Week 1 Warm-Up

Introduction (always 3 parts)

1. Present yourselves

2. Whistle

  1. Dog
  2. Cat
  3. Whistle

When we hear the whistle, we "stop and listen!"

3. We are sitting on the "Sportball line!"

Sportball Says (3sets)

Week 1, we keep it as simple as possible to build their confidence.

We name 3 body parts, then we encourage the kids. Repeat two more sets.

Run and Freeze

1. Bridge

2. Pink Flamingo

3. Elevator

Jumps

Week 1, keep it simple and jump as high as possible

  • 5 times for the 2-3 years old
  • 10 times for the 4-6 years old
Train

Keep it simple every single week.

Race

For the 2-3 year old:  For the first two weeks, we race everyone together, but starting on week 3, the parents wait for the kids on the Sportball line, as the kids huddle around the coach and on the count of 3, everyone runs to mom and dad to give them a big hug!

For the 4-6 year old: The kids race against the coach, where the coaches looses every week, but wins on week 6.  Every time the coach looses, we ask the kids what we can tell the coach who lost and who is sad.  The kids will normally say, nice try and we make the group repeat a nice thing to the looser of the race.  When the coaches win, it's important to tell them the nice things that they told the coaches in the previous classes, such as "nice try".

Popcorn week 1

Warm up 15 minutes

  1. Introduction
    1. Hi I’m coach Yan…
    2. Whistle
    3. Sportball line
  2. Sportball says
    1. 3 sets, encourage in between
  3. Run and Freeze
    1. 3 sets, with a motor skill at every freeze
  4. Jumps
    1. 5 big jumps for the 2 to 3 years old 
    2. 10 jumps for the 4 to 6 years old
  5. Train
    1. Light jogging for 60 seconds
    2. Encourage the kids when they bring the hat back
  6. Race
    1. For the 2 to 3 years old, they race to Mom and dad
    2. For the 4 to 6 years old, they race against the coach
  7. Popcorn
    1. Last part of the warm up before the skills