Skill: PUNCHING
Drill: Hand Smacks
Equipment needed: None
Instructors needed: One per line
Description: The student will practice their punches by hitting the instructor’s hand. This will help the students build good hand-eye-coordination.
Teaching SKILLZ: HEALTHY COMPETITION
  • See who can be louder while counting, the instructor or the student.
Brain SKILLZ: WORKING MEMORY
  • The student must remember to keep their hands up by their eyes while they do their punches.
Step 1
  • Divide your students into lines.
Step 2 – Explain the Rules:
  • I am going to hold up my hand and call out either your right or left punch.
  • You will punch my hand and yell as you punch.
  • Your goal is to punch my hand while also focusing on chambering your other hand.
Step 3
  • On the second turn, have the student say which hand they are punching with.
Step 4
  • On the third turn, make it a contest to see who can get as many punches in a row correctly without making a mistake.
Step 5 – Takeaways:
  • Keep your hands up.
  • Punch with the first 2 knuckles.
  • Punch fast.
Step 6
  • Continue until each student has 3 turns.
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