General Movement | Running Free
Suitable for players aged 4-6 years
SETUP
- Create an area as large as possible (30m x 20m)
- All the players are free to move around inside the area
HOW TO PLAY
- On your signal ask the players, Who can run...? (or Can you run...?) like a zombie, an elephant, very tall, very small, on your tippy-toes, as fast/ slowly/ smoothly as you can, with jerky movements, forwards/backward, keeping a certain distance away from everyone else, in front of/ behind a partner
PROGRESSION
BASIC: Ask the players to make suggestions
INTERMEDIATE: Add a ball
OUTCOMES
- Agility while changing direction
- Mobility over a range of movement (crouching, rolling, jumping, swerving)
- Develops spatial awareness