Bounce, Catch, Clap A Small Ball - To Self

Purpose:

Understand the movement, timing velocity of the ball

Develop aim, control.

Attune to the 'other'; perceive if they are ready, get the ball to them at a catchable height and speed.

Directions:

As much as possible give all these instructions non-verbally, through gesture.

The more a student senses that moment the more they invoke their 'salience/feel network, not just their do/ deal network. (Network Balance Model).

Teacher place the ball in the students right hand

Stand about 5 feet apart.

Through gesture indicate to student to bounce the ball into your open left hand near your hip.

Catch ball clap the ball in your left hand.

Rainbow clap it into your right hand.

Be sure student is ready to catch- left hand open, eyes giving attention.

Bounce the ball to students left hand.

Indicate to them to rainbow clap the ball into their right hand.

Continue these bounces back and forth.

Maintain a stable rhythm.

Count off to a stop. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,Stop.

Find a way to celebrate your efforts and successes.

- Throw using a hand shake position.

- Catch the ball with palm facing up.

- Clap the ball to the other hand strongly enough so the the sound it audible.

Level 1

The more a student senses that moment the more they invoke their 'salience/feel network, not just their do/ deal network. (Network Balance Model).

Glitches:

• Student can't catch the ball with one hand.
1. Have him/her trap the ball with their hand against his/her torso.
• Student doesn't do a mid-line crossing rainbow clap.
1. Have them watch you do a rainbow clap, do it slowly with emphasis.
2. Move their hands with you hands in the rainbow motion.
• Student bounces too low or too close to you the the ball goes to your knees.
1. Move and point the exact path of the ball from the students hand to your hand, particularly the spot on the floor. Use slow deliberate movements for clarity, and contact. Student often are in a sympathetic state. Moving slowly and firmly with solid eye contact can help them get into a ventral vagal state.