Coaching Points
To begin with, take smaller and slower steps to gallop until you have mastered the movement. Using a large hoop will be easier. Try to focus your gaze at a fixed object and make sure you stay facing that object throughout the movement. This activity is difficult as it requires your body to move in multiple directions at the same time as you move around the circle e.g. sideways and backwards.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Silver Challenge
Gold Challenge
Bronze Challenge
Can you win a race to ten touches against your partner with the cone in front of the body?
Silver Challenge
Can you win a race to ten touches against your partner with the cone besides the body?
Gold Challenge
Can you win a race to ten touches against your partner with the cone behind the body?
Coaching Points
Step in the space in between each of the cones, starting slowly and gradually get faster. If you find it too easy spread the cones further apart or closer it easier. Turn your head to look over your shoulders so that you know where to put your feet but try not to turn your hips around.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Can you step through the cones backwards 3 times, without touching a cone or missing a space out?
Silver Challenge
Decrease the space between the cones to a foot width apart. Can you step through the cones backwards without touching a cone?
Gold Challenge
Increase the space between the cones to a knee height apart. Can you step through the cones backwards without touching a cone?
Coaching Points
Concentrate and listen carefully to your partners command. Once you have extended up or crouched down, try to get back to jogging on the spot as quickly as you can.
Bronze Challenge
Play the game for 2 full minutes as a player and the leader!
Silver Challenge
Play the game, using opposite movements!
Gold Challenge
Play the game but change the words and movements to something crazy!