bat and ball

Bat and ball• Racket

• Tennisball

• Shuttlecock

• Flatmarkers

What you’ll needWhat you’ll need

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Progression ideas

• Playerscanalternatewhichtypeofballtheyusetopractisetheirrally–thesoftballisalighteroptionandtheshuttlecockismoreadvanced

• Placeoneflatmarkeronthefloorandtrytostayonthespotwhilstcompletingtherally.Ifyoucomeoffthemarkeryoumustrestartcountingyourscore

• Usingtheflatmarkers,markoutalineacrossthecentreoftheroomoroutdoorspace.Youcannowpractiseyourrallybyhittingtheball/shuttlecockoverthelinetoanotherfamilymemberorfriend

• Seehowmanytimesyoucanmaintainarallybetweenyourselves,likeagameoftennis

How to play

• Playersaretoholdtheracketsothelargesurfaceareaisfacingupwards

• Startwiththetennisballinthecentreoftheracketandpushtheracketuptobegintherallyandhittingtheballwithcontrol

• Practisekeepingarallybyhittingtheballupanddownandnotdroppingitonthefloor

• Todevelopbalanceandcoordination,seehowlongyoucankeeptheballontheracketwithoutitdroppingtothefloor

• Youcancompeteagainstotherfamilymembersorfriendstoseehowmanytimesyoucanhittheballwithoutittouchingthefloor

• Theplayerwhocanhittheballthemosttimesisthewinner