(Ages 3 – 4)
Class 1 – Kicking
Static Warm-Up – 7 Minutes
- Arms: Hold seal position
- Legs: Hold jack-in-the-box
- Abs: Hold feet out the water
- Core: Hold Spiderman’s
Mat Chat – 3-minutes (Includes Water Break)
- Today we are going to work on KICKING.
- Who can tell me what KICKING means?
Here are the three KICKING tips that I want everyone to practice today:
1. Keep your hands up. 2. Bend your knee before and after you kick. 3. Watch where you are kicking.Skill-Building Drills – 15 Minutes
You Kick, I Kick:
In this drill the students will take turns kicking the target and holding the target. This is a great drill to teach them how to play fair with each other.- Teaching SKILLZ: HEALTHY COMPETITION – Make it a competition to see who can be louder than their partner.
- Brain SKILLZ: WORKING MEMORY – The student must remember the protocol when holding targets for one another.
Kick Fast!:
In this drill the students will practice the early stages of kicking while walking, counting and striking a target.- Teaching SKILLZ: TRICKERY – Try to trick the students by pretending to move the noodle or by saying words that sound like numbers.
- Brain SKILLZ: VISUAL PROCESSING – The student will focus on kicking correctly while not getting hit with the noodle.
Skill Stripe Test – 15 Minutes
Passive Stretches: 5-minutes
- Side bends
- Pat your back/li>
- Kneeling reach forward
- Kneeling reach backward
Game – 3-minutes