Catching games
Ball-catching games to learn how to catch
Ball-catching games for kids and adults are perfect for training and challenging coordination in sports and leisure. You’ll find catch games with balls or spheres in various difficulty levels for daycare, primary school, and clubs. Combine ball games with equipment such as bats, nets, and more, or set up different ball-catching stations as a ball school from easy to difficult. Ideal for learning how to catch a ball.
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Ball games – when kids are ready to learn to catch
Ball-catching games help children develop the key basics they need to learn how to catch. To catch a ball, motor, cognitive and emotional skills must all come together. Hand-eye coordination needs to be developed, children must be able to judge the ball’s position and speed, and they need confidence in themselves – then catching works. Young children often close their eyes when a ball comes towards them. Learning to keep their eyes open is the emotional component. Children around 2–3 years old can start learning to catch a ball.Ball-catching game ideas for kids’ gymnastics and PE lessons
While catching a round ball is still a challenge for preschoolers, this skill develops significantly at primary school age. Now you can introduce ball-catching games with aids such as rebounders, as well as throwing and catching differently shaped objects. Question-and-task balls are also especially popular with children at this age. In more advanced school exercises, ball-catching games are combined with other equipment such as balance beams or upturned benches: children have to catch balls while balancing.These games boost not only hand-eye coordination, but also teamwork, reaction speed and stamina:
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Dodgeball: A classic ball-catching game with 2 teams competing against each other. The aim is to hit players on the opposing team with the ball while dodging incoming throws yourself.
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Catch and throw: Players stand in a circle and one person throws the ball to another. The receiver must catch the ball and can then throw it to any other person in the circle.
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Reaction ball: A ball is thrown against a wall and players must catch it as it rebounds. This trains quick reactions and improves coordination.
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Relay race with ball: In this game, players pass a ball to their teammates during a relay race without letting it touch the ground.
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2-ball catching: Players try to catch and throw 2 balls at the same time. This demands extra focus and coordination.