Question: Trial 1 Trial 2 Score Ball Skills Subtest Materials Directions Performance Criteria Iwo-hand A4-inch (10.2 Centimeter) Place Ballon Batting Tee At Child’s 1. Child’s Preferred Hand Grips Bat Above Non- Strie Of A Plastic Ball A Plastic Bat, And Waist Level. Tell Child To Hit The Ball Preferred Hand Stationary Ball A Batting Tee Or Other Device Hard, …

Trial 1 Trial 2 Score Ball Skills Subtest Materials Directions Performance Criteria Iwo-hand A4-inch (10.2 centimeter) Place ballon batting tee at child’s 1. Child’s preferred hand grips bat above non- strie of a plastic ball a plastic bat, and waist level. Tell child to hit the ball preferred hand stationary ball a batting tee or other device hard, straight ahead. Point straight to hold ball stationary ahead. Repeat a second trial. 2. Child’s non-preferred hip/shoulder faces straight ahead 3. Hip and shoulder rotate and derotate during swing 4. Steps with non preferred foot 5. Hits ball, sending it straight ahead Skill Score Atennis ball, a light plastic paddle, and a wall One-hand forehand strike of self- bounced ball Hand the plastic paddle and ball to child. Tell child to hold ball up and drop it Iso it bounces about waist height); off the bounce, Mit the ball toward the wall. Paint toward the wall. Repeat a second trial 1. Child takes a backswing with the paddle when the ball is bourked 2. Steps with non preferred foot 3. Strikes the ball toward the wall 4. Paddle follows through toward non- preferred shoulder Skin Score 3. One-hand Rationary dribble An 8-10-inch (20.3-25.4- centimeter) playground ball for ages 3-5 years, a basketball for ages 6-10 years, and a flat surface Tell the chid to bounce the ball using one hand, at least four times consecutively without moving his or her feet, and then stop by catching the ball. Repeat a second trial. 1. Contacts ball with one hand at about waist level 2. Pushes the ball with fingertips (not slapping at ball) 3. Maintains control of the ball for at least four consecutive bounces without moving the feet to retrieve the ball Skill Score O 4. Two hand catch A4-inch (10.2-centimenter) plastic ball, 15 feet (4.6 meters) of dear space, and tape or a marker 1. Child’s hands are positioned in front of the body with the elbows flexed 2. Arms extend reaching for the ball as it arrives Mark off two lines 15 feet apart. The chied stands on one line, and the tosser stands on the other line. Toss the ball underhand to the child, aiming at the child’s chest area Tell the child to catch the ball with two hands. Count only trials in which toss is near child’s chest. Repeat Second trial 3. Ball is caught by hands only Skal Score Skaa An 8-10-inch (20.3-354- Nationary ball centimeters) plastic playground, or soccer ball; tape or a marker, a wall and dear space for kiding Mark off one line about 20 feet (6.1 1. Rapid, continuous approach to the ball meters) from the wall and a second line 8 feet (24 meters) beyond the 2. Child takes an elongated stride or leap just first line. Place the ball on the first line prior to ball contact dosest to the wall. Tell the child to run 3. Non licking foot placed close to the ball up and kick the ball hard toward the wall . Repeat a second trial 4. Nacis ball with instep or inside of preferred foot (not the toes) Skill Score