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Gymnastics: Bridge Exits. Backward Step

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Lunge to handstand with hands placed away from wall bars.

Teacher supports legs and places feet on the bars.

Pupil moves one leg vertically backwards to gain handstand split position.

Kick back to exit

COACHING POINTS

Hands are placed on the floor at such a distance to allow the pupil to gain handstand splits.

Elbows must be locked.

Gain maximum split position.

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Dish Rock

Long lie, raise arms and legs to form dish shape.

Rock twice and return to long lie.

Key 3 Body conditioning

key 0 Game/Apparatus

Show the children how to carry a mat.

Get the children to assist in getting the mats out. Ask the children to walk and run in and out of the mats making sure that they do not step on them.

On the teachers command stop and ensure that one foot is on a mat.

key 0 Game/Apparatus

Layout the mats.

Ask the children to run in and out of the mats with no bumping into each other. Then ask the children to move around using tiny steps then making as bigger steps as possible.

Get the children to stop on a mat and make as smaller shape as possible before moving off again. Then encourage the children to make as bigger shape as possible on the mat.

key 0 Game/Apparatus