Get Up

Today in kid’s class we played a game to encourage the students to get up quickly from the ground.  It’s pretty simple.  One player sits on the ground, with their hands on their knees.  The other player stands and holds the padded stick.  When the teacher says go, the player on the ground tries to stand up and the player with the stick tries to tap the other player on the head before they stand up.

We started the students 24 feet apart and then moved them gradually closer in 6 foot increments.  As the player with the stick got closer and closer, it became more important not only to stand up quickly but also stand up in such a way so as to keep a hand up so the padded stick didn’t come crashing down while they were getting up.