Class 1

Equipment needed:

• Jump ropes, large (25.)
• Gator balls (25).
• Music cart.

Warm up:

• Review partner jumps.
  • All with a partner and one rope to share.
    • Stand face to face.
    • One person turns the rope over both partners.
  • Side by side.
    • Stand side by side, with inside arm around partner's shoulder.
    • Each hold one end of the rope in outside hands.
    • Swing rope together.
  • Front to back.
    • One partner holds the rope.
    • Stand front to back, so front partner can't see the partner with the rope.
    • Tell front partner when you are going to swing the rope, because they can't see you.

Skill Development:

• Introduce "strength."
  • Make body strong/weak.
  • Can you feel the difference?
  • Move around strong/weak.
• Pretend to throw a ball.
  • What body parts have to be strong?
    • Arm, front leg.
• All stand sideways, pretending to hold a ball in back hand (their "pencil" hand).
  • Step with front foot and throw with back hand.
  • The bigger the step with the front foot, the stronger the throw!
  • Have someone demonstrate throwing to teacher from their knees and while standing.
  • Which way lets them throw farther?
• All with a gator ball.
  • Toss to wall.
  • Aim at targets on wall.
  • Teacher goes around and asks students what they are doing correctly when they throw?

Application:

• Eye ball.
  • All with a ball and standing on one end red line facing the far end of the gym.
  • On signal, all throw their ball to the other end and point to it as they release it (DO NOT GO GET IT).
  • On the words "eye ball" they go and retrieve the ball they threw.
  • Do not get it mixed up with any others.
  • Teacher can check for proper technique.
  • Tell them that they can get 1,000 points if they throw their ball and it hits the far wall.
• Messy backyard.
  • Divide class in 1/2.
  • Each with own ball.
  • On "go" groups try to throw all the balls to the other side of the gym.
  • Must stay on their side of the green and white line.
  • Get one point for every ball on the other side when the whistle blows.
  • Any throw after the whistle blows results in the other team getting all of the points.
  • See if the teams can "win" the round by getting more points than before.