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Golf: Treasure Island

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Steve, Clayesmore Prep School

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SET-UP:
Mark out one or more courses of 'Islands' using chalk, string, mats, hoops or other suitable markers. Split the group into several teams and send each team to an 'Island'. Give one ball to each member of the group.

ACTIVITY:
Players in each team take it in turn to try and toss the ball so that it lands on, or finishes on an 'Island'. When successful, the team moves to that Island. The first team to get to the end wins.

COACHING POINTS

CHANGES

Easier: Increase the target size or reduce the distance between islands. Players can roll the ball.

Harder: Decrease the target size or increase the distance between islands. Players can putt or chip the ball.

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OFTEN USED WITH...

Rollball:

To encourage the pupil to develop a feel for basic control when putting.

Pupils practice rolling the ball towards a target as if playing bowls to develop a feel for the length of swing to achieve the distancfe required.

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Star jump:

Warm up practice get every one to immitate the leader star jumping

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Simon says:

Set out the following areas with coloured cones

the Tee (White cones)

The Green (10 metres away from the Tee 9Green cones)

A water hazard (Blue cones)

A Bunker (Yellow cones)

the area between the green and the T is the fairway
Spread all the areas out. Then tell the children, Simon Says go to the Green or Simon says go to the Water hazard etc.
ask the children some questions about where they are standing, or make them make a big splash noise when jumping into the water hazard.

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Bowls:

SET-UP:
Use either a yellow ball or brightly coloured tee as the 'Jack'
Split the group into teams of 4
Each team needs a putter and 1 ball per player each team needs to mark their balls to tell them apart from the opposition.

ACTIVITY:
Players putt their balls alternately in teams of 4. All balls nearest to the 'jack' scores points for the team. First to 21 is the winner

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