Motor skill development Example Discipline: Hand to Hand

Sense of balance  The flyer stands on one foot.  The flyer stands on porter’s hips (the porter in on hands and knees).  The flyer in doing a planche (airplane) on the porter’s feet who is lying down on his back. The porter is moving his legs.  The flyer is standing on a small surface (russian bar, beam, narrow planche, etc.

Coordination  The flyer is moving his arms while in balance on his porter.  The flyer in an airplane on the porter’s feet, the porter is juggling.  In a head stand position, take different positions: tuck, pike, straddle, extended.  Jumping face to face, both are doing a “high 10” on every second jump.

Spatial orientation  The flyer up side down with eyes closed, the porter turn him around.  Do cartwheels in a perfect circle.  Do 3 times in a row: jump with ½ turn, jump full turn.  In a static position, do the same position 4 times facing each time a different wall.