Coaching Points
Focus on giving the hoop a strong spin so that it spins for a long time.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Ensure the hoops are at least 10 steps apart, can you keep both hoops spinning for at least 45 seconds?
Silver Challenge
Ensure the hoops are at least 15 steps apart, can you keep both hoops spinning for at least 45 seconds?
Gold Challenge
Ensure the hoops are at least 20 steps apart, can you keep both hoops spinning for at least 45 seconds?
Coaching Points
Bend your knees and get the body down low as you turn, try to take smaller steps instead of a big lunge as this will be faster. Practice running to the cones in different orders, which do you find the fastest?
Bronze Challenge
Compete in 5 races!
Silver Challenge
Win 3 races against a friend!
Gold Challenge
Create a new rule for the activity and play your version with your friends.
Coaching Points
This game is all about speed and agility and being able to change direction quickly. To attacker must keep looking at the tagger at all times to know which direction to run. The defender can try and fool the attacker by changing directions and running the other way to tag the attacker. The best time for the defender to turn and go the other way is when the attacker loses concentration and stops looking at the defender. Make it easier for the defender by making the rope shorter, or harder by making the rope longer.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Can you avoid being caught for 20 seconds & catch your partner in under 20 seconds?
Silver Challenge
Can you avoid being caught for 30 seconds & catch your partner in under 15 seconds?
Gold Challenge
Can you avoid being caught for 40 seconds & catch your partner in under 10 seconds?
Coaching Points
When dribbling, try to keep the ball under control and close to your feet by taking softer touches. Try to stay away from the defender by looking up to see where the defender is and also where the space is. Try not to panic if the defender is close to capturing you and focus on your dribbling skills.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Can you play for 30 seconds, without being caught by the defender or losing control of your ball?
Silver Challenge
Can you score 10 points in under 2 minutes?
Gold Challenge
When you are defending, can you tag a dribbler in under 30 seconds?
Coaching Points
Find a space and scan all around you. Try to move your body so that you can always see the other players, If a player manages to get behind you or out of your line of vision, they may be able to tag you. Equally, you should try to get yourself into positions where the other players cannot see you so that you can tag them.
Bronze Challenge
Can you manage to tag other players on the back more times than they tag you?
Silver Challenge
Can you manage to tag other players on the back a streak of 5-times without being tagged yourself?
Gold Challenge
Can you win a game by scoring the most successful tags in 60 seconds?
Coaching Points
When dribbling, try to keep the ball under control and close to your feet by taking softer touches. Try to stay away from the defender by looking up to see where the defender is and also where the space is. Try not to panic if the defender is close to capturing you and focus on your dribbling skills.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Can you dribble away from the defender for 15 seconds without them trapping your ball under the cone?
Silver Challenge
Can you trap the dribblers ball with the cone in under 15 seconds?
Gold Challenge
Play 3 games of 1 minute with at least 2 other friends. Can you survive all three games without being the defender at the end of each game?