Pattern Ball - P.E.

We have been learning to communicate and work as a team.

In P.E. we have been playing Pattern Ball. We were in groups of 5 or more and had to create a pattern so that everyone caught and threw the ball once in the pattern. To work out the pattern, once we had thrown the ball, we bobbed down. We couldn't throw it to the person next to us. On the completion of the pattern, we continued throwing the ball in the pattern - it formed a closed loop.

Next, we increased the speed to see if we could beat the number of catches in 30 seconds - it was warp speed! 
To add another challenge, we introduced a second ball which had to be bounced, and once we achieved that challenge, we used a third ball which had to be a rugby pass.

With three balls going, it was very important we remembered our initial conversations about communiction. We found that calling the person's name before we threw the ball AND making eye-contact worked very well. We also asked questions: Was that throw too hard? Was the throw straight? Working as a team and saying postive comments to each other helped us.

We also talked about the different passess and what we needed to do:

Chest Pass:
1. Hold the ball to your chest.

2. Knees slightly bent and feet shoulder width apart.

3. Step forward with your foot finishing with your arms fully extended and thumbs down.

4. Aim the ball to your partners chest height.

5. Aim for a straight pass because loopy balls take too long in the air.

Bounce Pass:

1. Hold the ball to your chest.

2. Knees slightly bent and feet shoulder width apart.

3. Step forward with one foot and pass to you partner with a 'snapping' action.

4. The ball should bounce 2/3 of the way from the passer to the receiver.

Rugby Pass:

1. Hold the ball in both hands.

2. Stand sideways from the person you are throwing the ball to.

3. Use your fingers to control the ball.

4. Look at the person you are throwing the ball to and swing your arms towards them.

5. Use the arm furtherest away from the person you are passing to, to push the ball.

6. Use the other hand to just guide the ball.

7. Flick your fingers and wrists so that the fingers end up pointing towards your target.

Having a positive artitude, never giving up, treating others kindly and responding to challenges with enthusiasm really helped and are attitiudes we can use in our lives.

Check out our individual blogs to see the Screencastifys of Pattern Ball.