Skill: ATTENTIVENESS
Drill: Listen Close
Equipment needed: 1 Kicking shield per line
Instructors needed: 1 per Line
Description: The students will practice having good ATTENTIVENESS by demonstrating their ability to hear the instructor call a specific part of the foot which correlates to a specific kick, they will then do that kick on a pad.
Step 1
Divide your students into lines
Step 2 – Setting Up the Drill:
The 1st student in each line will stand up in front of the instructor.
Step 3 – Explain the Rules:
  • The instructor will hold the pad normal not giving away any hints to what the kick maybe.
  • The instructor will call out either instep (top), ball, or heel these parts correlate to round kick, front kick, or side kick.
  • When that part is called, the students will run down the mat and kick the bag with the proper kick 5 times.
  • They will then return to their teams.
Step 4 – Takeaways:
  • Listen to your instructor so you know what part of the foot to use.
  • Be as fast as you can to show you were listening.
  • Use power on your kicks.
Step 5
  • Continue until each student has 2-3 turns.
 
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