Coaching Points
Before you begin, ensure your fingers are interlaced and you both have a comfortable grip. The best players are not always the strongest in this game. To be successful you should try to use the force that your opponent is generating against them. For example, if they are pushing you as hard as they can, you could quickly change from pushing them back to pulling them forwards making them lose their balance.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Play 5 games with your left hand!
Silver Challenge
Play 5 games with your right hand!
Gold Challenge
Win at least 5 games!
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?
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
Complete 15 successful catches with a partner.
Silver Challenge
Complete 8 successful catches in 30 seconds
Gold Challenge
Complete 15 successful catches in 60 seconds.
Bronze Challenge
Can you hold a shoulder stand for 10 seconds?
Silver Challenge
Ask a friend to record you in a shoulder stand, take a look at the footage and discuss what you could do to improve and have another go!
Gold Challenge
Stand up on your feet and make a tall straight shape. Can you rock backwards straight into a shoulder stand and back onto your feet into a tall straight shape afterwards?