(Ages 3 – 4)

Class 6 – Rolling

Active Warm-Up – 7 Minutes
  • Arms: Seal-ups
  • Legs: Jack-in-the-box
  • Abs: Reverse curl-ups
  • Core: Spider ups
Mat Chat – 3-minutes (Includes Water Break)
  • Today we are going to work on ROLLING.
  • Who can tell me what ROLLING means?

Here are the three ROLLING tips:

1. Watch what you are doing. 2. Keep your balance. 3. Have good discipline.
Skill-Building Drills – 15 Minutes

Ball Tag:

The students will practice ROLLING by demonstrating their ability to use their hand-eye coordination to be able to chase their partner around a pad while rolling a ball.
  • Teaching SKILLZ: HEALTHY COMPETITION – The students will compete to see who can roll the ball the fastest.
  • Brain SKILLZ: VISUAL PROCESSING – The student will work on good hand-eye-coordination to roll the ball quickly.

Over the Tracks:

The students will forward roll over the slammer pads. This will help them build good core muscle development and spatial awareness.
  • Teaching SKILLZ: EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION – If the student can stay on the pad while rolling correctly, then the instructor will do 3 push-ups.
  • Brain SKILLZ: ATTENTION CONTROL – The student must stay focused on rolling correctly all the way down the pads.
Active Stretches: 5-minutes
  • Hand throws
  • Hip rotations
  • Knee wobbles
  • Sitting toe touches
Game – 3-minutes
  • Dodge Ball

End of Class Announcements:

2 Minutes