Skill: Instinct
Drill: Step Off
Equipment needed: A noodle for each line
Instructors needed: 1 per Line
Description: The students will practice INSTINCT by stepping off the line quickly without crossing their legs while being attacked.
Teaching SKILLZ:
CHOICES – The instructor can let the students choose what speed they would like to go: slow, medium, or fast. The choice in the activity will empower the students, as they will feel more in control over what they are doing.
Brain SKILLZ:
VISUAL PROCESSING – The student has to see the instructor swing the noodle at their head, and respond appropriately without getting hit. This works on their ability to respond to visual cues quickly and accurately, as well as make sense of what they see.
Step 1
Divide your students into lines
Step 2 – Setting Up the Drill:
Each instructor will hold a noodle
Step 3 – Explain the Rules:
  • The instructor will call out left or right
  • The student will have to go to the correct direction with getting hit or crossing their legs
  • If they can perform 5 directions without any mistakes, their instructor will do 5 push-ups
Step 4 – Takeaways:
  • React fast because there is little time between the direction and the noodle coming at them
  • Take a big step because if it is too small, you still might get hit
  • Move quick to make sure you do not get hit
Step 5
  • Continue until everyone has gone twice
 
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