L Sass
Cathlete
I just have to share this with you all. As some of you recall I'm the coach for a 50-girl junior drill team - grades 1-8. My first year coaching and I wanted to do something fun and different. So I'm teaching them the names of muscles and showing them how we stretch these muscles. Keeping it simple. For arms we did bis, tris and delts, and for legs we did quads, hams and glutes.
Well what do little girls loves but STICKERS!!!!!! So at practice today I took my sparse sheet of Cathe stickers from my calendar. I have an extra calendar which I've designated as my Sparklettes calendar. Showed them the calendar and told them that Cathe is MY muscle coach and we were going to play a game. Split them into teams of 5. Asked "are you ready?" Made them say "double knot your laces and get ready to move on!" Then showed them a stretch - first team to raise their hands and accurately identify the muscles being stretched got stickers on the members hands or faces. They had a blast! AND they're really good at learning the muscles!! Actually - the parents are also telling me how their daughters are teaching THEM some muscle names too. LOL!
Lorrie
Pain is temporary - quitting lasts forever
Candace Grasso, CC-V-6
Well what do little girls loves but STICKERS!!!!!! So at practice today I took my sparse sheet of Cathe stickers from my calendar. I have an extra calendar which I've designated as my Sparklettes calendar. Showed them the calendar and told them that Cathe is MY muscle coach and we were going to play a game. Split them into teams of 5. Asked "are you ready?" Made them say "double knot your laces and get ready to move on!" Then showed them a stretch - first team to raise their hands and accurately identify the muscles being stretched got stickers on the members hands or faces. They had a blast! AND they're really good at learning the muscles!! Actually - the parents are also telling me how their daughters are teaching THEM some muscle names too. LOL!
Lorrie
Pain is temporary - quitting lasts forever
Candace Grasso, CC-V-6
