The Ultimate Youth Warm-up Cheat Sheet

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The Ultimate Youth Warm-up Cheat Sheet
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The!Ultimate!Youth!Warm0up!Cheat!Sheet!can!be!used!to!quickly!create!warm0ups,!games,!and!drills!
that!are!not!only!fun,!but!also!effective!for!improving!strength,!coordination,!and!overall!fitness!!!
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Whether!kids!play!sports!or!just!“play,”!as!they!learn!all!of!the!ways!in!which!they!can!move!their!
bodies,!their!movement!vocabulary!continues!to!grow.!!This!creates!kids!who!are!happy!and!active!
for!life.!!
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Here’s!how!to!get!started!with!the!Ultimate!Youth!Warm0Up!Cheat!Sheet:!
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1. !!!Fold!along!the!dotted!lines!to!create!a!small!booklet.!Take!it!along!with!you!wherever!you!
work!with!kids.!!
2. !!!Choose!a!fundamental!movement!skill!from!the!front!cover.!!
3. !!!Apply!one!or!more!variations!to!that!movement!from!the!categories!of!effort,!space,!or!
relationships!on!the!other!pages.!!
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As!you!can!see,!one!simple!skill—such!as!the!lateral!slide!(shuffle)—can!be!easily!transformed!into!8!
different!movement!patterns!by!using!the!movement!variables!on!the!cheat!sheet!!!
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For!a!fast,!easy!warm0up,!choose!4!movements!from!the!cover!page!and!apply!two!of!the!variables!
from!the!following!pages!to!each.!!!
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For!example:!
1.!Skip:!curved,!then!zigzag!
2.!Squat:!fast,!then!slow!
3.!Lateral!shuffle:!matching!a!partner,!then!wide!
4.!Run:!accelerating,!then!decelerating!
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The!possibilities!are!endless.!Have!fun!!
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Movement!variables!based!on!work!by:!
Gallahue!&!Donnelly!(2003)!Developmental!Physical!Education!for!All!Children!
Graham,!Holt/Hale,!&!Parker!(2013)!Children!Moving:!A!Reflective!Approach!to!Teaching!Physical!Education!
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