Rat Race
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-Objective:
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To jog and find a partner at breaks in the activity.
-Fundamental Movement Skills:
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Locomotor
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Run
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-Equipment List:
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Four Pylons
-Equipment Link:
-Setting Up:
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Set up 4 pylons to create a safe track for players to jog around.
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Players stand equal distance away from each other around the "track"
-Instructions:
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Players are positioned outside the pylons.
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Play some fast-paced music while the players jog around the pylons.
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When the music stops “rats” move forward (not allowed to move backwards against the flow of the rat-race) to find a partner–they take a break by sitting back-to-back.
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After 4 seconds, any player without a partner does 5 star-jumps.
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Music and jogging resumes.
-Questions & Notes:
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Safety consideration:
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Players may only move in one direction to avoid running into each other.
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Instructional tips:
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The pace of the music will effect the speed of the jog.
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