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Let's get active and try Balloon Tennis!

With the Balloon Tennis activity you can develop the following skills:

Coordination and fluency; Teamwork and communication; Stamina and endurance; Aim and accuracy; Flexibility
  • Coordination and fluency
  • Teamwork and communication
  • Stamina and endurance
  • Aim and accuracy
  • Flexibility

This resource is suitable for Physical Education and activity for P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 and P7 (First and Second Level Curriculum for Excellence).

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Watch this

Learn how to take part in the Balloon Tennis activity with help from primary school teacher, Danny Denholm.

What you need

EquipmentAlternatives
Balloon
Optional: Skipping ropeOptional: Rope, string or something similar
Balloon; Rope
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Try it yourself

Follow these step-by-step instructions and give it a go!

Image gallerySkip image gallerySlide 1 of 3, , Create a net Join hands with your partner, either right hand to right hand or left to left, so that your arms act as a central net.

Don't have a partner?

Practise tapping the balloon and keeping it in the air on your own.

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How was Balloon Tennis for you?

We are all unique and have different strengths and skills. Some of us may find some skills easier than others but we can all develop and improve.

You can adapt the Balloon Tennis activity to suit your needs. If we practise our skills regularly, we can improve and progress over time.

Too tough?

If you find Balloon Tennis too challenging, don't worry!

Try these tips to make the activity a bit easier.

Go up a notch?

It's great to look at ways to develop our skills and we can do this by challenging ourselves.

If you enjoyed Balloon Tennis but are looking for a bigger challenge, try these tips to make it trickier.

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Danny's challenge

Danny

Set yourself a target of how many passes you can make without the balloon falling to the floor.

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Time to reflect

Enjoyment

The most important part of physical activity and movement is that you enjoy it. We all need to stay active in our daily lives in order to stay healthy. It鈥檚 a lot easier if you鈥檙e having fun.

After you鈥檝e taken part in this activity, take some time to think about what you enjoyed and how you might approach the activity differently next time.

  • What did you enjoy about this activity? How could you do more of this?
  • What did you dislike about this activity? What would make it better?
  • What would you do differently next time?

Developing your skills

The skills you鈥檝e worked on in this activity are useful in other parts of your daily life and in sport.

Can you think of any activities or sports where you might use these skills?

Physical activity skills. list

Learn more about the different skills you've developed in this activity and how we use them in daily life.

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