Manipulative Movement Skills:Throwing, Catching and Dribbling

1. Manipulative
Movement Skills:
Throwing,
Catching and
Dribbling

2. There are different kinds of balls that are used for different ball games.
basketball Volleyball Tennis ball baseball
Table tennis ball Golf ball soccer ball Football or rugby
ball

3. Manipulative skills are motor skills that help
you in handling objects with your hands, feet,
and other parts of the body. Throwing,
catching and dribbling are examples of
manipulative skills used in basketball.

5. There are many things that you can do with a
ball. Among these are by throwing, catching, and
dribbling.

6. Throwing
To throw a ball is to send it upward or forward
through the air by moving your hands and arms
quickly.

9. Catching
To catch a ball is to receive it from a throw and
hold it with both hands.

11. Dribbling
To dribble a ball is to tap it continuously as it
bounces on the ground.

14. Activity
Choose throwing, catching or dribbling in
identifying the appropriate manipulative skill
in each number.

15. 1.

16. 2.

17. 3.

18. 4. It is tapping a ball continuously as it bounces on the
ground.
5. It is receiving a ball from a throw and hold it with both
hands.
6. It sending a ball upward or forward through the air by
moving your hands and arms quickly.