Archery and Swimming

It's been awhile since our last post, we apologize for the delay...we have been busy working. Two weeks ago Coach Wagenknecht's classes were in the small gym participating in archery!!! This was the first year we have done archery and Sperreng and I think we can all agree it went awesomely!!!!! We learned safety while shooting then played some accuracy games and it all culminated with some zombie target practice. We have quite a few kids that I would want on my zombie apocalypse team. See some pictures below.

Last week, we played NitroBall, or inverted volleyball. Due to the snow day we only got 3 days in. It was fun but we could have used another day or two.

This week, as you know, we are swimming. Our theme for this go around is Survivor. The kids have been divided up into Tribes (Tae-Bo, Ping-Pong, etc) and they are tasked with working together to master swimming skills. You can see a picture of the skills they have to master below. If a student doesn't know the skill, they need to research it or ask another group to get the answer. Each day I demonstrate 1-2 skills that are more advanced and then they work on them in the shallow end of the pool. By the end of the unit, every student should know basic to intermediate swimming skills and what to do in certain dangerous situations.

Let me know if you need anything or have any questions and...

Go Flyers!!!

 Preparing to Shoot

 Drawing back and shooting

 Good shooting

 More good shots

 Score system from one of the games we played

 Student studying the skill sheet

 Student completing a throw assist

 Tribe tracking sheet

 Swimming Skills Sheet

 Swimming Skills Sheet

Welcome Back...Let's Work!!!

Break is over and second semester is under way! We start off the new year hitting it hard in the fitness room. Using data collected during 1st semester I have decided to push fitness this semester to get the kids in shape! This week we have done some exercise ladders, Insanity and P90X workouts!!!! These are great programs that can be used in schools to help get kids moving efficiently. Below are some pictures of our KenpoX workout (boxing/kickboxing). Students really got into this workout!! Boxing workouts are great for increasing cardio, muscle endurance and core strength.

Let me know if you have any questions and as always...

Go Flyers!!!!!