Coaching Points
To be able to press your body weight in a front support position takes a lot of upper body and core strength. Keep your body straight from your shoulder to your ankle by pulling your belly button into the spine. If you find a full lower and press to difficult, start by lowering your body weight as slowly as you can or push up to a front support starting on the floor.
Bronze Challenge
Can you complete 3 front support presses?
Silver Challenge
Can you complete 3 front support presses with one foot raised off the ground?
Gold Challenge
Can you complete a front support press, hovering your chest over the floor at the bottom of the ground for 6 seconds before pushing back up?
Coaching Points
Master the sequence below before accomplishing the full task: 1. Throw A, Throw B 2. Throw A, Throw B, Catch A 3. Throw A, Throw B, Catch A, Catch B 4. Full Task = Cycle 3 on repeat.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Catch both rings successfully
Silver Challenge
Catch both rings successfully 3 times in a row
Gold Challenge
Catch both rings successfully 5 times in a row
Coaching Points
Make sure you have plenty of space for this activity. Gently swing the hoop from behind your body up into the air, passing closely by your hips as you throw. Start off slowly throwing the hoop just a short distance into the air, releasing the hoop just above your head. Spread you fingers and thumbs as wide as you can when catching the hoop. Cushion the impact by moving your hands down with the hoop, slowing the speed down gently.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Practice throwing and catching the hoop from one hand to the other for over 5 minutes.
Silver Challenge
Practice throwing and catching the hoop from one hand to the other clapping as many times as you can whilst the hoop is in the air!
Gold Challenge
Practice throwing and catching the hoop from one hand to the other, touching the ground with both hands whilst the hoop is in the air!