The Active School Useful Information Section Useful Information Space does not permit the inclusion of information on the relevant initiatives, programmes and addresses of national governing bodies in all of the home countries: however examples of some initiatives and resources from all these home countries have been included. The development of separate ‘useful information’ sections for each of the home countries is under consideration: however, at present, schools in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are encouraged to contact their respective national sports council (see page 47) for further information. Active School © BHF 2006 Active School Pack: Useful Information 1 Examples of small-sided Micro Basketball and modified games • is for boys and girls aged six to nine years • provides a very informal experience with children beginning to enjoy playing the game Sportshall Athletics • uses a small ball and a very low basket set on a lightweight portable goal (the height of the • was established to provide a form of winter ring can be adjusted to suit the ability of the indoor athletics competition that could be children so that it is not too easy or too difficult organised in a sportshall to score) • has been developed for the 8-15 age group • provides children with experiences of many of the basic skills of basketball, with children • includes a range of ‘fun activities’ which help working on their own, 1 v 1, 2 v 2 and 3 v 3 children to learn the basic running, jumping and throwing skills • provides every child with the opportunity to experience the satisfaction of succeeding • uses specially designed equipment • can be played indoors or outdoors (on a hard • is an enjoyable stepping stone towards ‘full surface) size’ athletics • can be played on different sized areas, but the Sportshall Athletics information from: recommended space for the 3 v 3 game is Development Officer, Sportshall Associates Ltd, 12 metres by 7m Unit 8 Duttons Business Centre,Dock Road,Northwich,Cheshire, CW9 5HJ Tel: 01606 350 845 Fax: 01606 350 846 Email: [email protected] Mini-Basketball A full list of events taking place including dates • is a game for boys and girls aged 12 years and venues can be found on the Sportshall and under Athletics website: www.sportshall.org • provides a more competitive experience Short Badminton • can be played with a range of adapted safe equipment, indoors and outdoors • is aimed at six to 11-year olds • can be played by children on their own,1 v 1, • is designed to introduce the game to junior 2 v 2 and 3 v 3, but the ‘conventional’ game is children in a way which develops the 5 v 5 (as in basketball) right skills • is played by teams of 10 players, each of • uses short rackets, smaller playing courts and whom must play two of the four periods a lower net • provides specific recommendations on • enables children to enjoy the full benefits of equipment which can be adapted to suit the badminton and develop the important skills particular needs of the group participating needed for the full game • can be played on different sized areas, but the The progression from short badminton to the recommended space for a full mini-basketball full-size game can be made very easily. game is 28m by 15m A handbook entitled ‘Play Short Badminton’ has • uses rules modified from the ‘full-size’ version been written to help those wishing to teach short of the game to make it more suitable for the badminton and this includes rules of the game, target age group preparing for lessons, fun games and practices and is available from Coachwise. This can be purchased online at: www.1st4sport.com Active School © BHF 2006 Active School Pack: Useful Information 2 • encourages all to play and provides the • is played for 10-15 minutes each way opportunity for children to develop the skills of running, jumping, catching, passing and • has a goal size of 3.6m by 1.8m shooting at a target with the aim of facilitating a smooth transfer to the full game • provides children with more touches of the ball, more fun, more opportunities to improve Details of Micro and Mini Basketball can be play, better opportunities of understanding the obtained from: Mini Basketball England game, and more movement PO Box 22, Royston, Herts. SG8 5NB Tel: 01223 207213 Fax: 07767 790480 • is the only approved form of Association Email: [email protected] Football for under 11s Website: www.mini-basketball.org.uk Details of Mini-soccer can be obtained from: The FA, 25 Soho Square, London W1D 4FA Kwik Cricket Tel: 020 7745 4545 Fax: 020 7745 5546. www.thefa.com/Grassroots/ClubDevelopment/ • is for boys and girls from the age of five MiniSoccer onwards • is a simplified version of cricket which uses Mini-Hockey modified equipment • is a seven-a-side game played across half of • is fun and easy to organise a full sized hockey pitch • can be played on any indoor or outdoor • provides a high-scoring, fast-moving fun game surface all year round by any number of of hockey children • the small-sided teams and adapted playing • is a team game with maximum involvement of areas ensure a type of involvement in the participants game that will provide children with enjoyment and success • emphasises playing and enjoying, not just competing and winning • mini hockey provides an ideal stepping stone for young players towards the full game of • enables children to develop ball, hand and hockey eye co-ordination skills which will help them in whatever sports they choose to pursue in Details on mini-hockey can be obtained from: later life England Hockey, The National Hockey Stadium, Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 1HA Details of Kwik Cricket can be obtained by calling: Tel: 01908 544644 Fax: 01908 241106 Kwik Cricket Action Line Tel: 0800 214 314 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ecb.co.uk Zone Hockey • is a game that can be played by disabled and Mini-soccer non-disabled players • is an introduction to association football for all • is a five-a-side, high scoring, fast moving fun boys and girls under 10 years of age game of hockey • meets the needs of children who want to play • can be played outside on a hard surface, on a football but aren’t ready to cope with the full quarter of an artificial turf pitch, or inside a 11-a-side game sports hall • is played by teams of four or five-a-side under Details on zone hockey can be obtained from: the age of eight years and six or seven-a-side England Hockey, The National Hockey Stadium, for those aged eight to 10 years Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 1HA Tel: 01908 544644 Fax: 01908 241106 Active School © BHF 2006 Active School Pack: Useful Information 3 Mono Korfball Pop-lacrosse As Korfball is a sport which is not well known by • is a non-contact invasion game played many teachers, a general overview of the between two teams of five players mainstream game is provided before the proposed modifications for those under 10 years • is a game in which players aim to score goals of age. by throwing the ball using a lacrosse stick into the goal positioned at either end of an indoor • Korfball is an invasion game designed to or outdoor playing area develop maximum co-operation between players, promote all-round ability and to • uses plastic Pop-lacrosse sticks and a Pop- develop body movement and ball- lacrosse plastic ball handling skills • can be played by people of any age and • the game is normally played with eight players teams can be all male, all female or mixed in each team and there must be equal numbers of boys and girls on each team • is an ideal introduction to Field lacrosse • the pitch is divided into two halves, called Details on Pop-lacrosse can be obtained from: divisions, with a net positioned at each end of English Lacrosse Association, 26 Wood Street, the pitch Manchester, M3 3EF Tel: 0161 834 4582 Fax: 0161 833 3793 • one division is the defence the other the Email: [email protected] attack and two boys and two girls from each Website: www.englishlacrosse.co.uk team go into each division and must not go outside its boundaries Mini-Golf • Korfball is played with a football, with teams aiming to score in their net (any of the four • is similar to adventure golf and crazy golf attackers can shoot from anywhere in the attacking division) no running with, or • is played on courses that are designed to bouncing of, the ball is permitted reward accurate putting • players are only allowed to attack or defend a • can feature challenging obstacles to player of the same sex negotiate, a smooth felt or concrete putting surface and a continuous raised perimeter • after every two goals the attackers and border to allow calculated rebound shots to defenders change roles be played • Mono Korfball is designed for those under 10 Contact the British Mini Golf Association years of age for details: Email: [email protected] • in this game there are fewer than 12 players Website: www.minigolf.org.uk (ideally the number of players should be multiples of two) Tri-Golf • there is no halfway line in Mono Korfball and the net posts are about 20m apart • is a ‘mini’ version of golf designed specifically for young children at primary school • after a goal is scored, play restarts from under the net • uses adapted equipment which is safe and easy to use and suitable for indoor and For more information on Korfball contact the outdoor use British Korfball Association Email: [email protected] • the clubheads for the irons and putters are Website: www.korfball.co.uk over-sized to make contact with the ball easier • the