bat and ball
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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