20th September 2012

Last Thursday the 20th of September I attended my first RCCI activity this was undertaking new challenges and developing new skills as i haven't done anything similar to this before. We were unable to use the gym as it was occupied so we moved into the primary playground. I started off by introducing myself to the kids and then we got some basketballs and played catch. Afterwards we played a bit of football passing the ball in a circle with other members of the CAS which got a lot of the kids involved, this shows working collaboratively with others. Then we took them to the canteen and gave them each a Milo to drink, after this we took them to their bus and waved them off.

Plan

I have joined 2 separate services; one is called RCCI and it is a service where you spend some time playing with people who have a dis-ability and getting to know them. This CAS shows; working collaboratively with others, undertaking new challenges, and developing new skills. The other service i have joined is one that Mrs. Lenk informed me about which takes place every Tuesday after school and it is similar to the CAS project i was wanting to set up. In this service I will be teaching primary school children how to play football and this CAS will show; working collaboratively with others, undertaking new challenges,  developing new skills, and planned and initiated activities.

Test Run 30/08/12

On Thursday the 30th of August I did a test run, this showed good perserverance and commitment as i had previously planned it for the Tuesday but it rained and the field became unavailable. I then planned it for the Wednesday but again it rained and we were not allowed to use the field therefore i had to push it back again to Thursday and even then we were only allowed a portion of the field due to it raining again. I tested a few of the activities that i had in mind for what we would be doing in the CAS activity. After school we allowed people 10-15 minutes to get changed into their football gear and then started with stretches and a couple of shots to warm up. We then practiced some free kicks which allowed the kids to have fun but also develop their skills, this also is a part of 'planning and initiating activities' as this is what i had planned for the session and it was initiated and went smoothly. Afterwards we went into a small game, as not as many people turned up i would've hoped due to the rain, the game was 4 vs 5 on a small pitch which  helped develop their control as they couldn't kick it hard or too far. Also we worked on passing and moving in the games as well as their awareness in the game. When it is a small pitch you need to make space by passing and moving and have to be aware of where your team mates are as if you are all clustered on a small pitch it will never work. This develops good collaboration with others and an increase in awareness of strengths and areas of growth as they have to work with their team-mates and also they will find out what they need to work on in their game and what their strengths are. After the game we went back and worked on free kicks before we cooled down and did a couple stretches. Overall it went well and i feel that everyone enjoyed themselves and got a chance to develop their skills.