Month: January 2018

American Fencer becomes Barbie doll

In the fall 2018 Barbie releases a new doll based on the American Sabre Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, as part of their “Sheroes” series. Ibtihaj Muhammad won OL Bronze Medal in 2016. Read more at CNN here.

Translation complete

All pages and all game/exercises have now been translated to English.

Planning

As in the Army: “Planning can win the war”. You are more confident, if you have a plan for the training session. After some time as a coach the planning of a training session does not take much time, and can be done on the way to training. Its hard […]

Presentation of the activities

Stand centrally, where everyone can see and hear you. Ensure quiet, so you don’t have to repeat yourself. You might have to make clear that you wont start until its quiet. You might need to get the kids to sit, so they don’t run everywhere else. Talk loud and clearly. […]

Hits and flops

Hits and flops are a basic element in “Improvise and adapt“. It is important to have a big selection of games and activities, so you can pull something up when you need it. If one game does not work with your group of children, get on and select another game […]

Push-ups

Ordinary Hands can be placed at different places related to the body, strengthening different muscles in breast and arms. They can be done on knees, feet, or with the feet raised, depending on strength. Wheelbarrow push-ups Together in pairs. On holds the other in the classic wheelbarrow, both with strait […]

Body pull-ups

Together in pairs, one is lying on the back, while the other stands above with strait back the feet close to the arms of the person lying down. Both gets a firm grip on the partners lower arms. The person on the floor must now pull himself up and down, […]

Pull Through

Exercise for shoulder and arm muscles. Everyone finds a partner. One lies on the floor either on the back or stomach, with a firm hold of the ankles of the partner. The partner stands with the legs wide, so the arms of the person on the ground is stretched. The […]

Inverted wheelbarrow

The classic wheelbarrow (one person stands on the hands, while a partner holds the legs) exercise strengthens the body, arms and breast muscles, but try to turn around, so that the back is turned towards the ground, and the fingers points toward your partner. This will strengthen the backside of […]

Horse and wagon

Exercise for the leg muscle on the “horse”. Can be done in 2 variations, which strengthens different muscles. The “wagon” holds on to the “horse” lower arms. The “wagon” is squatting on a piece of cloth or something similar to reduce the friction, and lets the “horse” pull for a […]