In pairs one student will hold the ball with two hands, facing his/her partner. The child takes one step and kicks/passes the ball to their partner who catches the ball and kicks/passes it back. The aim is to see how many catches each pair can make without the ball bouncing in 2 minutes.
One round will be on the drop punt kick and the other round will be on passing.
Teaching points for the drop punt kick: laces away from faces, line ball up with target, spread fingers when holding the ball pointing down, hold ball same side as kicking leg, toes is where it goes (point your toes at your target), see the ball hit the foot, ball should spin backwards in the air.
Teaching points for Handball (passing): one hand under the ball, end of the ball pointing slightly up, punch the ball with a downward motion of the back top of the ball, contact arm should be bent, almost to a 90-degree angle, step forward with opposite foot when contacting the ball, swing arms forward to promote momentum. The ball must spin backward!
Teaching points for catching: eyes focused on the ball, position your body in line with the ball, have arms out ready, move forward to meet the ball.
Make distance smaller or bigger. Allow one bounce.
Change type of ball, go closer to partner.