Skill: Precision
Drill: Memory Breaks
Equipment needed: Re-breakable Boards per line
Instructors needed: 3 per Line
Description: The students will work on their PRECISION and memory skills in this game by trying to remember color combinations and breaking the boards in that order.
Teaching SKILLZ:
EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION – If the student makes a mistake in how they break the boards, than the student has to do ten pushups.
Brain SKILLZ:
WORKING MEMORY – The student must be able to remember the order in which the boards are called, and break them in that order. This works on their ability to hold onto information while performing a task.
Step 1
Divide the class into group.
Step 2 – Setting Up the Drill:
Have each of the 3 instructors hold a different color board.
Step 3 – Explain the Rules:
  • The instructor will call out a 3 color combination.
  • The student must break each board in the given order.
  • If the student makes a mistake, then he/ she will have to do 10 push-ups.
  • Try to break the board in the first try.
  • Yell when you hit the board.
Step 4 – Takeaways:
  • Yell or breathe when you hit the board to show intensity.
  • Use your best technique on each break.
  • If you happen to miss, keep going and don’t give up.
Step 5
  • Continue for 3 rounds.
 
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