Table 1. Selected examples of children’s cooperative games used for each intervention and their associated locomotor skills (ls) and object control skills (ocs). The games were included in a menu of one hundred games available for the active play (CON) and the guided active play (GAP) locomotor (LOC) and object control (OC) interventions.
LOC LS OC OCS CON LS
Red-light, Yellow-light r, g, l Ball in hula hoop ot Red-light, Yellow-light r, g, h
What time is it Mr. Wolf? r, l, s Clear Out k, c, ot, ur Huckle buckle r
Wizards, Elves & Giants r, l, s 4-way soccer k, c Ship to shore r
Crash r, g, h, l, j, s Ball in hula hoop d, ot Octopus r, s, l, j
Fishes and Whales r, s, l, j Racquet balloon st Freeze dance h, s
Crocodile, Crocodile r, g, h Elimination ot, c, ur Coloured Eggs r, g, h, l, j, s
Blog Tag r, l, s Obstacle course st, d, k, c, ot, ur, c Basketball bump r, l, d
Band-aid Tag r, l, s Soccer Baseball st, c, ur Wizards, Elves & Giants r, l, s
Lined Tag r, h, j Dr. Dodgeball ot, c, ur European hand ball r, l, ot, c
Zombie Tag r, l, s Commander (Simon Says) ot, d, c, ur Croquet r, s
Arches Tag r, l, s Football Throw (hoop) ot, c Snake’s Tail r, s
Crows and Cranes r, l, s Pin Dodgeball ur, c, ot Dodgeball r, l, ot, c
Coloured Eggs r, g, h, l, j, s Catch Relay ot, c Blog Tag r, l, s
Jail Break r, s, h, j Crab Walk and Bean Bag Toss ot Lined Tag r, h, j
LS: run (r); jump (j); hop (h); gallop (g); leap (l); slide (s): OCS: overhand throw (ot), kick (k); underhand roll (ur); catch (c); dribble (d); striking (st).