·5
min instant activity: Flag Drag Tag
Materials
Needed:
Hula hoops (quantity depends on the number of taggers), 2 flags per student,
and cones for boundaries
Description
of Idea
Flag
Drag Tag is a nice instant activity for a field hockey unit. It's a good
warm-up for students' legs and also gets them comfortable moving about
in the bent over position that is necessary to properly grip a field hockey
stick.
Use
cones to establish the playing area. Place the hula hoops around the perimeter
of this area. The number of hula hoops will depend on class size and also
on the amount of taggers.
Hand
out two flags (one for each hand) to all students except 2-4 (depends on
class size--you can have more or less). These students (called the runners)
will have one flag in each hand and will move (i.e., jogging, running,
walking, etc.) in the designated area dragging the flags behind them. The
runners'
flags must stay in contact with the ground and behind them at all times.
The taggers (who do not have flags) will then "tag" the runners
by "stepping" on their flags with their feet.
Once
a runner has his/her flag "stepped on", they must release the "stepped
on" flag. The tagger then takes the "stepped on" flag and places it inside
one of the hula hoops. The runner (whose flag was "stepped on") continues
to participate in the game until his/her other flag is "stepped on". When
a runner has no flags left, he/she must step outside of the playing area
and do five jumping jacks before retrieving two flags from the hula hoops
to rejoin the game. Be sure to switch taggers often.
Teaching
Suggestions:
You
will need at least one hula hoop per tagger.
Flags
must be long enough so they drag at least three feet behind the runners
while in a bent over position.
Flags
can be made from plastic garbage bags cut into strips; however, these tend
to "float" above the ground. A heavier material, like a heavy canvas or
cotton cloth, will work better.
You
can substitute any appropriate movement for the five jumping jacks such
as abdominal crunches, push-ups, dynabands, etc.
·15
min develop warm up routine in teams
·20
min teams practice at least 2 skills in that they need to perfect before
World Cup Competition
·5
min Closure: What are some of the skills that your team worked on today?Team
1?Team 2?Team
3?Good.I
want you to think about what skills you should work on before the World
Cup Competition and also remember your pre-game warm-up routine for tomorrow
and the World Cup.