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Name of Activity: Wall Golf
Purpose of Activity: To improve or better accuracy while striking with a racket or paddle.
Prerequisites: General Striking with Rackets and Paddles
Suggested Grade Level: 3-5
Materials Needed: Up to 9 hula hoops, Same amount of poly spots as hula hoops, 1 racket per student, 1 shuttle-cock per student, Some type of numbers to mark the holes with, Ex) Paper and Markers would be best, and tape to tape them on the wall or ground
Description of Idea The game is simple and very similar to golf. Tape hula hoops around the area of play on the walls varying in different locations. You can have as many as you want depending on space. Have both a hula hoop and a poly spot with a number 1 on them so the children know that poly spot 1 corresponds with hula hoop 1 and etc. The student must stand on the poly spot for the first hit and then where ever the shuttle cock lands is where they take the next hit. The object is to hit it in the hula hoop in as few times as possible. Have the students keep up with their own score. Ex) If it takes you two times to hit hole 1, your score is two. Then it takes you three times to hit hole 2, your score is now five. The holes can vary in distances. Anywhere from 3 ft. away to the whole size of area. Divide the class into as many groups as you have holes.
Variations: Have partners share a shuttle-cock and take turns hitting it toward the target.
Assessment Ideas: Have them keep up with their score the whole time and write it down. The lower the score the better. You can set goals depending how difficult you make the game. Ex) If you are playing 9 holes and it is somewhat easy, you could tell them the object is to not get over 20 strokes
Adaptations for Students with Disabilities: A couple ways to make this easier are.... You could use a larger racket or one with a shorter handle. You could make the holes on the wall larger. You could make the distance of the holes shorter.
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