Coaching Points
Ensure the person you are passing the object too has a good grip before you release. Stay focused on the task and work as a team.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Practice this activity with at least 3 other friends using 3 very different objects.
Silver Challenge
Can you complete this activity passing two objects down the line at the same time?
Gold Challenge
Can you complete this activity using only one hand throughout?
Coaching Points
Place your middle three fingers in the centre of the cones and rest your thumb and pinky finger on the outer edge. As you lift the cones from by your knees to release the ball, try and rotate your pinky fingers up through the midline to thrust the ball up into the air. When catching; keep your eyes on the ball and be ready to move your body and hands to where the ball is going to land. Make a bowl out of the two cones under the ball as it falls and then close it back up to secure the ball once you have caught it.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Play this game for 5 minutes then discuss how you managed to improve.
Silver Challenge
Drop down onto your knees back to back. Can you complete 10 catches?
Gold Challenge
Can you complete 5 catches without moving your feet?
Coaching Points
This activity is a true test of teamwork, move your arms to help get the hoop over the person next to you.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Can you get a large hoop from one side of the line to the other with at least 5 players in the chain?
Silver Challenge
Can you get a small hoop from one side of the line to the other with at least 5 players in the chain?
Gold Challenge
Race against another team and get the hoop from one side of the line to the other with at least 5 players in each chain?
Coaching Points
Hold the hoop in different positions to make it challenging for the person climbing through. Experiment climbing through in lots of different ways such as feet first, head first, forwards and backwards to see which is the easiest way.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Can you hold the hoop still for your friend to climb through without touching it?
Silver Challenge
Can you climb through the hoop without touching it, head first?
Gold Challenge
Can you climb through the hoop without touching it, feet first?