Beach flags

Lesson 13 – 40 minutes

Learning outcomes

• Demonstrate beach flags skills in a beach flags event.
  

Preparation

• Start/finish line marker poles.
• Beach flags.
• Starting whistle.
  

IMPORTANT

This lesson is designed to give participants – some of whom may have never participated in an event before – an opportunity to experience beach flags in a supporting environment. The focus should be on participants putting all their skills together to complete the event – not on winning.

Discuss

• Set a beach flag course as per the layout specifications in the Junior Surf Sports – Events resource.
• Using the same resource discuss with the participants the starting procedure, method, rules and judging of beach flags.
  

Activity 1

1. Organise the participants into manageable heats.
2. Conduct beach flags race heats as per the event specifications.
3. Repeat event 3 or 4 times.
   

Activity 2

1. Finish beach flags with a fun ‘Water Flags’.
2. Draw a start line in the sand parallel to the water line about 20m up the beach.
3. Line the participants up along the start line, in the flags position, facing up the beach.
4. Throw tennis balls into the water (make sure there is one less ball than there is athletes).
5. Conduct the beach flags competition as per normal competition, except the athletes have to run into the water and obtain a ball rather than run across the sand and obtain a flag.
   

*AGE MANAGER TIPS

Create an exciting event by getting the participants not competing to cheer for the other participants.

ASSUMED SKILLS
This lesson assumes participants have acquired previous skills from earlier awards:

• Beach flags starting technique.
• Beach flags diving technique.
• Beach flags strategy.