Aerobic warm up games

Remember, warm-up exercises and games should start with slow and smooth movements and then move gradually into faster movements by incorporating zigzag and angled patterns.

How does your child warm-up before playing sports? Tell us by commenting below! Image: iStock. The following two tabs change content below. Sigh loudly starting with the highest note you can flowing down to the lowest note you can. Zoom — The group stands in a circle. Build A Story — This is a great way to encourage listening skills. The group builds a story with each person only contributing one word.

Go around a circle until the story is finished. Theatre games can be used at any time during a theatre class or rehearsal. You can choose one aimed at something specific you plan to work on that day, or just as a way to get your group focused and ready to work. Who Started the Motion? One actor is sent outside the room. While they are outside, another actor is chosen to lead the motion. When the outside actor returns to the room, it is their job to guess who is the leader.

The leader can change the motion whenever they want. The goal is not to get caught. Once the leader is identified, a new person is sent out of the room and a new leader is chosen. Build a Machine — This is a great game to build teamwork. One person stands up and makes a simple repetitive gesture with a single sound. Continue until the whole group is a part of the machine. Fill the Space — This game is helpful for special awareness and focus. Have the group all stand and start walking slowly and silently around the space.

Encourage them not to walk in straight lines, but rather to weave in and out of each other. Ask them to speed up their walk and change directions.

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Tired of walking alone? On the word 'Go' the Hackers run round turning the divots upside down and the Greenkeepers must turn them the right way up. Every player has a ball. The designated leader chosen by the coach sets off in any direction with the ball. All other players must follow in the same direction. On the command of STOP by the leader all the players have to stop and stand with the stick head in front of the ball.

Coach should check everyone's position and correct where necessary. The leader then starts to move again but in a different direction. The blue team position themselves tactically around the area.

Players with the ball make a pass to one of the static players, looking to then receive the ball back again and then pass to the next static player. The foxes players put bibs into the back of their shorts. The farmer coach runs around the area attempting to pull the bibs out. When a players bib is pulled out, he becomes a farmer too. Play until 1 fox is left. The players must remain within the confines of the area throughout the activity. Any player running outside the area, automatically becomes a farmer.

One team runs clockwise round the inside of the circle with the other team running anti-clockwise around the outside of the circle blue cones. When the coach shouts 'Jailbreak' the players inside the inner circle try to 'escape' to outside the 10m x 10m square yellow cones. The inside team scores a point for each 'jailbreaker' - swap over. If you have an odd number of players give the defenders the extra man.

The follower must remain in front of the leader. Pass ball to player and then chase pass to put pressure on player. Receiving player either passes first touch or two touch to the next player. First touch should be in direction of intended pass. First clock wise then anti clock wise then both ways Group size can vary 5 would be in a square. Players line up in two groups outside the 23 metre area.

Player on the left, passes the ball to a player on the right running towards the goal. On receiving the ball this player runs into the circle and shoots at goal. After passing the ball, the player on the left runs towards the goal and receives the pass from the player on the left etc.

In the first stage players work in pairs, passing the ball back and forth across the grid.