floor. Then
try catching the ball before it bounces.
Throw and
catch a
tennis ball
between
you and
your partner
as you
walk slowly
opposite
each other.
5
Make sure the
ball bounces
well.
Keep in line with
your partner.
Get ready
to catch.
tres
2 me
2
Keep
changing
the
direction
frequently.
8
Throw and catch a tennis ball with your
partner while one of you moves around
slowly. Now speed it up.
Kick a ball between you and your partner
while one of you moves around slowly.
Now speed up.
Watch
the ball.
How many
kicks can
you return?
5
10
15
How many
catches can you
do in a row?
5
10
Without a bounce.
1
Throw a ball, beanbag, and quoit around
a circle. This time when the leader calls
change, start throwing in the opposite
direction.
CHANGE!
How far down the
hall can you walk?
half the hall
the whole hall
How many catches can you do
with a bounce?
without a bounce?
Tick each box when you can
do the exercises really well
Stand in a circle
with a few other
people. Throw
a beanbag,
ball and quoit
around the
circle in the
same direction.
Then try
throwing in
the opposite
direction.
7
Watch for the
ball, keep
looking.
With a bounce.
Look who’s
throwing to you now.
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4
5
6
7
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