Skill: Precision
Drill: Pop-Off Round Kick Break
Equipment needed: Wave bag base or sturdy step and re-breakable board
Instructors needed: 1 per Line
Description: In this drill the students will break boards with pop-off round kicks. The purpose of this drill is to test your student’s precision with a challenging kick break.
Teaching SKILLZ:
EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION – The instructor can tell the students that if they do not break the board or they miss, then they have five pushups.
Brain SKILLZ:
DIVIDED ATTENTION – The student must be able to run down to their bag, jump onto the base, hop off and use their momentum to kick the board. This works on their ability to do multiple things at one time, as they have to kick while jumping in the air.
Step 1
Divide your class into several lines with no more than eight students per line.
Step 2 – Setting Up the Drill:
For each line, set up one wave bag base (or step) on the opposite end of the training deck.
Step 3 – Explain the Rules:
  • Run and step on the based with your right leg.
  • Push off the base and rotate your hips towards the board.
  • Use your knee to aim at the board.
  • Kick the board with your instep or ball of your feet.
  • Land skillfully.
Step 4 – Takeaways:
  • Learn to push off a bag and break in mid-flight
Step 5
  • Continue until each student has several turns.
 
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