Cushion Clock
Solo living room game for tiny sole-of-the-foot control in every direction.
Four cushions at 12, 3, 6 and 9 o'clock, one big step from the middle; roll the ball out to each one and back with the sole.
Set up
- The child stands in the middle with the ball.
- Place the 4 cushions like a clock, at 12, 3, 6 and 9 o'clock, each 1 m (one big step) from the middle.
A clear 2 m by 2 m patch of floor (about 3 giant steps each way) in the living room.
How to play
- Using only the sole, roll the ball to touch the 12 o'clock cushion and pull it back to the middle, then do 3, 6 and 9.
- One lap of all four is one clock.
- Count how many clocks you can do in 60 seconds, then try to beat your own number.
- Finish with one lap using the practice foot only.
Make it easier
- Move the cushions closer (half a metre).
- Allow any part of the foot.
Make it harder
- Go anticlockwise.
- Practice foot only for the whole 60 seconds.
Three things to say
- Soft touches, like stroking a cat.
- Keep going when the ball runs away.
- Only beat your own score, nobody else's.
Colts habit
Work hard for the full 60 seconds.
Both feet
Finish with a practice-foot lap.
Heads up
Feel the ball, look at the next cushion.
For your birth year
Pick a birth year to show the tweak for that group.
- 2020 to 2021
- One cushion at a time is fine and no clock is needed.
- 2016 to 2017
- Alternate feet on every cushion.
Safety: Use a soft or indoor ball. Clear breakables from the patch of floor.
My best
Clocks in 60 seconds. Last time and this time. Only ever compared with your own earlier go, never with anyone else. Saved on this device only.