Skill: Coordination
Drill: Know Your Side
Equipment needed: 2 Wavemasters per line
Instructors needed: 1 per Line
Description: In this drill students will work on their COORDINATION by practicing their Left and Right commands while performing strong side kicks as well.
Teaching SKILLZ:
TRICKERY – The instructor can call out “left” or “right”, and point in the opposite direction than the one they call. This will test their auditory processing and visual processing, as they have to recognize the audio cue as correct and the visual cue as incorrect.
Brain SKILLZ:
AUDITORY PROCESSING – The student must be able to listen to the side the instructor calls out, and side kick the pad on that side without getting tricked. This works on their ability to follow audio cues correctly.
Step 1
Divide your students into lines
Step 2 – Setting Up the Drill:
Set up 2 wavemasters for each line
Step 3 – Explain the Rules:
  • Have the first student in each line stand between the two wavemasters.
  • The instructor will then randomly call “Left” or “Right”.
  • The students will perform a side kick with the side that was called.
  • Continue for a total of 5 kicks.
  • If the instructor cannot trick you then you get 1 point for your team.
Step 4 – Takeaways:
  • Listen carefully for which side is called.
  • Hit with the bottom of your foot.
  • Try not to fall behind.
Step 5
  • Continue until everyone has 2-3 turns through the line.
 
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