NAME OF ACTIVITY: Kick Jack

GRADE LEVEL: K-12

EQUIPMENT NEEDED: 1 beach ball, balloon or age appropriate ball per every 6-10 players.

HIGHLIGHTS: eye-foot coordination, soccer juggling, cooperation and teamwork  

INSTRUCTIONS: Divide the class into teams of 6-10.  Each team is given a beach ball or age/skill appropriate ball.  The object of the game is to keep the ball in the air as long as possible, using only feet and knees only.  You can track this game based on time or based upon the number of consecutive hits. A player may not hit more than 3 times consecutively.  Each team will work to beat their own "world record".
     Variation - As team improve, have the teams compete against each other.  At the end of the class, I will hold a small single elimination tournament.

HELPFUL HINTS: You can really change the skill level of this game easily.  You can use anything from a balloon to real soccer balls to a hacky sack.  You can also limit the number of consecutive hits per person.  You can even make it so each player must get 1 hit before any other player can hit twice (super difficult).

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