Equipment

• Marker cones

• Balls and objects to throw

• Variety of targets 

Download the Week 3 target games - Hop task card to support teaching before and during the sport session.  

Learning intention 

Students are developing proficiency in the hop

 FMS consolidation activity - Snakes alive

Skill focus: Rolling the ball for accuracy

Equipment: 

• Cones to separate groups

• One softball or  medium-sized ball  per team (snake head)

• One ball per player  (e.g. tennis ball  (body of snake) 

• Tape or cones to mark the minimum throw line 

How to play: The first ball rolled becomes the head of the snake. Players deliver one ball at a time, aiming to place each ball behind the previous one. The aim is to form the longest snake.  opponents’ balls to deny access to the target. Play in groups of 4. 

• Each team plays the first ball on a signal.

• If the first ball strays to another team’s area,  the ball is played again.

• The second ball is played on a signal,  and so on for the remainder of the balls.

• To ensure the last ball is a meaningful throw,  a line is placed in front of each team and the ball must go beyond the line for the ball to count – otherwise every team will finish  with a python!

• Alternatively, set a maximum length  for the snake (e.g. 4 metres).

Boccia

Equipment: 

• Any suitable indoor or outdoor playing area. 

• Choose suitable balls if an indoor surface is used. 

• Choose dimension to suit your situation

• Playing area marked as shown

• 13 balls: 1 jack, 6 red and 6 blue (Boccia balls or alternative – bean bags, paper and tape balls, Koosh balls)  

How to play: Pronounced ‘botch‑ya’. A target game requiring players to lob as many of their balls as close to a target ball as possible. Boccia is a modified version of the game Bocce, which was founded in the Roman Empire during ancient times. Many cultures have since taken the game and evolved it into their own versions. Boccia was developed for wheelchair users and is a competitive Paralympic sport.

• The red team throws thetarget ball (called a ‘jack’) anywhere onto the ‘valid area’.

• The side throwing the jack also plays the first coloured ball.

• The opposite side then plays their first coloured ball into court, then the teams take turns for a nominated number of bowls or until everyone has had a bowl.

• If the jack is thrown or knocked out of court, it is placed on the cross and play continues.

• A tie-breaker is used if scores are level at the end. The jack ball is placed on the cross and sides toss a coin to determine the order of play.