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Wrestling · Basic · b4

Partner games with signals

Park or court 8 min 2 players One room, park

Ready when: Rolling and falling safely (b2) started and the partners are about the same size.

Start a session

What you are learning

Safe contact with a partner: agreeing the rules first, pushing a partner out of a circle, and wrestling for a ball, kneeling first. The most important skill is that "stop" ends the game at once, every time.

Words on this card Mat
Mat
The soft wrestling surface and the round area bouts are fought in.

Set up

A circle; a stop word agreed ("stop" or "tap").

Weather: dry ground

The base setup for wrestling

Show it first for the one teaching

  1. Agree the rules aloud: do nothing you would not want done to you; "stop" ends the game at once; shake hands before and after.
  2. Kneel facing each other in the circle and push gently, hands on shoulders, to move the partner out.
  3. Both hold a ball and try to win it, kneeling.

Your part while they practise

Stand beside; end the game on the first stop word.

Step by step

  1. Agree the rules first.
  2. Push out of the circle from kneeling, then standing.
  3. Both hold a ball and try to win it, kneeling first.
  4. Shake hands before and after.

How much: 6 rounds 8 min a session once a week

Say one thing Pick one line from "What you will see" for today and say only that.

The game: Winner stays

Winners move one spot along a line of partners, so partners even out.

Who plays: 4 or more of similar size, in pairs; you referee.

How to play, turn by turn
Turns
  1. Pairs play one round of circle push or ball wrestle for 20 seconds
  2. The winner moves one spot up the line; the other moves down
  3. New pairs play the next round
  4. 6 rounds
Fair play
A much bigger partner changes partners.
Points
1 point for each round won.
Fouls
The round goes to the partner
  • Carrying on after "stop"
  • A hand on the neck or head
  • Pulling fingers or clothing
Winning
The most points after 6 rounds; everyone wins who stopped on every "stop".
Stars
  1. 2 points for 1 star
  2. 4 points for 2 stars
  3. 6 points for 3 stars

Easier or harder

Easier

Gentle pushing only.

Harder

Hold the ball for 10 seconds.

What you will see, and what to say

  • the game gets angry Stop, shake hands, start againReset.
  • a partner is much bigger Change partnerSame size only.

Self-check

3

Both partners say "stop" and the game ends at once, 3 times.

Stop and get a coach when

Anger, crying or any pain.

Fitness for this

Warm up first: how to warm up, at workonfitness.com. For strength and stretching, its exercise library shows each exercise step by step, with an easier version.

This card trains safe contact, cooperation, respect.

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