Fundamental Movement Skills Programme

Week One

Warm up
North, South, East, West.
Class split into four groups, groups sent to four areas, coach designates the areas as either N.S.E.W. or indicates the areas with coloured cones. Children are then moved around the areas after first being warned that they must be aware of their own space and what happens if we invade each other’s space.

Main Theme
Stopping/rolling and catching.
(Balance, agility and spatial awareness, reaction time and speed)
E.g., One hand intercept, two-hand intercept. Differentiated as appropriate.
Catching. E.g., Close catching, simple to complex (one hand, cover eyes, increase number of balls, size, different objects)

Game Activity
Ball Stealing.
To incorporate skills learnt in the main theme.
Split group into 5 teams, each team has a ring, position groups in circle around another ring, this ring is filled with tennis balls. Groups race to transfer balls from central ring to own ring by, rolling, bouncing, and throwing.

Comments
During the game the coach encourages spatial awareness.