Thank you for continuing to watch out workout series
Anthony and Bill are going to show you and demonstrate
how you can work on developing "catching"or that
motor coordination activity. That Hand, Eye coordination
with your students, your children, or your adults that you may be working with.
What sport do you play?
Soft ball.
Very good.
Do you play any sports?
Allright, but when we do Hand Eye Coordination,
when we work out, you always pick that. Right? Why do you pick that?
Uh, Hand Skill. Video game skills.
Very Good.
Okay, but we shouldn't be sitting playing video games
too much though, Right?
Yeah, Just messing with you.
hahaha
um, So, But you like doing that activity though, Right?
Yeah.
Okay, good. And then you like when we do this, and
we are going to show people in later series of the amazing things that you can do,
but you like it to help, because it improves your softball skills or Baseball, right?
Yea,
Awesome, and what's your favorite sport?
Baseball.
And who's winning the world series next year?
The Cubs. Thank You.
Allright. Uhh, When you start with exercise,
or with this activity, sometimes as a parent or a professional we
have a tendency to spread the children or yourself apart,
Meaning, so Anthony why don't you stand here,
and Bill, why don't you stand here.
But for our kids, this is a really exercise
is to catch a ball from here to here.
This is a big amount of distance. Sometimes we take it for granted
of how easy, either we see it on TV, or we see how other people demonstrate or make it look.
So when your starting with your students, or if you're a mom or a dad with your son or daughter,
start close. Okay, so lets come in.
Okay, you guys go right here, Perfect.
So you can start close that way,
and then right here is what we're working on or you're working on is building that relationship, Right?
Right.
And Anthony and Bill, or your students, this is a perfect opportunity for them to communicate with each other.
Have better eye contact,
Say each other's name,
and again, just build that communication which is what our children children need,
and sometimes what parents want so desperately. Right?
Nods. Allright.
But, lest back up a few steps.
Awesome.
So, Before starting. Like a tennis ball or any type of ball,
How about we start with a big ball. Okay.
You've heard of us talk about in other exercises or other videos
is we want to build that confidence.
So Anthony, Will you an Bill just toss that back and forth?
Good.
Nice, Pick it up.
Now thats got a little bit of wait put into it
Go up, excellent.
Perfect, Up, Good.
Now, this can help build... Keep going, Nice job.
This can help build confidence with your students,
Help to work that motor plan of grasping
the ball,
Nice Job.
Good. Relax. Okay.
And then you could even fade it down to uhh,
a basketball, or a volleyball, or maybe
any type of activity or sport that your students or children are learning. Right?
Right
But, remember, our children and adults sometimes have high, highly sensitive systems.
This may stimulate, or help them catch it better,
this ball with a bunch of different little spikes on it
Okay, so, here we go.
And Anthony is throwing with one. Bill's throwing with one.
Doesn't matter. Catch it with both.
Awesome.
easy, easy. wow..
Nice job. Go ahead, right there.
Allright.
So again, We are going with a bigger ball, and then moving smaller.
You can do over hand. You can do under hand. Anything to build confidence.
Now lets say you want to teach them, again,
to throw a baseball, well you still may want to choose something thats highly sensory friendly,
It's got a little light if you can see that in there
and its got spikes, and its soft which can help them catch.
So, here, here.
Now, what hand are you using?
My right hand.
What hand are you using?
Right.
Very good.
And can you guys just place it back and forth
Place it. Perfect.Go back.
Excellent.
Switch. Lets do left hand.
Everything that we try to do and teach at the Exercise Connection is
using both sides of the body.
If our children can do something on their right side, or they're right hand dominant,
we want to see that they can do it on there left
Good. switch.
Because when they're working there right side of their body, they're working their left hemisphere of the brain
When they're working their left side of the body, they're working the left hemisphere,
so not only building that motor coordination, or muscular fitness,
or what ever you're working, but impacting them cognitively.
Nice Job. So, you guys did Perfect.
Then, once they start to build that confidence,
Why don't you guys take a step back?
Lets go underhand toss, nice and easy.
Nice. You guys should be absolutely perfect with this. Nice.
What hand are you using?
Right.Right.
Good. What other parts of the body are we using Bill?
Um, We're using like our eyes.
Excellent. Yep.
And, we're also using our arms.
Excellent. Good. Switch. Left hand.
Try to catch with you're hands
Excellent. Good.
Nice Job. Perfect.
Let me have that. Come back here in the middle you guys. Nice Job.
Allright, so we hope that this kind of helps give you
guys a little bit of ideas of how you can help building that
gross motor, or fine motor coordination by catching a ball with your students or your child,
or adults that you're working with.
If you need more information, watch the other videos.
If you need other help with any type of student or adult that you're working with,
please contact us at the exercise connection, or contact us over at NCHPAD.
We will see you next time.