Crazy catch presentation 2008 [autosaved]

Working to support Primary Working to support Primary Schools develop skillsSchools develop skills

The 5 hour AmbitionThe 5 hour Ambition

The Primary Specialist Pilot SchemeThe Primary Specialist Pilot Scheme

Crazy Catch/Crazy Ball !!!Crazy Catch/Crazy Ball !!!

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Crazy Catch – What is it???Crazy Catch – What is it???

• Fast its fun and its inclusive Fast its fun and its inclusive for all. for all.

Crazy Catch –???Crazy Catch –???

• Crazy Catches can be used individually or in a team Crazy Catches can be used individually or in a team dynamic. dynamic.

• Groups of 5 per Crazy CatchGroups of 5 per Crazy Catch• Downloadable activity cards from www.crazycatch.com/ukDownloadable activity cards from www.crazycatch.com/uk

Support - Activity Cards!!!Support - Activity Cards!!!

• Simple to follow downloadable or printed Simple to follow downloadable or printed Activity Cards Activity Cards

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Crazy Ball – What is it???Crazy Ball – What is it???

• CrazyBall is a fun game based CrazyBall is a fun game based around Two Crazy Catches. Points around Two Crazy Catches. Points are scored from successfully are scored from successfully throwing & catching a ball off the throwing & catching a ball off the rebound of the Crazy Catch Net rebound of the Crazy Catch Net

• Tactics, Leadership and skill are Tactics, Leadership and skill are important in playing the gameimportant in playing the game

• Fun new craze sweeping the nation. Fun new craze sweeping the nation. Its fast its fun and its inclusive for all. Its fast its fun and its inclusive for all.

Crazy Ball –Who can play Crazy Ball –Who can play it???it???

• CrazyBall can be played by all . It CrazyBall can be played by all . It assists in breaking down gender and assists in breaking down gender and disability barriersdisability barriers

• Training activities can incorporate Training activities can incorporate single or multiple player practice.single or multiple player practice.

• Rules and game quick to learn.Rules and game quick to learn.

• Leadership and skill based. Leadership and skill based.

How is crazy ball going to help How is crazy ball going to help achieve P.S.A target?achieve P.S.A target?

• Public Service Agreement Target laid down Public Service Agreement Target laid down by DCMS (Dept for Culture Media and by DCMS (Dept for Culture Media and Sport) stats by 2008 85% pupils in school Sport) stats by 2008 85% pupils in school will participate in 2hrs High Quality P.E will participate in 2hrs High Quality P.E from inside and outside the curriculumfrom inside and outside the curriculum

• ““vision” is to increase this 2+3 by 2010, vision” is to increase this 2+3 by 2010, this is the idea that 2hrs will come in this is the idea that 2hrs will come in curriculum and 3hrs will be provided curriculum and 3hrs will be provided outside the curriculum outside the curriculum

Where do we stand?Where do we stand?

• PESSCL released survey in order to assess PESSCL released survey in order to assess to what extent primary schools are to what extent primary schools are achieving PSA Targetachieving PSA Target

• Nationwide results came back at – 80%Nationwide results came back at – 80%

• More locally South Northants – 86%More locally South Northants – 86%

• Although target achieved across Although target achieved across partnership 14% deficit equates to over partnership 14% deficit equates to over 1500 children who are missing out on the 1500 children who are missing out on the target in the regiontarget in the region

Where does crazy ball fit Where does crazy ball fit in??in??• Question 2Question 2• Easy to set-up, trans-ability, gender, Easy to set-up, trans-ability, gender,

age etcage etc• Playing boundary flexiblePlaying boundary flexible• Limited equipmentLimited equipment• Timescale does not affect gameplay 5-Timescale does not affect gameplay 5-

50mins50mins• Rules easy to learn, quick to learn to Rules easy to learn, quick to learn to

leadlead

Question 3 – Intra School Question 3 – Intra School ActivityActivity

• Despite high scores in PESSCL many hide Despite high scores in PESSCL many hide behind cross-country or one off mass behind cross-country or one off mass participation event – NOT sustainableparticipation event – NOT sustainable

• CB lends itself to all forms of competition CB lends itself to all forms of competition league, cup, knockout, round-robinleague, cup, knockout, round-robin

• Sides can be 2-10-a-side with all ranges Sides can be 2-10-a-side with all ranges interacting togetherinteracting together

• Equipment can be differentiated for level Equipment can be differentiated for level of ability soft-hard ball etcof ability soft-hard ball etc

Does CrazyBall answer any Does CrazyBall answer any PESSCL needs??PESSCL needs??

What do others says about the activity and the game????

Crazy Catch and Crazy Crazy Catch and Crazy Ball ????Ball ????

Mr John Duggan - Special School Sport Co-Mr John Duggan - Special School Sport Co-ordinator Leicester City Schools Partnershipordinator Leicester City Schools Partnership

“ “ The Crazy Catch is a remarkably versatile piece of The Crazy Catch is a remarkably versatile piece of equipment limited only by your own imagination. I equipment limited only by your own imagination. I have used the Crazy Catches and played CrazyBall have used the Crazy Catches and played CrazyBall for the last 6 months and have found many uses for for the last 6 months and have found many uses for it in my own work with children with and without it in my own work with children with and without special needs”special needs”


Mikey Cartwright Level 2 Coach.Mikey Cartwright Level 2 Coach.Community Sports Leader Community Sports Leader

The Crazy Catch is fun, exciting and energetic. It The Crazy Catch is fun, exciting and energetic. It provides the opportunity for young sports people to provides the opportunity for young sports people to develop the basic skills required in their later sporting develop the basic skills required in their later sporting lifelife

Crazy Catch and Crazy Crazy Catch and Crazy Ball ????Ball ????Eaton Gordon Level 3 ECB Coach and Chance 2 Eaton Gordon Level 3 ECB Coach and Chance 2

Shine CoachShine Coach“ “ Crazy Ball is a fantastic game in itself but it is Crazy Ball is a fantastic game in itself but it is

also an excellent warm up routine. I used if for also an excellent warm up routine. I used if for the under 13’s and they really enjoyed it. It has the under 13’s and they really enjoyed it. It has pace , agility , balance as well as the pace , agility , balance as well as the fundamentals of throwing and catching . They fundamentals of throwing and catching . They quickly found out that communication and quickly found out that communication and movement is key and it built a real team spirit. A movement is key and it built a real team spirit. A great game that the kids really enjoyed “great game that the kids really enjoyed “

Crazy Catch and Crazy Crazy Catch and Crazy Ball ????Ball ????Stacey Brewin a Community Multi-skills Coach for the Stacey Brewin a Community Multi-skills Coach for the

Leicester City School Sport PartnershipLeicester City School Sport Partnership

The children at the Gifted and Talented Academy The children at the Gifted and Talented Academy enjoyed the Crazy Ball game. It combined accurate enjoyed the Crazy Ball game. It combined accurate throwing and catching skills, the ability to find space, throwing and catching skills, the ability to find space, team work and improved aiming skills. Like all team team work and improved aiming skills. Like all team sports it was an energetic, fun game and is good for sports it was an energetic, fun game and is good for inclusion. Similar to Netball type games but with the inclusion. Similar to Netball type games but with the addition of the Crazy Catches makes this game exciting addition of the Crazy Catches makes this game exciting and unique for all age ranges and abilitiesand unique for all age ranges and abilities

Crazy Catch and Crazy Crazy Catch and Crazy Ball ????Ball ????Andrew Clark SSCO for South Northants County Andrew Clark SSCO for South Northants County

CouncilCouncil““All is looking good for the CrazyBall tournament on All is looking good for the CrazyBall tournament on

the 12th. There is a fair amount of excitement about the 12th. There is a fair amount of excitement about it and the pupils seem genuinely enthusiastic. it and the pupils seem genuinely enthusiastic.

The leaders loved the training session you gave them The leaders loved the training session you gave them and are keen to get involved, I have managed to and are keen to get involved, I have managed to scrape together a little bit of money for some prizes scrape together a little bit of money for some prizes etc. Is it okay to use the Flicx and Crazy Catch logo etc. Is it okay to use the Flicx and Crazy Catch logo on the prizes etc???”on the prizes etc???”


Dr Sherylle Calder - Visual Sports Skills Coach for Dr Sherylle Calder - Visual Sports Skills Coach for International Sports TeamsInternational Sports Teams

““I use Crazy Catch with many of the international I use Crazy Catch with many of the international teams where I am involved with visual teams where I am involved with visual performance skills training. It provides the performance skills training. It provides the opportunity for developing the complex visual opportunity for developing the complex visual reaction and coordination skills required to reaction and coordination skills required to perform at the highest level.”perform at the highest level.”


Bryan Habana - Bryan Habana -

World Cup Player of the Year 2007 World Cup Player of the Year 2007

Question 5 – Inter SchoolQuestion 5 – Inter School

• Easy set-up in/outdoor comp any spaceEasy set-up in/outdoor comp any space

• As teams can be made up of range of As teams can be made up of range of ability/gender/age etc there is not just ability/gender/age etc there is not just an eligible few who can represent an eligible few who can represent schoolschool

• Short easy transferable rules etc lends Short easy transferable rules etc lends itself to easily sustainable league or cup itself to easily sustainable league or cup formatformat

Question 6 – Activities Question 6 – Activities offeredoffered

• Simple nature of sport means many Simple nature of sport means many schools will already have required schools will already have required equipment in the storesequipment in the stores

• Average number sports across Average number sports across partnership is 15 by adding CB partnership is 15 by adding CB equates to an instant 7% raise in equates to an instant 7% raise in activities offered in PESSCL data.activities offered in PESSCL data.

Question 7 – Club LinksQuestion 7 – Club Links

• Intention to introduce a CB Community Intention to introduce a CB Community club to local areas with high up-take in club to local areas with high up-take in schoolsschools

• Being well practice in School/Club links Being well practice in School/Club links through work , CB will have easy links to through work , CB will have easy links to increasing each school club link by 1increasing each school club link by 1

• Average across School Sport Partnership is Average across School Sport Partnership is 6 clubs therefore CB would instigate a 17% 6 clubs therefore CB would instigate a 17% increase in schools PESSCL data increase in schools PESSCL data

Question 8 – Community Club Question 8 – Community Club ParticipationParticipation• Over partnership score is 41% of pupils, this Over partnership score is 41% of pupils, this

equates to 6600 children across Sth equates to 6600 children across Sth Northants alone who do NOT attend an after Northants alone who do NOT attend an after school clubschool club

• Increased intra/inter school participation, CB Increased intra/inter school participation, CB will start to chip away at these figures . will start to chip away at these figures . Being as though the pupils who are missing Being as though the pupils who are missing out on PSA Target was just over 1500 CB out on PSA Target was just over 1500 CB can start to have a positive impact into can start to have a positive impact into achieving 100%achieving 100%

• In real terms this would mean CB going into In real terms this would mean CB going into e.g Croughton All Saints School and having e.g Croughton All Saints School and having to affect 8 children to have a positive to affect 8 children to have a positive impact on their PESSCL data!!!!impact on their PESSCL data!!!!

Question Question 10–Leadership/Volunteer10–Leadership/Volunteer

• Nature of CB allows simple Nature of CB allows simple umpire/referee/officiating roles, rotational umpire/referee/officiating roles, rotational basis this means each player will be involved basis this means each player will be involved in some form of leadership/volunteer role in some form of leadership/volunteer role within each game – produces a 100% score for within each game – produces a 100% score for each game of CB that is playedeach game of CB that is played

• Add on factor of CB leadership bolt-on into Add on factor of CB leadership bolt-on into local secondary Sports Leaders courses allows local secondary Sports Leaders courses allows for increased impact into further primaries. for increased impact into further primaries.

Not just in number of answers Not just in number of answers but……….but……….

• CB has an understanding not only of the CB has an understanding not only of the importance of participation in Physical importance of participation in Physical Activity but also how this participation Activity but also how this participation should be of “high quality”should be of “high quality”

• CB is dedicated to working towards high CB is dedicated to working towards high quality outcomes with every pupil worked quality outcomes with every pupil worked withwith

• Currently working with local SSCo in order to Currently working with local SSCo in order to create framework of high quality outcomescreate framework of high quality outcomes

Skills before sports!!!Skills before sports!!!

• Although CB is a game in its own right it builds Although CB is a game in its own right it builds and develops the most important core or and develops the most important core or “fundamental” skills primary aged children should “fundamental” skills primary aged children should be concentrating onbe concentrating on

• Often a tendency to rush children into playing Often a tendency to rush children into playing sport in a formal atmosphere too soonsport in a formal atmosphere too soon

• CB offers that same competitive atmosphere but CB offers that same competitive atmosphere but children have to use core sending, receiving, children have to use core sending, receiving, marking, intercepting, dodging and running skills marking, intercepting, dodging and running skills broken down into their simplest form which are broken down into their simplest form which are transferable across a range of sports later in their transferable across a range of sports later in their school career school career

Skills development & a Skills development & a game!!!game!!!

• The Crazy Catch and Crazy Ball can be used in The Crazy Catch and Crazy Ball can be used in either a game or individuallyeither a game or individually

• Thus skills development can occur on a one to Thus skills development can occur on a one to one basis or in a team or groupone basis or in a team or group

• Activity cards - ( Printed or downlaodable) are Activity cards - ( Printed or downlaodable) are available for carefully controlled sessions to be available for carefully controlled sessions to be run. run.

• www.crazycatch.com/uk provides support for provides support for Teachers and leaders alike. These simple easy to Teachers and leaders alike. These simple easy to useuse


What are we offering???What are we offering???

• The Crazy Catch and Crazy Ball as an activity and The Crazy Catch and Crazy Ball as an activity and a sport, so as to assist in achieving PSA targetsa sport, so as to assist in achieving PSA targets

• Work within Schools Development PlansWork within Schools Development Plans• Coaching the coaches – so that it is sustainableCoaching the coaches – so that it is sustainable• Activity cards - ( Printed or downlaodable) are Activity cards - ( Printed or downlaodable) are

available for carefully controlled sessions to be available for carefully controlled sessions to be run. run.

• www.crazycatch.com/uk provides support for provides support for Teachers and leaders alike, simple easy to use.Teachers and leaders alike, simple easy to use.


Outcomes ???Outcomes ???

• An easy to achieve activity that plays an An easy to achieve activity that plays an important role in meeting PSA activitiesimportant role in meeting PSA activities

• A sustainable activity and game that can be used A sustainable activity and game that can be used within Schools Development Planswithin Schools Development Plans

• Trained coachesTrained coaches• A Partnership – and a possible league. A Partnership – and a possible league. • Support from the Crazy Catch team Support from the Crazy Catch team



Thank You !!!Thank You !!!

• Thank you for your time . Thank you for your time . • I would also like to thank Andy Clark – SSCo for I would also like to thank Andy Clark – SSCo for

South Northants County Council, For his valuable South Northants County Council, For his valuable contribution. contribution.

• The Crazy Catch team The Crazy Catch team



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