Coaching Points
Try to strike the ball straight up into the air so that you do not have to move around as much. Timing is crucial in this activity.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Can you strike the ball twice in a row, hitting it up into the air as high as you can?
Silver Challenge
Can you strike the ball three times in a row, hitting it up into the air as high as you can?
Gold Challenge
Can you strike the ball four times in a row, hitting it up into the air as high as you can?
Coaching Points
Hold the hoop in your fingertips and rotate your wrist in one direction. Move your feet out of the way to give the hoop plenty of space to spin. Untwist your wrist as fast as you can, lifting your hand upwards as you release with your fingertips.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Can you spin the hoop around with your dominant hand?
Silver Challenge
Can you spin the hoop around with your non dominant hand?
Gold Challenge
Can you spin two hoops at the same time; one in each hand?
Coaching Points
Place your arms to the side to help you balance, place your standing foot firmly on the ground just beside the cone with a slight bend at the knee. Try to stand up tall without leaning your upper body. Push your weight through the standing foot and gently touch the top of the cone with the other foot. When you jump and switch, try to land both feet at the same time. To begin practice using smaller cones that are closer together before increasing the distance and size of the cones.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Can you jump all the way down the line of cones without knocking any over?
Silver Challenge
Can you jump all the way down the line of cones twice in a row without knocking any over?
Gold Challenge
Can you jump all the way down the line of cones three times in a row without knocking any over?
Coaching Points
Put your arms out to the side to help you balance. Move slowly with control, putting your foot flat on the floor.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Complete the task 5 times your age.
Silver Challenge
Move in slow motion 30 times. So that you move for longer than 3 seconds on each step.
Gold Challenge
Draw a picture of yourself completing the task, write down the important things to do
Coaching Points
Begin moving slowly with control, look up to see where the cones and other players are.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Can you run for 30 seconds without touching any other players or the cones?
Silver Challenge
Can you run backwards for 30 seconds without touching any other players or the cones?
Gold Challenge
Can you jump for 30 seconds without touching any other players or the cones?
Coaching Points
When dribbling, try to keep the ball under control and close to your feet by taking softer touches. Try to stay away from the defender by looking up to see where the defender is and also where the space is. Try not to panic if the defender is close to capturing you and focus on your dribbling skills.
You will need: 
Bronze Challenge
Can you score 3 points by dribbling through 3 gates before the defender tags you?
Silver Challenge
Can you score 5 points by dribbling through 5 gates before the defender tags you?
Gold Challenge
Can you score 8 points by dribbling through 8 gates before the defender tags you?
Coaching Points
After each exchange, take a moment to pause and think about the next action. The trick is to stay in time, to help you could countdown from 3,2,1 before you throw/roll the ball.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Complete 6 successful throws in under 10 seconds
Silver Challenge
Complete 12 successful throws in row without moving your feet
Gold Challenge
Complete 20 successful throws in row without moving your feet, in under 30 seconds
Coaching Points
Keep looking at the ring as you pass it around your bodies and practice passing the ring in both directions. Keep your hands on your side of the body and try not to reach around into your partners zone.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Complete 5 in a row
Silver Challenge
Complete 10 in a row
Gold Challenge
Complete 15 in a row
Coaching Points
When dribbling, try to keep the ball under control and close to your feet by taking softer touches. Try to stay away from the defender by looking up to see where the defender is and also where the space is. Try not to panic if the defender is close to capturing you and focus on your dribbling skills.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Can you play this game for 5 minutes with your friends?
Silver Challenge
Can you think of a new rule to add to this game for the attackers?
Gold Challenge
Can you think of a new rule to add to this game for the defenders?
Coaching Points
Before you begin, ensure your fingers are interlaced and you both have a comfortable grip. The best players are not always the strongest in this game. To be successful you should try to use the force that your opponent is generating against them. For example, if they are pushing you as hard as they can, you could quickly change from pushing them back to pulling them forwards making them lose their balance.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Compete against somebody you know will be a tough opponent!
Silver Challenge
Take a moment to think about the last match you played, think about who won and what enabled them to win?
Gold Challenge
Play some games with a cone on your head and try to make the other players cone fall off first!
Coaching Points
When dribbling, try to keep the ball under control and close to your feet by taking softer touches, this way you will be ready to turn around and accelerate away from the Lion. Once you have turned, quickly and accelerate away keeping the ball under control as you increase your speed.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Can you dribble back to the start from level 1, without the lion tagging you?
Silver Challenge
Can you dribble back to the start from level 2, without the lion tagging you?
Gold Challenge
Can you dribble back to the start from level 3, without the lion tagging you?