PaceSetter Book

Warm-Up & Cool-Down Activities 3

WEB COPY ©EVEQUE Over

3.2.6 Over/Under Ball Relay (Upper Body Stretching)

Cone

Cone

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Playing the Game The group should be split into teams of equal numbers. Each team stands in a line, with its members one behind the other and approximately one metre apart with their legs astride. The first young athlete in the team is given a size 4 soccer ball or 1kg medicine ball and must pass this with both hands over his or her head on the sound of the start whistle. The next team member takes the ball that has been passed over from the first young athlete and then passes the ball between their legs to the next young athlete. This continues through all members of the team. The last young athlete to receive the ball runs around the cones with the ball and joins the front of the team. This continues until the young athlete who started at the front of the team is back in the original starting position. WEB COPY ©EVEQUE Equipment • Marker cones to define turning positions • Size 4 soccer balls or 1kg medicine balls (one for each team) Safety • Young athletes should be adequately spaced apart to avoid collisions when passing the ball. • Awareness of any balls that may have been dropped.

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