Bret GoldmanTown School
Bret Goldman is excited to be presenting at the 2016 CAHPERD conference.
He is a veteran presenter with over 20 years of experience presenting at conferences. In addition to numerous CAHPERD conference presentations, Bret, has also presented at a number of CAIS conferences throughout the state. Bret has taught at Town School for Boys in San Francisco for 18 years and loves it. He is a huge proponent of using music in his physical education classes. Currently he is teaching grades K-4 and is fortunate that his school has PE every day for each grade. Bret has also developed a non-verbal cue system in his class which is quite effective for classroom management and he is eager to share it with conference participants. He lives in San Rafael with his wife and two kids. Bret tries to set a fine example for his students by riding his bike to school almost everyday. This summer he was able to volunteer with the Jr. Giants baseball program in the Canal district of San Rafael which allowed many children to play baseball who wouldn't have otherwise had the opportunity. He guarantees a fun filled class with raffle prizes at the end. |
Juggling. . . .It’s Catching!
A wonderful opportunity to learn how to juggle, as well as tips on how to teach your students the art of juggling. Come on out and have some fun.
Juggling...................................................Its Catching
At Town School, we try to make physical education fun and exciting. There is never a
physical education class that goes by without music blaring from the speakers. Juggling
is great for developing hand-eye coordination. Kids learn the easy stuff, and then move
on. They can literally do hundreds of juggling patterns with just 3 balls. Juggling also
levels the playing field. Some kids don’t excel in other areas of athletics, but can juggle
well. Juggling helps promote listening and following direction skills and it builds up
teamwork skills as children can work on group routines.
Here are three levels of the benefits of juggling:
1. Psychomotor Timing, hand eye coordination, throwing and catching skills. Both
gross and fine motor skills. Learning to track objects with the eyes improves students
reading. Children’s self esteem gets a boost from learning a new skill; one they can
teach their parents, friends and relatives.
2. Cognitive They must understand a pattern, they must focus and comprehend rhythm.
3. Affective Excellent for teaching goal setting, tracking of improvement, perseverance,
and delay of gratification.
The following are some juggling stations you can use with your students:
1. Bounce and catch tennis ball with two hands.
2. Bounce to a partner and catch (tennis ball.)
3. Throw scarf up, spin around and catch it.
4. Bounce and catch tennis ball in a cone.
5. Throw three scarves up and catch them.
6. Throw scarf up, blow underneath it and catch it.
7. Bounce and catch tennis ball with one hand.
8. Throw two scarves up and catch them.
9. Throw the chicken up and catch it with two hands, then try to catch it with one hand.
10. Balance the peacock feather on your hand, finger, chin, and nose.
Basic step by step lessons to help teach juggling
1. Start with one ball or bean bag.
Throw the ball just above eye level and throw the ball in an arc from hand to hand.
Please make a mental note of when the ball hits its apex (which is the top of the arc,
before it starts coming down.)
2. Once you master one ball, grab two.
Start with one ball in each hand. Toss the ball in your right hand to your left hand. When
the ball reaches the apex, then throw the other ball. Try saying in you head, (throw,
throw, catch, catch.) It is really important to throw both of the balls at the same height.
After you make two throws then stop and take a short rest.
3. Three Ball Juggling
Start with two balls in one hand and one in the other. Remember, that you must start
juggling with the two-ball hand. Hold the second ball between your thumb and pinkie, so
it doesn’t interfere, with your first throw. Try throwing two balls, like you did before but
you will now have three balls in your hands. This will give you the feeling of having
three balls in your hand. After this is comfortable, then make two throws and then fake
the third throw. After you have mastered this step, then throw the first two balls,
followed by the third ball, but do not worry about catching the third throw. Keep on
practicing, but just do three throws and stop, then take a rest. When this becomes easy
for you, then try four, five and six throws. Make sure you take a rest in between each
series of throws.
Partner Juggling
Side by side
Front to front
Front to back
Star Drill
This activity works well with five people. You have the students get into a circle and you
pass the ball from one side of the circle to the other, so the ball makes the shape of a star
Beat the bunny
In this activity you also have the students arrange in a circle. You start with two different
shaped balls and you pass the balls around in a circle. The larger ball goes around the
smaller ball and tries to “catch up” to the other ball.
Saturday 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Cypress
A wonderful opportunity to learn how to juggle, as well as tips on how to teach your students the art of juggling. Come on out and have some fun.
Juggling...................................................Its Catching
At Town School, we try to make physical education fun and exciting. There is never a
physical education class that goes by without music blaring from the speakers. Juggling
is great for developing hand-eye coordination. Kids learn the easy stuff, and then move
on. They can literally do hundreds of juggling patterns with just 3 balls. Juggling also
levels the playing field. Some kids don’t excel in other areas of athletics, but can juggle
well. Juggling helps promote listening and following direction skills and it builds up
teamwork skills as children can work on group routines.
Here are three levels of the benefits of juggling:
1. Psychomotor Timing, hand eye coordination, throwing and catching skills. Both
gross and fine motor skills. Learning to track objects with the eyes improves students
reading. Children’s self esteem gets a boost from learning a new skill; one they can
teach their parents, friends and relatives.
2. Cognitive They must understand a pattern, they must focus and comprehend rhythm.
3. Affective Excellent for teaching goal setting, tracking of improvement, perseverance,
and delay of gratification.
The following are some juggling stations you can use with your students:
1. Bounce and catch tennis ball with two hands.
2. Bounce to a partner and catch (tennis ball.)
3. Throw scarf up, spin around and catch it.
4. Bounce and catch tennis ball in a cone.
5. Throw three scarves up and catch them.
6. Throw scarf up, blow underneath it and catch it.
7. Bounce and catch tennis ball with one hand.
8. Throw two scarves up and catch them.
9. Throw the chicken up and catch it with two hands, then try to catch it with one hand.
10. Balance the peacock feather on your hand, finger, chin, and nose.
Basic step by step lessons to help teach juggling
1. Start with one ball or bean bag.
Throw the ball just above eye level and throw the ball in an arc from hand to hand.
Please make a mental note of when the ball hits its apex (which is the top of the arc,
before it starts coming down.)
2. Once you master one ball, grab two.
Start with one ball in each hand. Toss the ball in your right hand to your left hand. When
the ball reaches the apex, then throw the other ball. Try saying in you head, (throw,
throw, catch, catch.) It is really important to throw both of the balls at the same height.
After you make two throws then stop and take a short rest.
3. Three Ball Juggling
Start with two balls in one hand and one in the other. Remember, that you must start
juggling with the two-ball hand. Hold the second ball between your thumb and pinkie, so
it doesn’t interfere, with your first throw. Try throwing two balls, like you did before but
you will now have three balls in your hands. This will give you the feeling of having
three balls in your hand. After this is comfortable, then make two throws and then fake
the third throw. After you have mastered this step, then throw the first two balls,
followed by the third ball, but do not worry about catching the third throw. Keep on
practicing, but just do three throws and stop, then take a rest. When this becomes easy
for you, then try four, five and six throws. Make sure you take a rest in between each
series of throws.
Partner Juggling
Side by side
Front to front
Front to back
Star Drill
This activity works well with five people. You have the students get into a circle and you
pass the ball from one side of the circle to the other, so the ball makes the shape of a star
Beat the bunny
In this activity you also have the students arrange in a circle. You start with two different
shaped balls and you pass the balls around in a circle. The larger ball goes around the
smaller ball and tries to “catch up” to the other ball.
Saturday 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Cypress