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Name of Activity: Statues and Dribblers

Suggested Grade Level: 4th and Up

Materials Needed: Cones for general space, balls to dribble with the feet

Description of Idea

On the teachers signal the Dribblers are to dribble the ball with their feet throughout the space trying not to lose control of the ball (important cue "soft taps on ball"). When they come to a Statue they are to "foot pass" the ball through the statues feet and quickly run around the statue and trap the ball on the other side of the statue. (NOTE: They can't make the pass from behind the statue-it must be from the front of the statue). They continue dribbling from there trying to keep control and finding other statues to pass the ball through. Switch dribblers and statues.

Variations:

Challenge them to go through as many statues as possible a minute or two

Use cones in place of the student statues

After passing the ball through a statue have students go around a cone that is lining the playing area

Teaching Suggestions:

Encourage students to use "very soft taps" on the ball for control

Statues can't take the ball from the dribbler

Make sure the statues are standing far away from other statues so there is room to get ball on other side