Bronze Challenge
Trap the rope 3 times with either hand.
Silver Challenge
Trap the rope 5 times with both your left and right hand.
Gold Challenge
Play this game against 3 different people!
Coaching Points
Practice by running up to a stationary ball, then build up the speed from slower to faster. Put the standing foot next to the ball and quickly put the hand on the opposite side on the top of the ball before it rolls away.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Complete the task using your stronger hand 3 times in a row
Silver Challenge
Complete the task using your weaker hand 3 times in a row
Gold Challenge
Complete the task 6 times in a row, using your stronger hand for 3 and your weaker hand for 3
Coaching Points
Place your middle three fingers in the centre of the cones and rest your thumb and pinky finger on the outer edge. As you lift the cones from by your knees to release the ball, try and rotate your pinky fingers up through the midline to thrust the ball up into the air. When catching; keep your eyes on the ball and be ready to move your body and hands to where the ball is going to land. Make a bowl out of the two cones under the ball as it falls and then close it back up to secure the ball once you have caught it.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Can you catch 10 in a row from 6 steps away?
Silver Challenge
Can you catch 15 in a row from 8 steps away?
Gold Challenge
Can you throw and catch for 90 seconds without dropping a single catch?
Coaching Points
Keep focused by watching both bibs at the same time, be ready to move quickly. Practice catching with both hands so that you get good on both sides.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Catch 3 bibs in a row
Silver Challenge
Catch 5 bibs in a row
Gold Challenge
Catch 8 bibs in a row