Blob Tag
by site editor Rick McCharles
A small group holding wrists chases free runners, adding each as tagged.
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Special Needs Gymnastics
Jamie Pacton:Gymnastics can benefit kids tremendously, especially kids with special needs.
Liam, my 7-year-old with autism, has been working with a gymnastics coach for almost two years, and in that time, he’s made huge gains in motor skills, following directions, expressive language, and confidence. …
When he first started, he was timid, resistant, and uncoordinated; now his confidence shines through in every activity he completes. …
COACH SARAH BANCK:
My overall philosophy on children with special needs is very similar to how I approach coaching children of all abilities. Confidence comes from success, however children cannot make the distinctions between failing at a skill and being a failure. This is why progressions or deescalating a skill is so imperative in teaching. Adjusting and breaking a skill into its most minute parts assures individual success regardless of skill level and is pertinent in developing a positive sense of self and task mastery. …
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Elephant Tag
by site editor Rick McCharles
Chasers running like elephants holding a sponge, try to tag free runners. If tagged, switch roles.
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TAG – Cats Chase Birds
by site editor Rick McCharles
Chasers running on all-4s like cats try to catch hopping birds. If tagged, switch roles.
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have more FUN at Gymnastics
by site editor Rick McCharles
At Gymnastics Ontario Coaching Congress 2016 I did a presentation on the Art and Science of Fun.
See my presentation notes online.
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Truck and Trailer TAG
by site editor Rick McCharles
Partners run, one in front of the other. Free runners try to grab on behind, detaching the leader.
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Finland – Children need 3 hours exercise / day
Parents have been advised to actively encourage their children to pursue hobbies and interests that require physical exertion.
Children aged eight and under have been targeted in the move.
Finland is known for producing some of the most physically fit children in Europe.
It also produces some of the highest academic results among schoolchildren in the developed world. …
Guidelines issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO) suggest that children and young teenagers aged between 5 and 17 should perform at least an hour of moderate physical exercise a day. Finland recommends triple that.
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Gymnastics TAG Games
by site editor Rick McCharles
Part 5 of my Fitness Games and Activities series are posted. Free everywhere in the world.
INTRODUCTION
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