Playball©

Playball© is a sport and movement programme for children between the ages of three and nine. All of the programs are taught in a fun-filled, energetic positive, environment and for the last 25 years children from all over the world have loved it!

At face level, Playball© is a program which has as its main objectives: improving basic movement development skills, refining sport skills and technique. Playball programs are age specific, with each of our programs taking into account the difference in the cognitive, emotional, social and motor development of the children in each age group.

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Playball is unique amongst sports programmes because of our approach to sports instruction.

We use a game-based approach. Our research and development team has developed an exclusive curriculum of games that incorporate movement and sports skills for eight popular sports.

A typical lesson involves a warm up, four or five different games focusing on specific skills and a fun game to end. The games included vary depending on the age-group but often cover catching, kicking, use of hockey sticks and tennis rackets and various types of throws.

Because we cover a variety of sport skills in each lesson, children get more exposure and practice with each different sport/skill than they would if simply focusing on one sport for 45 minutes. 

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Each lesson is highly structured and because each game is fun and fast-paced children remain engaged throughout the lesson. Each lesson includes 10 children to ensure each child receives the attention they deserve, maximise participation and keep children active for longer. 

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Playball classes are age-specific. The focus for children under 5 is on developing movement skills as well as important cognitive skills like listening, paying attention, spatial awareness, and response inhibition. Children of this age are developing self-control and Playball assists with this by encouraging children to take turns. We have a variety of games where children must listen closely and only respond under certain conditions. 

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Three year olds  learn movement skills and basic sports skills like catching, throwing, hitting, kicking and using tennis rackets and hockey sticks. 

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The four year old programme builds on the three year old programme and focuses more on technical detail of a range of sports skills and prepares the child for the school environment.