Coaching Points
Keep your fingers spread wide and keep your eyes on the ball throughout, try building up a ladder of streaks. If you are struggling on one side, practice that side in isolation then try using both sides again, did that help?
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Perform the task continuously for 10 seconds
Silver Challenge
Perform the task continuously for 20 seconds
Gold Challenge
Perform the task continuously for 30 seconds
Coaching Points
Spread your fingers wide and strike the ball with the centre of the palm of your hand. Practice striking without the catching until you can do it with control. The ball should go just above the head in front of the body so you can catch it easily.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Perform the task continuously 5 times in row
Silver Challenge
Perform the task continuously 10 times in row
Gold Challenge
Perform the task continuously 15 times in row
Coaching Points
Spread your fingers wide apart and strike the ball up into the air so that it bounces on the ground in between you and your partner. Concentrate and be ready to move to where the ball bounces.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Record your best score after 5 goes with your partner. To complete Bronze you must double this score
Silver Challenge
In 3 goes, try to beat 100 total strikes
Gold Challenge
Play continuously for 60 seconds
Coaching Points
This task is all about how you use your power, you need to go from a soft touch with one hand to a more powerful one with the other to make the ball bounce off the ground. Try saying the words soft and hard as you perform the task.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Perform the task continuously for 10 seconds
Silver Challenge
Perform the task continuously for 20 seconds
Gold Challenge
Perform the task continuously for 30 seconds
Coaching Points
Keep your fingers spread wide and keep your eyes on the ball throughout, try building up a ladder of streaks. Practicing turning your hand over in quick succession will also help you with this task.... how many times can you turn your hand over in ten seconds?
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Perform the task continuously 10 times in row
Silver Challenge
Perform the task continuously 20 times in row
Gold Challenge
Perform the task continuously 30 times in row
Coaching Points
Keep your fingers spread wide and keep your eyes on the ball throughout, try building up a ladder of streaks. If you are struggling on one side, practice that side in isolation then try using both sides again, did that help?
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Perform the task continuously 10 times in row
Silver Challenge
Perform the task continuously 20 times in row
Gold Challenge
Perform the task continuously 30 times in row
Coaching Points
Spread your fingers wide, strike the ball with the centre of your hand and keep your eyes on the ball at all times. Start off with a 2 hit streak, then a 3 hit streak and so on until you get toooo.... a gazillion hit streak.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Perform the task continuously 10 times in row
Silver Challenge
Perform the task continuously 20 times in row
Gold Challenge
Perform the task continuously 30 times in row
Coaching Points
This task is all about how you use your power, you need to go from a soft touch to a more powerful one to make the ball bounce off the ground. Try saying the words soft and hard as you perform the task.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Perform the task continuously for 10 seconds
Silver Challenge
Perform the task continuously for 20 seconds
Gold Challenge
Perform the task continuously for 30 seconds