Skill: TEAMWORK
Drill: Protect the Cone
Equipment needed: 1 Cone Per Line
Instructors needed: 1 Per Line
Description: The students will practice TEAMWORK by working with their team to defend a cone from their instructor.
Teaching SKILLZ: HEALTHY COMPETITION
  • The instructor will prompt the students and let them know that if their team has the most points at the end they can choose an exercise for the other teams to do.
Brain SKILLZ: ATTENTION CONTROL
  • The students will work on staying focused with their teammates so that they can work together to not allow the instructor to grab their teams cone.
Step 1
  • Have students form lines with their instructor
Step 2 – Explain the Rules:
  • The instructor will place their cone in the middle of their designated area.
  • Then the students will form a wall with each other around the cone.
  • When the instructor says “GO” they will have 10 seconds to try to take the students cone.
  • The students can ONLY move and push the instructors away.
  • If the students can survive the time limit, then they earn 1 point for their team.
  • The team with the most points wins.
Step 3 – Takeaways:
  • Keep your eyes open so you can see the instructor moving toward you.
  • Move quickly so that you can stop the instructor from getting the cone.
  • Talk with your teammates to keep your cone safe.
Step 4
  • Continue until each student has 2-3 turns.
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