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Gymnastics: key 0 Skill-work

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Steve, Clayesmore Prep School

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Get the children to walk around the hall and then on the teachers command children should go as small as possible. Then get the children to continue running around before stopping and making themselves as big as possible.

Keep repeating the exercises but vary the speed in which the children travel.

COACHING POINTS

Encourage children to hold their shapes for 5 seconds.

Childre who find it hard should be encouraged to practice running then stopping before attempting the practice.

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Place some markers / cones on the floor as shown.

Ask children to walk around the room. Get them to start by walking around with their arms by their side, then outstretched.

Ask the children to run around then stop like a statue. Ask the children to sit by a marker then stretch their arms out.

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Start the lesson by getting the players to run around and focus on finding space. Encourage children to visit different places in the hall - e.g the corners and sides of the hall

The next stage is to ask the children to run around making smalls steps then progress to big steps on the teachers command.

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Start the practice by walking around the hall, on the command the children have to put their hands and feet on the floor and walk around on all fours, make sure they push their bottoms into the air.

On a signal from the teacher the children have to put their arms and legs in the air. The next progression is for the children to stop on a command from the teacher and name the body parts they have in contact with the floor e.g. hands / head and feet.

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Ask children to walk anywhere in the hall and then stop on a signal from the teacher. Then ask the children to use different parts of their feet to walk around i.e. heels, toes.

Ask the children to move around the room by skipping, hopping or bouncing.

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