Set up 4 5m x 5m squares give each an animal name, and place 4 balls in each. Players stand in the middle of the 4 squares with the coach Coach shouts an animal name The players then have to use that animal movement to go and fetch a ball from that animals square. eg coach shouts frog, players must hop like a frog to that square and bring a ball back and pass it to the coach. game continues until players have been to each animal square.
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