Camp games with tennis balls

Gently hit the balls to the other side using your racket as the kids try and avoid getting hit by the ball. If they get hit with the ball, you get the point. This game is an excellent exercise for quick reaction and footwork practice. This game will require the use of 12 tennis ball cans with lids. Set up the cans on one side of the court scattered within two vertical rows; 6 cans with the lids up and 6 cans with the lids down. Two children will compete for one minute flipping the cans on the opposite side until they have all been turned over in the opposite direction.

The person who gets the most completed wins. This game will build endurance and strengthen their dynamic balance. This game can be played in a few various ways and will work great with children between the ages of 5 and 7.

To set up the game you will need to place 5 cones on each side of the court. The first variation of the game is played with the coach on one side of the net and the kids on the other. Each side takes a turn tossing the ball to the other side keeping it inside the bounds. Each ball that remains in bounds gets placed on a cone and the side who gets the first 5 balls on the cones wins the game. The next variation is played with two kids, one on each side of the net.

They toss the ball just like the first variation except for this time they will try and hit a cone for a point. The next variation of this game is played with one child tossing the ball to the other side where that child will hit the ball with the racket and the last variation of the game will end with both players using a racket.

The four squares should be numbered from 1 to 4 clockwise so that the numbers are diagonal from each other i. The receiver must allow the ball to bounce inbounds once before hitting the ball to the square of their choice.

When a ball bounces out of bounds that player is eliminated until there is only one person left on the playing field. You can mix it up a bit by starting the kids with tossing the tennis ball before using the rackets and you can start from the lowest to the highest number if you wish.

You can also rotate the kids around the squares when they get hit to keep them in the game. This is great for an eye-hand coordination exercise and balance. They should start by standing still and then gradually building up a pace of walking as fast as they can without dropping the ball.

You may also use smaller balls, such as a soccer ball or playground ball. Objective: To keep the ball in the air without it touching the ground. The team that can keep the ball in the air for the longest wins. Second option: Do another drill where players must do continuous squats while keeping the ball up in the air this game is called Big Mashed Potato. You can reach her at www. Coach Your Clients to Weight-management Success.

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View the Certified News Archive ». No material may be reprinted without permission. Save now. This is a big deal! Save more with course bundles. Limited time! Resolve to move forward. Map out a large square I work in a school gymnasium so I use the entire room and place 1 bucket in each corner and 1 in the middle.

Fill the one in the middle with balls. Teams takes it in turns relay style to run to the middle, collect a ball, then put it in their team bucket. The team with the most balls wins and gets to pick an exercise for the other teams to perform. Very simple I know, but just telling my clients the name of the game brings a grin to their faces! I usually get everyone to join in at the end of the session for the penalties, but it is up to you!

About Brenda: My name is Brenda Doran. This takes about 30 minutes to complete depending on how hard your participants work. It is self-directed and paced. I put each exercise on an index card and tape them vertically to ski poles numbered and listed in order so participants can quickly refer to them. The poles also plant in the grass easily. I currently teach my outdoor camps to private corporations and government entities. I usually have a very diverse group of ages and abilities! I enjoy using games at camp.

Freeze Tag. Everyone runs in a designated area. If someone runs by you and high fives you — you become free and can run again. Think of a phrase. Each letter also gets a small number in the corner representing number of reps of that exercise.

I post these randomly around the space you have. Enough for one for each client. As soon as they complete the exercise they come to me to receive their tile. I give them disposable cups or plastic baggies to keep their tiles in. I usually bring a prize that night small gift card, water bottle, health magazine … and the first person to complete the task and have the phrase solved wins it!

So, with those round disk cones look like funny rugby kicking tees? Half of them right way up and half flipped over. So one team wants all the cones up the right way, the other team wants them all flipped over. Time is dependant on fitness and distance spread but 3 rounds of about a minute work well.

When the whistle blows, teams stand back at sides of the game field and the cones are counted up. Losing team completes 5 burpees while winning team has a drink and instuctor flips so cones a half and half again.

The ladies bring the kids along too and they play while we exercise. The goal of the game is not to let the ball touch the ground. Squash Ball This game is ideal for young players between the ages of four and six. Hit and Catch This is a fun tennis lesson for older kids. Ball Balance Ball balance is a standard balancing game that can be played by all kids, regardless of their age or skill level.

Learn Fun Tennis Drills for Kids at Bayview Village Tennis Camp If your child is interested in learning to play tennis, but needs that extra push, enrolling them in a tennis summer camp for kids is a great solution. The following two tabs change content below. Bio Latest Posts. Peter Nielsen, a certified O. A Level III coach, has successfully worked with juniors at all levels of the game, from grass roots to the international level.

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