players in pairs facing each other behind cones approx 2meters apart.
1 ball per player, player throw ball gently underarm to each other.
Progression
First pair to ten catches
Most catches in 1 minute
Most consecutive atches, but must go back to zero if there is a drop.
player takes one big step backward each time they make a successful catch, one step forward if they drop, team fartherest away from each other wins
Athletic stance, feet shoulder width apart, knees slightly bent.
Hands make a butterfly, fingers apart like butterfly wings, keep wings touching, don't kill the butterfly by pulling its wings away from its body.
Fingers soft like a butterfy's wings.
Butterflies can move in thr air, so hands can move to the ball.
Throwing player wait until partner is ready, in "catching position", with hands like a butterfly, then make gentle, careful throw.
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