Skill: Momentum
Drill: Connect the Dots
Equipment needed: 5 Dots and 1 Clapper pad per line
Instructors needed: 1 per Line
Description: The students will test their forward and rotational MOMENTUM in this drill by learning to front roll and change directions.
Teaching SKILLZ:
HEALTHY COMPETITION – The instructor can make it a relay race, and see which team can finish the fastest. The instructor can also give the lines silly names, like “Hamburgers vs. Hotdogs” in order to motivate the students to win as a team.
Brain SKILLZ:
VISUAL PROCESSING – The students must be able to roll from dot to dot without going off course. This works on their ability to make sense of what they see, as they have to make sure they roll in the correct direction and make sure they are going the right way while they are rolling, even though their vision is distorted as they roll.
Step 1
Divide the class into lines.
Step 2 – Setting Up the Drill:
Place the dots in a zig-zag pattern on the ground with an instructor at the end with a clapper pad.
Step 3 – Explain the Rules:
  • Front roll to each dot, one at a time.
  • Do not let your head touch the floor as you roll.
  • When you reach the last dot, perform a jump front kick.
  • Then run back to the end of your line.
Step 4 – Takeaways:
  • Roll all the way to your feet.
  • Try not to pause before you do your jump kick.
Step 5
  • Continue until everyone has had 3 turns.
 
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