(Ages 7 – 9)
Class 2 – Technique
Active Warm-Up – 7 Minutes
- Arms: Intermediate push-ups
- Legs: Squats touching the ground
- Abs: Dish pulling knees in
- Core: Bridge with kicks
Mat Chat – 3-minutes (Includes Water Break)
- Today we are going to work on TECHINQUE.
- TECHNIQUE means to have quality in your movement.
Here are the three areas that you will apply TECHNIQUE to today:
1. Progressive TECHNIQUE 2. Foot-eye TECHNIQUE 3. TECHNIQUE in kickingSkill-Building Drills – 15 Minutes
Perfect Practice:
Students will practice having good TECHNIQUE by demonstrating their ability to remember designated moves by their instructor they will have to remember the combos that are called out by the instructor.- Teaching SKILLZ: INTRINSIC MOTIVATION – Challenge the students not to make a mistake so they don’t have to start over again.
- Brain SKILLZ: AUDITORY PROCESSING – Students need to listen for the numbers and perform the corresponding kick or punch.
Freeze Frame:
The students will work on their TECHNIQUE by holding their block, strike, kick or stance while balancing on a slammer pad.- Teaching SKILLZ: UP THE REP – Motivate the students to be stronger on each rep.
- Brain SKILLZ: WORKING MEMORY – Students must exercise their short-term memory by preforming the correct strike, block or kick.
Skill Stripe Test – 15 Minutes
Active Stretches: 5-minutes
- Ankle rotations
- Clock stretch
- Forward lunges
- Lower back sitting stretch
Game – 3-minutes
- Speed Ball