Multi-Skills ideas 1 by Helen Critchell

FUNDAMENTALS GAME/ACTIVITY NAME OF GAME Balance Tag FOCUS Balance OBJECTIVE(S): To develop childrens ability to move with control and balance.

Use the space below to illustrate your game/activity:

Organisation (how is the game/activity organised?): •

All children move along lines of a court; fwds, bwds and sideways.

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3/ 4 children act as’ taggers’ and aim to tag as many children as possible.

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When tagged the children must step off the line and perform a static balance for 3 seconds before re-joining the game.

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After a period of time change the ‘taggers’.

Equipment required: Court markings Bibs

How can the game/activity be changed to make it easier/harder? More/ less ‘taggers’. Bigger/ smaller area. Hold static balance longer/ shorter time. Restrict/ Increase ways of moving. Specify type of static balance, e.g. 2/3/4 points or patches. Timed, i.e. how many people can you tag in 1 minute?

Coaching Tips (using FABB as a guide): Feet • Foot planted •

Keep on line

Arms • Extended to assist if necessary Body • Strong/ tense •

Eyes focussed on point

Brain • Concentrate on where you want to go •

Watch out for the taggers/ other people

FUNDAMENTALS GAME/ACTIVITY NAME OF GAME : 5 star Challenge FOCUS : Co-ordination OBJECTIVE (S): To develop timing and spatial awareness when throwing and catching. ILLUSTRATION:

Organisation (how is the game/activity organised?): •

Ball follows the pattern .around the star

Equipment required: o 5 people o Up to 5 balls

How can the game/activity be changed to make it easier/harder? • • •

As they improve add more stars. Change the distance between individuals. Use different types of balls

Coaching Tips: 

Feet - Balanced

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Arms – Under arm throw is best

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Body – Face the receiver

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Brain – Look at what you are receiving. Communicate

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NAME OF GAME: Agility Mirrors FOCUS: Agility OBJECTIVE(S): To test agility and reaction linked to vision.

5 Yards

ILLUSTRATION:

Leader

5 Yards

5 Yards ORGANISATION (How is the game / activity organised?): • One person leads going to each cone in random order. • The follower has to watch closely and try to keep up. EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: • 8 Cones / floor spots per pair.

HOW CAN THE GAME / ACTIVITY BE DIFERENTIATED? • Smaller spaced squares laid out by cones / floor spots. • Larger distance between the two – to challenge field of vision.

COACHING TIPS: • FEET: wide feet at the change of direction. •

ARMS: raised very slightly to aid balance.

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BODY: Posture whilst moving should be head and eyes up.

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BRAIN: Leader – switching movement, faking movement. Follower – watching closely.

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NAME OF GAME: Bump FOCUS: Dynamic balance OBJECTIVE (S): Bump partner off balance

ILLUSTRATION:

Organisation (how is the game/activity organised?): • • •

In pairs, face partner with a ball Standing on one leg, use the ball to try to bump each other off balance (onto two feet) Change legs when necessary.

Equipment required: • A ball each

How can the game/activity be differentiated? • Could use lines on the floor. Try to bump partner over the line rather than standing on one leg.

Coaching Tips: 

Feet – Try to get in a balanced position on one leg

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Arms – Use arms to counter balance the shift in centre of gravity

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Body – Keep centre over middle of base of support Keep head up

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Brain – Think about centre of gravity and base

Activity: CARD SHARKS OBJECTIVE: To develop fundamental movement skills, balance, co-ordination and agility. To collect as many points cards as possible Organisation Create 4 stations around the hall e.g: 1.Hopscotch-coordination) 2.Balls and Cones Cross(agility) 4 in a grid, 2 feeding, 2 receiving, receivers change position on each catch. 3.Balls (co-ordination: pairs hands palms-palms/tap ball with feet contralaterally) 4.Marker (balance: team in press up position, pass items over back from one to another)

EQUIPMENT Hoops Beam bags x 10 Balls x 10 Makers Card deck with additional jokers, or marked cards

Stick a picture of a card suit above each activity (clubs, diamonds, spades, hearts) Coach ready with deck of cards Children are organised into 4 groups Choose a leader for each team (team leader has responsibility for team behaviour-no cheating and neat lining up) Activity 10 mins Children must line up and wait in 4 lines for you. This is their “Home”. Demonstrate each activity station You show the team captain the next card from the pack- if it is a spade, the team do the activity at the spade station- the number of times they do this depends on the number of the card- 4 spades, 4 times.

Differentiation Have teams complete A or B task at each station e.g A:walk across beam B:have to hop course.

They then return “Home” for another card. If they are shown a picture card/joker this they keep as a point (hurray). They are then shown another card and if this is a task off they go.

Call all teams home, and count up points cards.

HINTS Think about where you will stand if you use 4 corners of the hall, as children may cheat if you continually have your back to that station. Instead of extra jokers, mark cards to change them into points cards. Ensure mixed ability teams and team support ethos

FUNDAMENTALS GAME / ACTIVITY

Name of Game: Colours Focus: Agility Objective(s): To change direction efficiently and effectively @ speed, in response to an external stimulus.

Illustration:

Feeder with ball

Start

Organisation (how is the game / activity organised?): • Groups of approximately 5 • Individual starts jogging forward from start line • As they reach the spots the feeder drops the ball and calls a colour • The jogger touches the correct spot and catches the ball before the second bounce. • Jogger becomes feeder and so on. Equipment required: • Floor spots. • Ball (various types) How the game can be differentiated: • Easier: Feeder waits until the jogger has touched the spot before dropping the ball. Use a larger ball • Harder: Feeder drops ball as they call the colour. Use a smaller ball Move from line 1 to 2 and 3 and so on. Call 2 colours, 3 colours and so on (jogger must touch in the correct order) Coaching Tips: • FEET: wide base when touching the spot to aid good balance and change of direction • ARMS: Hands forward after touching spot so ready to catch the ball • BODY: Upright when touching the spot • BRAIN: Concentrate on the sequence of the colours called

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NAME OF GAME: Follow the leader & Group discovery FOCUS : Coordination (specifically the development of movement patterns OBJECTIVE (S): • Explore the development of more complex movement patterns. • Reinforce how the body produces force, applying key generic principles to developmental stages of explosive movements. ILLUSTRATION:

participant deliverer

Organisation (how is the game/activity organised?): • Introduction highlighting to the candidates the link between the theory of coordinated movement and the formation of complex movement patterns. • Illustrate with group participation the introduction of movement patterns through the use of tutor led ‘STEP/STAR JUMP’ activity using all phases of coordinated movement. • Group participation in the formation of complex movement patterns that are able to be differentiated for pupils/performers needs Equipment required: • Follow the leader as above • Group discovery – Cones, Agility ladders, Balls, Other objects such as beanbags etc.

How can the game/activity be differentiated? • Start from a static location • Increase tempo • Include Unilateral, Bilateral and contra-lateral movements (in that order). • Include dynamic movement

Coaching Tips: Feet – in balance. Moving to meet the object/carry out action. Arms – Normally outstretched. Body – Upright and wherever possible over centre of support base. Brain – Hand – eye coordination, speed, distance, trajectory

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NAME OF GAME : Juggling FOCUS: co-ordination, sending and receiving OBJECTIVE (S): To progressively build co-ordination with the hands and then introduce the legs moving in the opposite direction.

ILLUSTRATION: RH

Organisation (how is the game/activity organised?): •

In Pairs, standing opposite each other (about 1m apart). Each person has a ball that they hold in their right hand. They throw the ball straight to their partner who catches it with their left hand. They transfer the ball from their left hand to their right and throw again. The balls move in a rectangle shape between the pair.

Equipment required: o Balls and or bean bags

How can the game/activity be differentiated? • Throw one ball per pair. • Use bean bags • Roll the ball and sit on the floor. • Increase the number of balls up to 4 between the pair. Once the ball is moving fluently between the pair they then side step in one direction, keeping the ball going in the air. Once they reach the end of the space they side step the other way and change the direction of the ball, so throw left, catch right. • Have different coloured balls so one colour they throw and the other colour they bounce pass. • Introduce a ball at the feet that has to be passed. • Introduce more complex foot patterns

Coaching Tips:  Feet – Weight forwards over balls of feet. Side stepping, keep the steps short.  Arms – Elbows slightly bent. How much force to use?  Body – Use of knees for developing rhythm with throw  Brain – Throw then think about the catch Fundamentals game / activity NAME OF GAME: Lily Pond# FOCUS: Coordination (including Balance and Agility) OBJECTIVE(S): To coordinate body in a jumping situation whilst using balance and agility to achieve quality of movement

ILLUSTRATION: Team 1

Team 2

ORGANISATION (How is the Game / Activity organised?): • Two Teams (3 or 4 maximum per team). • Start at opposite ends of the pond. • Player 1 squat jumps into hoops or onto floor spots, placing a bean bag into each as they land. • Player 2 squat jumps and removes the bean bags. • Player 1 puts down all of the bean bags, reaches the other team and tags them. Player 2 the collects the bean bags on the return journey and passes to player 3 etc. EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: • Hoops or floor spots. • Bean bags

How can the game / activity be differentiated? • Greater spacing of hoops • Change the direction of the jumps • Vary the pattern / number of hoops / floor spots.

COACHING TIPS: • FEET: soft knees, ankles •

ARMS: propulsion

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BODY: upright on landing – head facing forward

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BRAIN: Control not speed

ILLUSTRATION: Coaching Tips: Organisation (how is the game / activity organised): FUNDAMENTALS GAME / ACTIVITY •FEET: All children to walk on lines (to Opposite arm to leg forward develop movement e.g. small steps / big strides etc.) • Must stay on the lines. OF GAME: Pac Man •NAME 4 or 5 children act as ghosts with bibs. They must try to catch the other children in a prescribed ARM: Swing forwards manner or style of movement. FOCUS: Dynamic Balance BODY: Good posture. Head up How can the game / activity be differentiated? Equipment required: children to move through awalking, variety ways encourage and develop •OBJECTIVE(S): Begin walking Encourage on lines and progress to fast moving running, step patterns, points of Bibs Peripheral BRAIN: vision. Decision making (which lines to followof and so to on). anso introduction to basic coordination. contact and on. •balance Floorwith lines

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NAME OF GAME : Tower and Bridge FOCUS: Coordination OBJECTIVE (S): To develop timing and spatial awareness when throwing and catching. Illustration:

ball

Tower

bridge 1

Organisation (how is the game/activity organised?): • •

The ‘bridge’ ball must go back and forth whilst person 2 throws the ‘tower’ ball up before it is caught again. In pairs one throws across and the other up. The receiver of the ball must return it before their tower ball returns.

Equipment required: o 2 people o 2 balls

How can the game/activity be changed to make it easier/harder? o Change the distance between the pair o Change the type of ball used

Coaching Tips: 

Feet - Balanced

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Arms – Under arm throw is easiest

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Body – Face the receiver

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Brain – Look at what you are receiving. Communicate

Activity: Triathlon Olympics

Organisation Three activities around the hall Balance Beam – work in groups of three to test their abilities to balance on dominant/ less dominant leg. One balancing, one spotting and one timing them. Speed Bounce – In same groups of three, one counting, one bouncing and one timing them. Agility run – One runs, one times and one checks that they complete successfully.

EQUIPMENT 4 balance beams 4 mini hurdles Large pile of cones Clipboard and pens 12 stopwatches

The class will be split into three teams (called nations, England, USA and Australia). They will be representing their countries in the events. Will then split down into groups of three and number themselves 1,2,3. They will be sent over to a station each and be told to wait in there waiting pens. Each group of three will be given a scorecard to write the country names and scores for each activity on.

Activity 10 minutes Activity 1) 20 seconds balancing on each leg. They time they stay on for is the score they get i.e. 11 seconds equals 11 points. Activity 2) 40 seconds to see how many bounces they can do over the hurdle. Points awarded for successful bounces done in the time permitted. Activity 3) 40 seconds to see how many times they can make it around the agility course. Points awarded for each successful run.

Differentiation 1) They can balance on the floor is have real difficulty on the balance beam. 2) They can bounce either side of the line on the floor if unable to bounce over the hurdle 3) Can be done in two x 20 seconds if you want to work on speed or on endurance.

Each activity will be demonstrated by a group of three before the whole class starts so that they can observe what’s happening.

At the end a 25 fair plays points will be awarded to the nation whose participants have shown the best Olympic attitude of “it’s the taking part that counts”

HINTS • • •

Make sure there are suitable lines for the differentiation to be able to take place, if not make sure you included tape to tape out a line. Ensure they have used stopwatch before or use a central timing system instead. Ensure safety is maintained throughout the session, i.e. on balance beams.

Sample scorecard: Country Name:

USA

Events:

Balance Beam

Speed Bounce

Agility run

Total:

Athlete one:

Athlete two:

Athlete three:

Total:

102

135

FUNDAMENTALS GAME/ACTIVITY NAME OF GAME: Tunnel Game FOCUS: Coordination OBJECTIVE (S): Familiarisation with a ball. Perfecting the correct technique for throwing / rolling balls. Hand eye coordination

Illustration:

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Introduction to a ball – Familiarisation skills. All members of the group have a ball each and roll the ball around the body, under their leg, around waist, head, side to side etc. Group activity – o Kneeling – Underhand throwing  Throw ball from position level with hips  No Back swing  No follow through o Standing – Underhand throw  Throw ball from position level with hips  No Back swing  No follow through In Pairs / 3s – One member immature throw, other mature throw. Demonstration of each. In Pairs / 3s – Bring in Speed o 1 member rolls ball. Partner chases. Trap ball with different parts of body. Group activity – Get group to devise an activity for trapping ball: o Unilaterally o Bilaterally o Contra-laterally Tunnel Relay – o Trapping ball with foot o Trapping ball with bottom o Trapping ball with head

Equipment required: • 6 Netballs / Footballs • 6 Tennis Balls • Bean Bags

How can the game/activity be differentiated? • Use Bean bags • Isolation of body parts • Use non-dominant Hand throughout • Become more mobile

Coaching Tips: 

Feet – Sideways on – Mature throw. Opposite arm to leg

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Arms – Flex in arm – extension at elbow Follow through with dominant arm – Use non-dominant hand as a balance

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Body – Rotation of the hips / Shoulders

Look at the whole body rotation – coming through to point at direction of ball path. 

Brain – Think about where you want to throw the ball and the speed at which you want it to travel

FUNDAMENTALS GAME/ACTIVITY NAME OF GAME : Wolf FOCUS: Balance OBJECTIVE (S): To encourage movement and stable balance

ILLUSTRATION:

Wolf

cones

participants

Organisation (how is the game/activity organised?): • • • •

Participants start on their own base and must sneak up on the wolf who is facing away from them. They try to steal a cone from the wolf’s base. When the wolf turns around, all have to balance on one leg. Anybody losing their balance goes back to their own base and starts again. If the participant succeeds in stealing a cone they have to get back to their own base by moving backwards and balancing as normal when the wolf turns around

Equipment required: • Floor spots • Cones

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the game/activity be differentiated? Increase/decrease the number of cones to steal. Increase / decrease the area that the cones start off in Increase the number of wolves

Coaching Tips: 

Feet – On balls of feet

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Arms – arms behind back to fool wolf if they turn around

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Body – Upright

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Brain – Thinking about stable movement at all times

FUNDAMENTALS GAME/ACTIVITY NAME OF GAME : Badminton Court tag FOCUS (co-ordination): Development of movement patterns OBJECTIVE (S): Explore the development of more complex movement patterns

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Organisation (how is the game/activity organised?): Game 1; Use the lines of a badminton court. Participants move along the lines having to face the same direction. Therefore moving sideways when going left to right and right to left and moving forwards and backwards along lines at right angles. Nominate one person to act as the “tagger”, when the participants are caught they come off the line and hold a static balance for 5 seconds and then join back into the game. Game 2; As above, but participants move forwards and backwards along lines. This will bring in turning skills at line cross sections •

Stop game at relevant points to discuss movement patterns. Feedback; questions and reiteration of key points (2 Minutes)

Equipment required: Cones; if you do not have court lines on the floor.

How can the game/activity be changed to make it easier/harder? Use a bigger area to make things easier. Start without a “tagger” or time participants over a predetermined course. To make game harder use more taggers or work in teams.

Coaching Tips (Using FABB Guide) Feet 

Feet in balance; on balls of feet, moving to meet object/carry out action.

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Stance important; think about location in relation remainder of body.

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Think about stance in relation to centre of gravity.

Arms 

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Normally out at sides to assist with balance. Ready to carry out a coordinated movement. Movement to keep in balance, assist with transfer of weight and power to change direction.

Body 

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Upright and wherever possible over centre of gravity. Use body (hips & shoulders) when changing direction, moving, turning. Use bent knee and hip to provide drive and power.

Brain 

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Focus eyes to assist with balance. Train non-dominant side of body in all Unilateral, Bilateral, Contra Lateral movement

Fundamentals Through TAG Rugby Activity Scarecrow Tag (Stuck in the mud with tags)

Piggy in middle

Fundamental Skills  Spatial awareness  Agility  Hand eye coordination  Balance

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Zig Zag Tag

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Time

Equipment

Rules

Cones Tags Bibs

Hand eye coordination (passing& catching Spatial Awareness

Cones Tags Balls (Different shapes, weights and sizes)

Agility Speed Balance

Cones TAGs Balls

Nominated player spends 1 minute in middle tagging players. Once tagged stand with feet together and arms out (Scarecrow). Another player running under either his or her arms can free scarecrow. Scarecrows may have to stand on one leg to work on balance. Nominated player/s in middle. Others aim to get as many passes in a row as possible. If ball is dropped or intercepted by player in middle score goes back to zero. If ball is dropped or intercepted player in middle scores a point. Game can be made harder by saying that when caught the ball is passed around the back before passing. Game can be changed for example player in middle is aiming to TAG player in possession of the ball. This speeds up reaction and passing times thus making it harder. Set cones up in Slalom with start and finish. Players work in pairs, 1 Runner 1 chaser. Runner sets off first round slalom aiming to score a try at finish line with the ball. Chaser sets off just after with the aim of tagging runner before he/she scores.

FUNDAMENTALS GAME/ACTIVITY NAME OF GAME : Birthday Line FOCUS : Balance OBJECTIVE (S): One Line of People with birthdays from January to December. ILLUSTRATION:

January

December

Organisation (how is the game/activity organised?): •

Individuals need to move around next to people so that the line is numerical by month

Equipment required: o Floor line o Benches

How can the game/activity be changed to make it easier/harder? • Start initially on the floor. Progress to using a line on the floor. • Use benches to balance upon. • Fix a position to be held for 5 seconds when the line is complete.

Coaching Tips: 

Feet -Base of support – on the move and static should be wide

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Arms – Use to Counter Balance, hold on to others.

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Body – Use of balance and counterbalance.

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Brain – Thinking ahead

FUNDAMENTALS GAME/ACTIVITY NAME OF GAME: Bench Balance FOCUS: Balance OBJECTIVE (S): To demonstrate the principle that when a body part moves away from the centre, the centre of gravity shifts in that direction. ILLUSTRATION: Organisation (how is the game/activity organised?): •

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Simple balance activity with the bench in the up right position. o Transfer weight on to right / left leg only o Close eyes. Turn the bench over to provide a smaller base to stand upon. o Alternate balance using either right or left leg only. o Close eyes Increase the difficulty by throwing a ball. o Performer must touch or catch the ball and remain balanced. Performer has to maintain balance whilst keeping control of one end of a rope (the other end being pulled gently by a partner). Work in groups of 4. 2 to maintain stability of bench,1 as performer, 1 as partner. Performer undertakes a series of balance skills (as above).

Equipment required: • Bench, Balls, rope

How can the game/activity be differentiated? • Increase / decrease the standing area. • Reduce the size of the base (e.g. one leg). • Close eyes. • Incorporate additional activity (e.g. catching balls, rope pull). Coaching Tips (Using FABB Guide)   

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Feet – Keep apart, wide base. Arms – Keep out to the side. Act as a counter balance / weight Body – Maintain a low body position. Avoid moving body forwards / backwards Brain – Think what your arms , feet and body are doing. Spot – focus on something in the room that is not moving

FUNDAMENTALS GAME/ACTIVITY NAME OF GAME: Follow the leader FOCUS: Co-ordination: OBJECTIVE (S):Activity to aid Inter-limb coordination.

ILLUSTRATION: • Group 1 – example activity – skipping with high arm swing (opposite arm to leg) • Group 2 – Sideways motion, one foot in front then one foot behind (Grapevine).

Organisation (how is the game/activity organised?): •

Follow the leader of the teachers / coach / another participant.

Equipment required: • Coned off area, • Floor spots, • Floor lines How can the game/activity be differentiated? • Group 1 – Regression – spots on the floor. Mapping out the sequence and length of stride. o Progression – Skipping and touching the inside and outside of the raised foot. • Group 2 – Regression – smaller steps / just in front or just behind. o Progression – switch and face the other direction after so many steps.

Coaching Tips: 

Feet – experiment with little steps and big steps, balls of the feet, rhythmical action.

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Arms – swing arm to ear, opposite arm to leg, rhythmical movements.

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Body – lean slightly in the direction of motion, but not stooped over.

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Brain – think about the co-ordinated movement, but start with the feet.

FUNDAMENTALS GAME/ACTIVITY

NAME OF GAME: Tag FOCUS: Dynamic Balance OBJECTIVE (S): The ‘it’ person attempts to tag as many runners as s/he can. All participants must stay on the lines of the sports hall. ILLUSTRATION: Organisation (how is the game/activity organised?): • •

Using the lines of the hall, runners must attempt to avoid the designated tagger. If tagged, they are frozen until another runner comes by to unfreeze them. The organiser can specify ‘speed walking’ as opposed to running to emphasise the participants need to stay on the lines.

Equipment required: • Floor spots. • Hoops How can the game/activity be differentiated? • Lay spots on the floor. Participants must hop on one foot from one spot to another. • Each spot is a safety zone where they can pause for 2-3 seconds • Increase the number of taggers.

Coaching Tips: 

Feet – firmly plant feet after each jump, ensuring heels contact floor.

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Arms - Use arms to counter balance

Use them to aid jumping when appropriate 

Body – little head movement. Give in knees. Keep Centre of Gravity above centre of base

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Brain – Planning ‘route’ options. Spatial awareness.

FUNDAMENTALS GAME/ACTIVITY

NAME OF GAME: Fan Drill FOCUS: Agility OBJECTIVE (S): Development of change of speed, direction and body shape

ILLUSTRATION:

Organisation (how is the game/activity organised?): •

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Demonstrate – someone running to cone then turning and sprinting. o As a group, let them have a practice. o Experiment with –  Fast to stop  Stop to fast  Low to high Game – Person has to run from the centre to the cone then back to the centre in order. Touch all cones with hand. The game should be completed as quickly as possible. How can the group work together to save time.

Equipment required: • Cones / floor spots • Stopwatch

How can the game/activity be differentiated? • Touch line with foot • Progress to hand • Progress to placing ball down on the floor Coaching Tips (Using FABB Guide) 

Feet – Widen base of support

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Arms – Use of arms to generate power

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Body – Low centre of gravity. Leaning into way of new movement

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Brain – Concentration on turning point