In this putting game, you can get the feel of Las Vegas, when the goal of the putt training is twenty one!
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Putt 21
Author: hallitus
A sequence of throwing-catching challenges for pairs of players. 15-minute coordination training.
We are all astronauts floating in space. Our spaceship Voyager is at a space station and wants to return to Earth. But it cannot start because parts are missing. So we, the experts, must bring missing components (discs) to the space station as quickly as possible. Therefore we need to follow a defined path to travel through space.
A very flexible warm-up game that works well with groups of kids of different skill levels. It has a “mild” competitive factor, which helps motivate the kids, but winning or losing is not central to the game.
Precision throwing game for 2 teams with 2-4 players each. First team to reach 11 points wins.
Precision throwing game for 2 teams with 2-4 players each.
Two players compete with each other. The game has gotten popular the last couple of years also on social networks.
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Briefings
Junior trainings are a good place to teach kids about etiquette, rules, tournament playing and other related topics. Briefings can be added as a separate module in the training session or combined with cooling down, stretching etc. Here are some suggestions.
Etiquette
- speed of play
- cheating
- lost and found discs
- disc golf spirit
- respecting the course
- stealing
Rules
- OBs
- mandos
- throwing order
- penalties
Competing
- how to sign up to tournaments
- how to playe during a competitive round
- scoring
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Warm Up
Video: Sporttipankki.com
Warm up is an integral part of all training. Warm up can consist of dynamic warm up exercises, strength and conditioning, warm up games, running games and motor skills drills.
In junior training the games are always group favorites and work like a charm. You should still adopt some of the other types of warm up exercises there too.
Video: Sporttipankki.com
Some more ideas
- pendulum jumps
- twisting jumps
- windmills
- arm rotations
- cross legged running
- core rotations
- lunges
- side lunges
- hip rotations
- leg pendulum swings
- towel drives
Video: Sporttipankki.com
Here are some ideas for kids strength excercises.
Lower Body
- Skater jumps: lateral power for bracing
- Standing broad jumps
- Alternating leg bounds
- Single leg hopping
- squat, lunge, squat…
- reaction sprinting
Upper Body
- “Butterscotch”
- Everyone lay down all tumbled and grab each others hands or legs. The instructors try pull out pieces from the “butterscotch”. Whoever is gotten out of, joins pulling the others.
- Tug-of-war
Mid Section
- Crab toe
- Touch the opposite foot with your hand while in crab position.
- Side plank
- Top leg touches the floor in the front and behind the body.
- Elbo to the knee pushup
- The elbo touches the knee in pushup position.
