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Caterpillar Race
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-Objective:
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To complete the race in as quick a time as possible.
-Fundamental Movement Skills:
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Locomotor
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Walk
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-Equipment List:
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None
-Equipment Link:
-Setting Up:
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Establish a start line and a finish line approximately 30 paces apart.
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Players (teams of 3-5 players) line up single file in a row facing each others back behind a starting line.
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Determine a finish line 30 paces away.
-Instructions:
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Players lean forward and hold onto the ankles of the player in front of them.
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On the signal to begin the team advances forward towards the finish line.
-Questions & Notes:
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Instructional tips:
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It may help the players to verbally call out which left and right to indicate which foot everyone is moving.
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Variation:
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Caterpillar Bend: The same as Caterpillar Race except that the team does a figure 8 around 2 pylons. Lots of extra laughs as the Caterpillar tries to bend around the pylons.
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