Skill: INTENSITY
Drill: Sock em Sidekicks
Equipment needed: 2 kicking shields per line
Instructors needed: 1 per line
Description: Students will practice having good INTENSITY by demonstrating their ability to do multiple sidekicks trying to knock their instructor off of their kicking shield.
Teaching SKILLZ: Healthy Competition
Students are motivated to kick with proper technique and power because they want to score points for themselves or their team.
Brain SKILLZ: Working Memory
Students must remember the key steps (chamber, heel, pivot) while applying them under the challenge of kicking with power.
Step 1
Divide your students into lines.
Step 2 – Setup the Drill
Have the students sitting with the instructor.
Step 3 – Explain the Rules
  • The 1st student in each line will stand up and face the instructor.
  • When the instructor is sturdy on the pad the student may attempt to knock their instructor off their kicking shield.
  • They will get to throw 3 sidekicks trying to knock their instructor off the pad if they can do it they will earn 1 point.
Step 4 – Takeaways
  • Use the heel of your foot on your kick.
  • Chamber before you do each kick.
  • Pivot on each kick to gain power.
Step 5
  • Continue until each person has 2-3 turns.
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