CARS Session Number: 1 Focus: Agility & Spatial Awareness Sub-Focus: Directions, movement and finding space. Session Aim: To recognise space and when the right time is to move in to it, as well as being aware of others around you.

Learning Objectives To be able to find space when moving in different directions. To be aware of surroundings and change speed and direction.

Activity Detail Skills Used Resource Warm Up Skill Focus Travelling around area in different ways such as jogging, side steps etc. (Using cone as steering wheel) Stretching exercises. Jogging Stretching Cones Skill Focus Introduce ‘traffic lights’ (coloured cones). When coach holds up red this means stop, green means go, and orange is get ready (jogging on spot). Children must complete these instructions according to which light is held up. Introduction of obstacles: - Hurdles (speed bumps) (jumping) - Hoops (roundabouts) (turning) - Skipping ropes (bridge) (balancing) - Tall hurdles (tunnel) (crawling low) - Ladders (train track) (fast feet/agility) Awareness Jumping Turning Balancing Crawling Agility Hurdles Skipping ropes Floor sports Ladders Technical Practice Incorporation of learnt skills in to game situation. Using obstacles and traffic lights still, however when coach shouts particular instruction (e.g park your cars), children must find a floor spot and sit on it as quickly as possible. Same as above Progression Introduce competition element by taking away floor spots so that people without a spot are out of the game Last person left is the winner.

Assessment Struggles to find space or change speed and direction. May occasionally do one of the objectives. Finds space and changes speed and direction on occasions. May frequently do one of the two objectives but not both Frequently finds space when moving in different directions and is able to change speed and direction throughout the session.