Catching is one of the sports skills for which you will find some of the greatest variations. Catching requires balance and coordination which are often overlooked.
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All kinds of catches should be attempted:
- One handed (both hands)
- Two handed
- Stationary and Moving
- Catching high and low
- Catching to the side or right in front
Keys
- It is important when catching the ball that the child is in a ready to catch position with hands in a position where they expect to get the pass (target)
- Hands should be in a cupped position and the fingers outstretched
- Catching the ball one handed may require the catcher to balance themselves by holding the frame of the wheelchair with the opposite hand that they catch with
- When catching a low pass the catcher may need to use the front of the wheelchair frame to sit up again once they have caught the ball depending on their level of ability
- Use one hand to catch the ball and the other to push themselves back up into a sitting position