Sport Activities
Sports Fun Day Activity Stations
1. Basketball Pass
Children work in pairs or threes and see how many passes they can complete in the given time. Children use soft balls as easier to catch. There are a couple of basketballs if older children want to use them.
SCORE: Select one pair/three to count the number of passes.
2. Throwing – ‘Sitting overhead soccer throw’ (size 4 football)
ropes ropes ropes
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Each child throws ball, stands up and retrieves it, gives ball to next person in line. All begin together and it’s continuous.
SCORE: Pick one line and record score.
3. Jumping – ‘Standing Long Jump’ tape measure x Measure out on tape, children to have practice jumps. All working at the same time. Call each child up to measure standing long jump.
SCORE: Record a point for each jump over 1m.
4. Skipping (with speed bounce challenge)
Children to complete both in the section (normal skip first). All children to have rope, target is to complete 20 skips in 30 secs. All get 5 team points for completing.
In turn all have a go at ‘speed bounce’, 15 secs counting jumps.
SCORE: Choose one child to record their number of skips and another child to record their number of bounces on the speed bounce. Add these together to get score.
5. Throwing from a distance – practice ‘Javelin Throwing’
All start together, throw javelin then when everyone has thrown, children with javelin in 1 point collect first, then 2 points collect, then 3’s….
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>>>>> 1 point 3 points 5 points 10 points
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SCORE: Choose one line (at random) and record points.
6.Running – ‘Drum Run’ continuous relay for 10 minutes. (rest base follows this activity)
1. Basketball Pass
Children work in pairs or threes and see how many passes they can complete in the given time. Children use soft balls as easier to catch. There are a couple of basketballs if older children want to use them.
SCORE: Select one pair/three to count the number of passes.
2. Throwing – ‘Sitting overhead soccer throw’ (size 4 football)
ropes ropes ropes
>>>>>
>>>>> 1 point 2 points 3 points
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
Each child throws ball, stands up and retrieves it, gives ball to next person in line. All begin together and it’s continuous.
SCORE: Pick one line and record score.
3. Jumping – ‘Standing Long Jump’ tape measure x Measure out on tape, children to have practice jumps. All working at the same time. Call each child up to measure standing long jump.
SCORE: Record a point for each jump over 1m.
4. Skipping (with speed bounce challenge)
Children to complete both in the section (normal skip first). All children to have rope, target is to complete 20 skips in 30 secs. All get 5 team points for completing.
In turn all have a go at ‘speed bounce’, 15 secs counting jumps.
SCORE: Choose one child to record their number of skips and another child to record their number of bounces on the speed bounce. Add these together to get score.
5. Throwing from a distance – practice ‘Javelin Throwing’
All start together, throw javelin then when everyone has thrown, children with javelin in 1 point collect first, then 2 points collect, then 3’s….
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>>>>> 1 point 3 points 5 points 10 points
>>>>>
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SCORE: Choose one line (at random) and record points.
6.Running – ‘Drum Run’ continuous relay for 10 minutes. (rest base follows this activity)