Catch the Cushion
How many cushioned touches (foot or thigh) can your child do before the ball touches the ground?
At a glance
- Your child stands in a clear space holding the ball in both hands, at waist height.
- Your child drops it and cushions it with the foot or thigh to keep it up. Count the touches before the ball touches the ground.
- Then go again and try to beat that count.
- Progress 1: Alternate foot and thigh: every touch uses the other one.
- Progress 2: The same, with the practice foot for every foot touch.
If it's not working: Catch the ball after each touch, and count the catches in a row.
Full details: set up, how to play, tips
Set up
- Your child stands in a clear space, holding the ball in both hands at waist height.
Garden, park, indoors.
How to play
- Your child drops the ball and cushions it with the foot or thigh to keep it up.
- Count the touches before it touches the ground.
- Then go again and try to beat that count.
Make it easier
- Catch the ball after each touch, and count the catches in a row.
- Hold the ball low, about knee height, and drop it gently onto the foot.
Make it harder, step by step
- Alternate foot and thigh: every touch uses the other one.
- The same, with the practice foot for every foot touch.
Three things to say
- Soft surface, relax as the ball arrives.
Colts habit
Work hard: little and often beats one long go.
Both feet
Do a round with the practice foot only.
Heads up
Look up between touches.
Safety: Feet and thighs only. Never the head.
My best
Touches before it drops. Last time and this time. Only ever compared with their own earlier go, never with anyone else's. Saved on this device only.