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Balancing Positions

 

Goal:

Goal:

Click through the slides below to learn to keep the body steady and not fall over.

Technique: Stand on one foot and keep the body steady. Switch feet.

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Technique: Place both hands and feet on the ground. Lift one foot in the air and stay balanced. Switch feet.

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Technique: Place both hands and feet on the ground. Lift one hand into the air and stay balanced. Switch hands.

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Technique: Balance on your bottom by sitting on the ground and lift hands and feet off the ground.

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Skill Activities:

  • Balance on your hands in a handstand.
  • Time how long you can stay balanced in the different positions.
  • Try closing your eyes and staying balanced.
  • Try balancing on different objects (i.e. box, rock, chair, etc.)
  • Discover balance positions with a friend (i.e. wheelbarrow, hold hands and lean backward, etc.)