Land crabs

Lesson 10 – 25 minutes

BEACH SPRINT INSTRUCTIONS

You will line up on the start line with one foot on the line and the other foot behind.
When you hear the word ‘Go’ you start to run to the finish line at the other end of the track.

Set up a start and finish line using marker cones and lines in the sand (no more than 20m apart).
Explain the beach sprint instructions.
Take the participants to the start line.
Line the participants up along the start line in groups of about 8.
Explain to the participants that on ‘Go’ they need to run to the finish line.
Run through 4 or 5 beach sprints and then start to mix up the way they run:
- Hopping race
- Crawling like a crab
- Running backwards
- Skipping etc
- Participants might also like to come up with their own ideas

CUP AND BUCKET RELAY INSTRUCTIONS

The frst runner will start with a plastic cup
You run down to the waters edge and fll the cup up with water
You then run back to your team trying not to spill any water
When you get back you tip your water into the ice-cream container on the ground in front of your team
When the water is all tipped out you pass the cup to the next person in your team
They will then go and collect some water and so on
The relay finishes when the ice-cream container has been filled