Skill: LISTENING
Drill: Punch It
Equipment needed: 2 Kicking Shields per line
Instructors needed: 1 per Line
Description: The students will practice having good LISTENING by demonstrating their ability to being able to listen to the colors that are called out by the instructor to complete each rounds challenge. This will challenge them intellectually by requiring them to be able to make the connection between the color said and pads held by the instructor.
Step 1
Divide your students into lines
Step 2 – Setting Up the Drill:
The 1st student in each line will stand up and face the instructor.
Step 3 – Explain the Rules:
  • The instructor will have 2 different color kicking shields next to each other.
  • The will then call 1 color and the student will punch the corresponding target, they will then call out 2 colors and the student must hit them in order.
  • This process will continue until the student hits 5 punches they will then rotate to the end of the line.
Step 4 – Takeaways:
  • Keep your hand up by your eyes to be faster.
  • Aim your punches to hit the correct part of the pad.
  • Have your ears on so that you can hear the color.
Step 5
  • Continue until each student has multiple turns.
 
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