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Early Years Motor Screening Programme

Acquiring Body Control - Block B 

Ball control with racket

Ball control

Half kneel and twist

Using a hoop, use the tennis racket to roll the ball around the hoop slowly and control.
Children use their hand to roll their ball around the hoop slowly and with control.
This builds on block A, children to begin kneeling down and then lift a leg up and forward, but this one twist to turn in one direction. Repeat with the other leg.

Hopping

Jumping side to side

Kneeling and moving

Moving table

Children need to hop on one leg and then repeat on the other. The idea is to have controlled movements and not be shaking side to side.
This is a two footed jump from side to side. Ensure children have enough space.
Children form a table position and try to keep their core muscles engages whilst they walk up and down a mat in a table position.
kneeling whilst hips up and forward, walking on knees forwards and backwards.

Roll and stop racket

Roll and stop

Rolling

Side to side kneeling

The concept is to use the tennis racket to control the ball without the ball rolling away.
Children to roll the ball and run forward and stop.
Children to roll over and back keeping bodies extended and as long as possible.
The children need to kneel down and move side to side.

Cat

Total extension

Total flexion

Children are on hands and knees and they need to arch their back and curl their back – angry cat, and happy cat.
Ask children to lay on their backs and stretch with their arms above their heads and toes points – try to make themselves as long as possible and hold for 10 seconds.
Children to form a tuck position on the floor, tucking chin on chest and curling into a small ball, using their arms to hug their knees.

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