Skill: Agility
Drill: A/B Challenge
Equipment needed: 4-6 Small pads per line
Instructors needed: 1 per Line
Description: Students will practice having good AGILITY by demonstrating their ability to hop side to side while also remembering the pattern that the instructor calls out.
Teaching SKILLZ:
CHOICES – The instructor can have the students choose how big of a combination they would like to do on their turn. This will empower the students as they will have some control over how they practice, and they will be more motivated to do their turn. This will also allow the students comfortable for a challenge to make their turn harder, and it will allow the students who are still getting the hang of things to go at their own pace.
Brain SKILLZ:
WORKING MEMORY – The students must remember the combination the instructor calls out, as well as which direction is which. This works on their ability to hold onto information while performing a task, as they have to listen and remember the combination of letters the instructor gives them.
Step 1
Divide your students into lines
Step 2 – Setting Up the Drill:
Have the students sitting with the instructor.
Step 3 – Explain the Rules:
  • The 1st student in each line will stand up in the middle of all the pads.
  • The instructor will designate one direction to be A and the other B.
  • The instructor will call the out 3-4 for different letters and the students will quickly have to jump from side to side in the pattern called out.
Step 4 – Takeaways:
  • Keep your feet together as you jump.
  • Keep your head up as you jump.
  • Be fast as you play the game to show good agility.
Step 5
  • Continue until each person has 2-3 turns.
 
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