Wheelbarrow Tag

As we become more skillful

Activity
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Gymnastics
Gymnastics

Instructions

• Work with a partner using either a box top or a bench
• Both pupils perform a Front Support position side by side,
with their feet on the box or bench and their hands on the floor
• Start close together
• One pupil is the tagger and tries to tag the other pupil’s hands;
once tagged, they retreat to starting positions
• The pupil being tagged tries to avoid being tagged by moving
their hands quickly out of the way
• Change roles after a set time, for example 30 second

Questions

• What will you need to watch to be successful at this activity

Body Conditioning

• Strength*
• Core stability*
• Body Tension
• Co-ordination

Adapting the activity

  • Enable

    • Practise Front Support position
    • Play Sleeping Camels
    • Practise Caterpillar Walking
    • Pupil being tagged is only allowed to move hands in a specific area,
    for example within a hoop

  • Challenge

    • Encourage Taggers to set targets for the number of times
    they tag the other pupil in the set time
    • Encourage pupils to use both hands and fee