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Sports and games are a great way to give your body exercise, to make friends, and to learn how to work with other girls and have fun.
#1. Skating
Ice skating and roller skating are fun sports and are good for fitness.
Always skate with a buddy and follow safety rules.
You will need:
A pair of skates
Comfortable clothes
Safety items - kneepads, elbow pads, writs guards, helmet
1. Practice falling. Standing still, bend your
knees and lean forward. Fall forward so that your kneepads hit the floor first.
Extend your arms in front of you, using your wrist and elbow guards to help
soften the fall. You should practice falling while moving at slow speeds.
Remember to keep your body relaxed and loose. If you stiffen up when you fall,
you increase your chance for injury.
2. Practice stopping. The right technique will depend on the type of skates you
are using.
3. Practice skating forward. Skate to the left and to the right. If you are a
more advanced skater, you can try this skill backwards.
#2. Bicycling
Try these bicycling skills:
Ride as slowly as you can without stopping
Ride in circles. Try to make the circles as small as you can
Ride in a long, straight line
Practice turning, using hand signals. To turn
left, put your left arm straight out with the palm forward.
To turn right, put your left arm out and bent upward at the elbow, with fingers
pointing up.
To stop, put your left arm out and bent down at the elbow, with fingers pointing
down.
Set up a bicycling practice course. Place about
10 large metal cans in a wide play unit
. Try to ride around the course without
touching the cans.
#3. Swimming
Have an adult teach you how to swim. Always remember the following
rules.
Have an adult watch you
Swim with a buddy
Swim where there is a lifeguard with rescue equipment
Leave the water before you get tired or cold
Ask an adult to help you practice:
1. Blowing Bubbles: Take a deep breath and place your face in the water. Blow
the air out. You should see bubbles.
2. Bobbing in the Water: Hold an adult's hand in water up to your chest. Take a
breath. Bend your knees and as your head goes under the water, slowly breath
out. Then straighten your legs and return to the surface. Remember, when your
face is above the water, you breath in. When it is below the water, you breathe
out.
3. Holding your Breathe: Hold an adult's hand while in the water. Take a deep
breath. Next, place your face in the water. See how many seconds you can hold
your breath.
#4. Games
Look through your handbook or other books for several games to play.
Choose two games to play with your friends and teach a third game to someone
else.
#5. Octopus Tag
Working together is very important in sports and games. Try this game
with your friends.
You will need:
A safe place with clear boundaries
At least 4 people
1. Pick one person to be the octopus. Have
everyone else who is playing line up together on one side.
2. The octopus begins the game by shouting "feeding time".
3. Everyone tries to run to the safe place without getting tagged. If the person
gets caught, she must now hold hands with the octopus.
4. Now the two people become the octopus. They must hold hands and work
together. After shouting "feeding time", they must run together and try to tag
more people.
5. When someone else is caught, she also becomes part of the octopus. Continue
the game until everyone has been tagged.
Other Helpful Links:
Women's National Basketball
Association
Schwinn Bicycles
International Inline Skating
Association
Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
Games Kids Play
Figure Skater Tara Lipinski
Action Games
Games Galore