May 2022 Kids Workout #1

Prepare

Line Joust
In pairs where players are close in size, line up shoulder to shoulder 6-10” apart along a straight line, each player is instructed to maintain muscles on and strong tree Movement Skills throughout. Upon go players use arm closest to their partner to move partner from the line. Partner is considered “moved if one foot leaves the line at any point.
Play may continue by rotating players (of similar size or with handicap created for players with big advantage)

Get Ready
1 minute Downward Dog
1 minute Childs Pose
1 minute Couch stretch – each side

Practice

Movement Practice
Review the step back lunge and the walking lunge, ask kids which Movement SkillsTM are needed for these and why?
Review box dips and safe shoulder positions, ask kids which Movement SkillsTM are needed for these and why?

Play

Work- Play AMCAP 8 minutes 12 Walking Lunges 6 Step Back lunges 6 Box Dips
25 meter Sprint

Then
For two minutes:
Hillbilly Box Prowler Push 10 meters up and back

Total 10 minutes

Game
Play “Pillow Fight”
Set up in a two lane race format, using tall cones if available, with start cone and end cone 3-4 meters apart.
Place two soft zipper less pillows 1 meter past end cone.
Players race by running, side shuffling, high knee skipping, bear crawling, etc, to get to pillow and either:
Version A Have a pillow fight with the person on opposing team, getting there first is an advantage:)
Version B Or race to knock down tall end cone, replace pillow, do 3 burpee pillow jump overs and return.