justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Nov 14, 2011 9:57am
Practice starts tomorrow and I am trying to finalize the schedule. I want to incorporate as many games as possible to keep the kids interested, but obviously want to use games that will be helping these kids build on the basic skills.
So far I've got the following on the list:
Sumo
King of the Mat (to end practice)
Catch the Tail
Barrel rolls (or monkey rolls, whatever you want to call them)
Ants - just found this one online last night:
So far I've got the following on the list:
Sumo
King of the Mat (to end practice)
Catch the Tail
Barrel rolls (or monkey rolls, whatever you want to call them)
Ants - just found this one online last night:
Any other suggestions?Have your wrestlers line up by weight and then count off by two's. All ones remove their shirt. One's have control on one mat section while two's have control of the opposite mat section. The middle section is considered no-man's land.
The object is to physically pull the opposing team to your side section of the mat. Wrestlers must stay in the middle section unless actually pulling someone. Leaving the middle section to the safety of your own section can be considered fleeing and can also result in being considered out. When a wrestler is pulled to the opponents side, he is out and leaves the mat or sits down.
1_beast
Posts: 5,642
Nov 14, 2011 10:37am
Similiar to "Ants", we play "body snathchers".... Split by grade and have the like aged kids go at the same time. split mat into thirds. each team starts on their outer third....on the whistle, the goal is to cross the middle section on your hands and knees while attempting to drag the opposing team members across the middle to the other side....as you meet in the middle...you "snatch" other kids and get them to your third of the mat. Repeat until "1" wrestler remains....justincredible;972336 wrote:Practice starts tomorrow and I am trying to finalize the schedule. I want to incorporate as many games as possible to keep the kids interested, but obviously want to use games that will be helping these kids build on the basic skills.
So far I've got the following on the list:
Sumo
King of the Mat (to end practice)
Catch the Tail
Barrel rolls (or monkey rolls, whatever you want to call them)
Ants - just found this one online last night:
Any other suggestions?
hope this made sense...
hope this helps
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csmit42
Posts: 8
Nov 14, 2011 10:59am
I have my high school kids play the shoe game. It was called the shoelace game until the lace covers so I changed it a little. Object is to shoot and scramble to grab opponents shoe. Teaches kids to stay low on shots, get hips away, sprawl, scramble, and body control.
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Efren
Posts: 4
Nov 16, 2011 10:09am
Thanks for sharing the games for younger s and they can practice for wrestling and i think the Sumo is the best game for the training.
Strategy Games
Strategy Games
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Nov 16, 2011 11:43am
Sumo and King of the Mat worked out well. Ants was a little crazy. Towards the end you just had one kid being pulled on from both sides, one trying to capture him and the other trying to save him. Didn't get a chance to do Catch the tail or barrel rolls.
1_beast
Posts: 5,642
Nov 16, 2011 1:34pm
we take a water break halfway through and end the night with 1 game. The kids look forward to it. spend the last 15 min playing a game.
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Cthelites
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Nov 17, 2011 8:44am
speed ball was always our kids favorite.
justincredible
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Nov 17, 2011 9:30am
I don't think I am familiar with this, at least not by that name. Can you give me a description?Cthelites;976142 wrote:speed ball was always our kids favorite.
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Gardens35
Posts: 4,929
Nov 19, 2011 12:09am
Divide your squad into equal numbered teams. Have a relay race. Everyone on the "team" does every leg.
Leg 1......Stance, Penetration Step, Stance, Penetration Step (repeat) to the opposite wall and back.
Leg 2......One legged hop to the opposite wall, switch legs on the way back
Leg 3......Army crawl/Seal Crawl/Bear Crawl (whatever crawl) to the opposite wall and back
Leg 4......Full sprint to the wall and back.
Mix it up, put whatever you want into the race. Kids love a relay race.
Winning team supervises the losing teams as they do pushups. Kids love to supervise some pushups.
Leg 1......Stance, Penetration Step, Stance, Penetration Step (repeat) to the opposite wall and back.
Leg 2......One legged hop to the opposite wall, switch legs on the way back
Leg 3......Army crawl/Seal Crawl/Bear Crawl (whatever crawl) to the opposite wall and back
Leg 4......Full sprint to the wall and back.
Mix it up, put whatever you want into the race. Kids love a relay race.
Winning team supervises the losing teams as they do pushups. Kids love to supervise some pushups.
falcon81
Posts: 571
Nov 19, 2011 9:40am
Each kid hangs his T shirt out the back of his shorts All the kids get into a wrestling stance, whistle blows and everyone starts pulling eachothers shirts out, Last kid standing wins. Great for hip position and staying low, the kids love it!
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Cthelites
Posts: 1,951
Nov 19, 2011 11:25am
Kind of like 2 hand touch football but there is no touching or tackling.justincredible;976189 wrote:I don't think I am familiar with this, at least not by that name. Can you give me a description?
When you receive(catch) the ball you can only advance 2 steps. You have only 3 or 4 seconds to get rid of the ball before the defender can get in your face and if you hold it longer than 5 seconds it gets turned over.
On an intercepting the ball goes to the intercepting team where the ball was thrown from.
Its a fun fast paced game that can be played with a football or any other ball.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Nov 19, 2011 6:58pm
Ahh, ok. Well call that mat ball. Played it on Thursday and they loved it.Cthelites;979047 wrote:Kind of like 2 hand touch football but there is no touching or tackling.
When you receive(catch) the ball you can only advance 2 steps. You have only 3 or 4 seconds to get rid of the ball before the defender can get in your face and if you hold it longer than 5 seconds it gets turned over.
On an intercepting the ball goes to the intercepting team where the ball was thrown from.
Its a fun fast paced game that can be played with a football or any other ball.
Curly J
Posts: 7,282
Nov 19, 2011 7:28pm
justincredible;979669 wrote:Ahh, ok. Well call that mat ball. Played it on Thursday and they loved it.
I always thought Mat Ball was a given. Loved that in high school.
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Gardens35
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Nov 19, 2011 9:56pm
Up here in the NE we don't play games. That's the difference.
justincredible
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Nov 20, 2011 12:38am
Congratulations. No one gives a crap.Gardens35;979923 wrote:Up here in the NE we don't play games. That's the difference.
1_beast
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Nov 20, 2011 12:11pm
Actually I give a crap!justincredible;980266 wrote:Congratulations. No one gives a crap.
falcon81
Posts: 571
Nov 20, 2011 2:40pm
I agree with you. When it comes to youth wrestling , keep it fun , games are good, what a kid does in grade school competition doesn't mean a thing....What he remembers and how he FEELS about it is all that counts! Keep it fun....From someone in the North east!justincredible;980266 wrote:Congratulations. No one gives a crap.
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Gardens35
Posts: 4,929
Nov 20, 2011 4:19pm
That's two!
.....that didn't get it at all.
from the NE.
.....that didn't get it at all.
from the NE.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Nov 20, 2011 4:25pm
Oh you!Gardens35;981117 wrote:That's two!
.....that didn't get it at all.
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Nov 20, 2011 4:45pm
Gardens35;979923 wrote:Up here in the NE we don't play games. That's the difference.
That's because we can't afford the equipment up here
1_beast
Posts: 5,642
Nov 20, 2011 5:27pm
Exactly....see my signature...ts1227;981161 wrote:That's because we can't afford the equipment up here
