BENEFITS
Body Ball ™ was designed as an activity that would be simple for teachers and get ALL students physically engaged. It successfully promotes all the major fitness components while allowing students to exepriance success and enjoyment. whether you are an elementary generalist, an experienced physical educator or a special needs teacher, Body Ball ™ is avaliable in a variety of packeges for YOU!
- Easy to learn
- Meets Curriculum standards
- Low cost per student
- Great for all skill levels
- Versatile equipment
- Everyone can play
- Many game variations
- Easy to teach
- Highly cardiovascular
- Promotes cooperation
- Develops eye hand coordination
- Not dominated by one participant
- Improves passing skills
- Requires minimal teacher intervention
- Minimal set up required
- Excellent for DPA
- Teaches open space movement
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HOW BODY BALL ™ WAS INVENTED
Gordon King developed Body Ball ™ in 1998 while teaching in a co-ed grade 8 Physical Education class. He saw a need for a game that was active, fun, incorporated all of the components of fitness and allowed all players to succeed regardless of age, skill level or gender.
After some creative sessions, and a few modifications and adjustments, the game of Body Ball ™ was born. It became an instant hit with the students in Gordon's classes and soon spread to other schools that saw it's benefits. Body Ball ™ is becoming one of the hottest games for students and physical education teachers are thoroughly impressed with the components it incorporates and it's versatility.
Gordon King has been a Physical Education teacher and Coach for the past 15 years. He has presented to such conferences as the Canadian Association for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance (CAPHERD), the Health and Physical Education Council of Alberta (HPEC) and a host of other local and regional educational conferences.
Gordon is presently a Principal of a Junior High school in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.