Welcome to Fizzy’s training games
Name:
Balance Level Three
There are three levels to the balance games
and this is level three. 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
Squashy mat (crash mat)
Bench
Beanbags
Blindfold
Twister game
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:
Balance
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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Address: Customer Care Team,
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Leaflet code: 00312
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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Balance Level Three
Child’s name:
Hopping:
How far in metres,
can you hop
forwards, backwards
and sideways?
How many steps
can you take?
5
7
10
5
1
Now swap
legs.
How many
seconds
can you keep
still for?
leftright
3
5
10
Statues:
Stand very
still on one
leg while your
partner gently
pushes you.
2
Walk toe to heel backwards in a straight
line. You can look to see where you’re going.
Walk backwards toe to heel in a straight
line without looking. Then try with a
beanbag on your head.
How many steps
can you take?
5
7
10
Tick each box when you can
do the exercises really well
1
2
3
How long can you balance for
leftright
eyes open?
eyes closed? on a mat?
Stand on one
leg with your
arms folded.
Try with your
eyes closed or
use a blindfold.
Also try on a
squashy mat.
6
Hop into
five
squares
marked
out on
the floor.
Swap legs.
How many steps
can you do?
5
7
10
3
8
Walk backwards
along a bench.
7
Do four
hops and
stop. Now
try hop and
stop, hop
and stop.
Keep going
for as long
as you can.
Now try hopping in
different directions
as called out by
your partner.
How far can you
hop
forwards?
backwards?
sideways?
Forward
Left
Right
Can you
beat your
record?
How many hops
can you do?
leftright
3
5
10
9
Play Twister
10
Play hopscotch.
Don’t touch
the lines.
18 inches
or 45cm
Don’t wobble.
Which number
can you reach?
Hop, Stop, Hop
4
5
6
7
8
9
10