Playball Cobb

Age Appropriate Programs

There are Four age appropriate programs, each program lasting one year. In each program the children's developmental, emotional and physical needs are met.
Each program has as one of its primary objectives to teach sport and teach it properly, taking into account each age group's cognitive and emotional capabilities.
Each program has an impressive creative component that ensures that each lesson is both exciting and positive. The children are never bored and genuinely love the lessons.

Our program for Two year old children.

The two's program is age specific and suited to this particular development stage. In this program we lay down the basic foundation of movement in order to enable the child to accomplish more challenging sport related skills in later years. The focus of the two's is the process involved of (the child) being exposed to a formal environment and to a variety of movement skills. This forms the basis of the two's program.

Our program for Three year old children.

This program covers the following basic areas and provides a sound foundation for the next age group. The emphasis is on having fun and playing games with a ball so that the childs first introduction to sport is a happy and positive one.

1. Introduction to basic ball skills.
2. Development of student's enjoyment for, and confidence to participate in sporting activities.
3. Social integration with other students.
4. Development of concentration.

Our program for Four year old children.

This program covers the sections listed below and provides students with a solid grounding and a basic competence in ball skills. The children are exposed to a wide variety of different skills in each lesson. It is in this stage that they have the opportunity to practice the skills more rigorously developing competence.

1. Development of a wide variety of ball skills.
2. Emphasis on individual participation.
3. Overcoming the fears that discourage sports participation.
4. Introduction to organized ball skill activities.

Our program for Five year old children.

This program covers the more demanding ball skills, as it is essential that the necessary base be laid for the popular sports that will be covered in the child's school environment.

1. Development of skills related to the sports played at school.
2. Introduction to basic teamwork.
3. Development of skills needed in a game situation.
4. Introduction to partner work.