(Ages 3 – 4)
Class 10 – Punching
Active Warm-Up – 7 Minutes
- Arms: Seal-ups
- Legs: Jack-in-the-box
- Abs: Reverse curl-ups
- Core: Spider ups
Mat Chat – 3-minutes (Includes Water Break)
- Today we are going to work on PUNCHING.
- Who can tell me what PUNCHING means?
Here are the three PUNCHING tips:
1. Keep your fists tight. 2. Pull your other arm tight to your side. 3. Watch where you are punching.Skill-Building Drills – 15 Minutes
Crazy Race:
Students will practice having good punching by running their hand-mits down to their instructor and then through 10 strong punches- Teaching SKILLZ: TRICKERY – Try to trick the students by saying words that sound like the word “go”.
- Brain SKILLZ: AUDITORY PROCESSING – The students will listen for the word “go” to start running.
Army Punching:
The students will build upper body strength by crawling under the bars and then repeatedly punching the pads.- Teaching SKILLZ: EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION – If the student can get to the end without knocking over one of the bars, the instructor will do 5 pushups.
- Brain SKILLZ: DIVIDED ATTENTION – The student must focus on crawling while staying low, and standing up without hitting the bar.
Skill Stripe Test – 15 Minutes
Active Stretches: 5-minutes
- Hand throws
- Hip rotations
- Knee wobbles
- Sitting toe touches
Game – 3-minutes
- Dodge Ball