(Ages 5 – 6)
Class 16 – Coordination
Ultimate Warm-Up – 7 Minutes
- Arms: Advanced army crawls up and down the mat
- Legs: Jack in the box walks up and down the mat
- Abs: Donkey kongs up and down the mat
- Core: Forwards cab crawls up and down the mat
Mat Chat – 3-minutes (Includes Water Break)
- Today we are going to work on COORDINATION.
- COORDINATION means your body functions in harmony.
Here are three COORDINATION tips that you will learn today:
1. Having hand eye and foot eye coordination. 2. Knowing how to do two things at one time. 3. Knowing your left and right.Skill-Building Drills – 15 Minutes
Race to the Line:
In this drill the students will practice having coordination by knowing the left side of the room and the right side of the room.- Teaching SKILLZ: TRICKERY – The instructor can point to the left, and say “right” to try and trick the students.
- Brain SKILLZ: SPEED OF PROCESSING – When the instructor says a direction, they must quickly make the correct choice and run to the correct side, while standing strong.
Copycat:
In this drill we will work on our COORDINATION through repetition by doing and saying each Left and Right command to build body awareness.- Teaching SKILLZ: EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION – If the student can complete their turn without any mistakes, the instructor will do five pushups.
- Brain SKILLZ: WORKING MEMORY – The student must be able to remember what kicks were said previously, and perform the ones that the instructor adds on as well.
Skill Stripe Test – 15 Minutes
Partner Stretches: 5-minutes
- Butterfly partner pulls
- Kneeling partner push
- Sitting elbow pull
- Straddle partner pull
Game – 3-minutes
- Bull Dog