We have all too many times tried to get students in shape by running them up and down the floor, one hudred jumping jacks, sit ups and push ups to the point of throw ups. Running sucides to point were the student began to plot your death before you killed them. All the while complaining very quietly under their gasphing breaths, only hearing our reply if it doesn't kill you it will make you stronger, and one of my old but still in use favorites "those who are still breathing wins the fight". And that was just the warm ups.

I remember a long time ago being on the end of the death plots myself when I was a guppie. We all know the very high importants of core carido and strenght training, and there is nothing wrong with holding a horse stance, but I find students like it when you make it into a game, like the horse stance who can hold it the longest wins. Gaming is a very important tool, to keep the students wanting to do more and it that learn more, but please keep in mind a class still has to teach basic stances and movement but mix it up with fun activies to keep your students coming back to class, there are times will I have to remind the students it is closing time or I would be open 24/7.

So here we go:

Game 1 reverse tag, I use orange cones, got them at wal-mart four for four bucks so a dollar each. I use eight but it really depends on the size if your school. Students form a circle on the outside of the cones and spread equally apart. I stand in the middle of the circle and yell go and showing the direction to run, if the student behind you touches your shoulder you have to drop in the middle of the circle and do push-ups your call on how many I usually do 5 or 10 then the student is allowed back in the circle. There is one more element of the game at any given time I yell "Freeze" all the students must stop, some student may have been close to tagging the person in front of them except I yell "Reverse" and the game is on changing the run direction only the chaser becomes the chased. I do not have winners as all students win. , they love making the other student have to do push-up and run so hard they can barely ask to play it again but still do every time.

Ultimately the students run harder and faster because its fun and the cardio work out is great. Also the statics is like sparring you want to try to tag quickly or get back as you may be reverse up close and get tagged and do pushup. Sometimes I will have a winner and when you are tagged you have to stay in the middle and do situps or hold a horse stance until we have a winner. Masters Choice!!!ENJOY!

Check with me later as I will post more games, thanks and I hope you enjoyed this article,

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