Adventure Camp Training 2021
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ADVENTURE CAMP COACHES MANUAL TAC SPORTS TABLE OF CONTENTS What is Adventure Camp Introduction Circle Activities Warm Up Activities Cool Down Activities Basketball Soccer Tennis Dance Yoga Arts and Crafts Tips and Tricks - Effective Schedules - Transition Times - Role of the coach - Lunch/ Snack Time - Report Cards Behavioural Management Emergency Procedures - Missing Camper - Allergies - Fire - Lockdown Adventure Camp Cheer (repeat after me cheer) Adventure Camp at TAC We’re the best camp that we can be We have spirit, we have fun Adventure Camp is number one (everyone singing to the tune of We will rock you) Adventure camp at TAC Sports TAC Sports!!! Adventure Camp Adventure Camp is where sports stars begin! The main principle of Adventure Camp is premium physical literacy. We emphasize 3 different deliverables in an incredible week: Deliverable: 1. Dramatic improvement in Physical Literacy and Fitness 2. Passion for Sport Improvement 3. Understanding of Sports The Adventure Camp booklet provides increased understanding and ways for the children to improve their knowledge of the sport. Arts and Crafts are in the down-time between sports to help re-coup the energy. This is not the focus of the camp, however. Introduction Welcome to Adventure Camp! This manual will give you activity ideas on different sports including basketball, soccer, tennis, martial arts and dance. Arts and crafts ideas will be explored throughout this manual as well! On the first day of camp it is very important to introduce yourselves to the children and their families. Activity #1- Introduce yourselves For this activity, have your campers sit in a circle. Circle time in the morning is very important and a great way to start your day. For the first day of camp, circle time will give you a great opportunity to get to know your campers. Once everyone is seated, the coaches introduce themselves by saying 4 things; 1. Their name. 2. Their favourite colour. 3. Their favourite food. 4. Their favourite sport. (These can change based on your interests, you can mention anything as long as it is creative) After everyone has introduced themselves then move on to the next activity! Activity #2 - S.T.A.R. S On the first day of camp, introduce the campers to S.T.A.R.S. Inform them that every Friday they will receive report cards with many stars in different sports and if they want the most stars then they are required to show the coaches 4 different things. Number 1 is safety, being safe at camp by listening to the coaches and instructions when performing an activity. Number 2 is, trying your best. How can you show your coaches that your trying your best? By saying to yourselves: “I can do it”! Having a positive mindset is very important if you want to succeed in a sport. A stands for active participation! The letter R stands for respect; respecting the equipment, respecting your peers, respecting your coaches and respecting your personal space! The last letter is S and this stands for sports etiquette and fair play! Activity #3 - Rules at TAC In order to have a good and a safe time at camp there are rules in Adventure camp which must be respected. Rule 1. Listen and respect the coaches and each other. Rule 2. Keep your hands and feet to yourselves. Rule 3. When someone is talking, there is no interrupting. Rule 4. If you need to use the washroom then let one of your coaches know. Rule 5. If you need to fill your water bottle let one of your coaches know. Rule 6. HAVE FUN! Circle Activities Activity #1 - London Bridge For this activity, instruct the children to sit in a circle. Pick 2 children to form a bridge. They will form a bridge by standing in the middle of the circle and holding hands together above their head. Once the bridge is ready, then pick 4 children to go under the bridge. The children will form a line and one at a time they will go under the bridge. The other children who are sitting in the circle must sing the song “ London Bridge is falling down”. Once the song begins then the children go under the bridge one at a time until the song says “my fair lady”, the 2 children who are the bridge have to lower their hands and try to capture a child under the bridge. Once a child is caught under the bridge they must sit back in the circle and the game continues until there is one person left. Coach’s role: Encourage the children to sing the song if they want a turn to go under the bridge. If there is enough time on the schedule try to get every camper to go under the bridge and participate but otherwise let them know that the game will be played again then next time they will have a chance to participate. Activity #2 - Doggie Doggie For this activity find an object to represent a bone. Pick one child to be the doggie and they must go in the middle and close their eyes. The children will pass the bone around the circle and sing the song: “Doggie doggie, who’s got your bone, somebody stole it from your home, guess who, maybe you, maybe the monkey from the zoo, so wake up doggie, find your bone and if you find it take it home”. Once the song ends,everyone has to place their hands behind their back including their child who has the bone of their hand. Instruct the child in the middle to open their eyes. They only have 3 guesses to find the bone. If the child does not find the bone then whoever is hiding the bone must say show it. Activity #3 - Jump Jim Joe For this activity, pick one child to stand in the middle of the circle and follow along to the song Jump Jim Joe wich is as follows: “ Jump Jump Jump jim joe, stop nod your head and shake your head and tap your toe, turn around and around and around you go, now choose another partner to jump Jim Joe.” The child in the middle chooses another child and they both follow along to the song while everyone else who is sitting in the circle is singing along. Try to get everyone to stand up and do it all together. Remember: once the coaches are participating the campers will participate too and have fun!! Activity #4 - The cat and the mouse Before you begin this activity, let the children know that this is a very exciting and loud activity (especially if you are indoors). Teach the children about self control and self regulation. For this activity instruct the children to stand up and make a circle. Once they are in a circle the children must hold hands with one another to form a fence. Pick one child to be the mouse and one child to be the cat. The mouse must stay inside the fence and the cat must stay outside the circle. The cat’s job is to tag the mouse and the mouse must run away from the cat. The children who are holding hands, their job is to not let the cat in the circle and they must do that by moving their bodies closer together to make the fence smaller. Rule: they are not allowed to use their feet or hands, ONLY their bodies.Once the cat tags the mouse then a new game begins. Activity #5 - Simon Says This warm up circle activity helps students develop basic coordination skills. It also grabs their attention and focus. Stand in front of the room. Ask your students to copy your actions, but only if the action is preceded by the words "Simon says." If you haven't said "Simon says," and students perform the action, they must sit where they are standing in the circle before they can participate again. Activity #6 - Punchinello For this activity instruct the children to make a circle. Pick one child to go in the middle and be the “punchinello’. The other children will sing: “what can you do, punchinello funny fellow, what can you do, punchinello funny you?”. Once the song is done then the person in the middle will perform an action, for example, jumping jacks. The children will copy the action and sing: “we can do it too, punchinello funny fellow, we can do it too punchinello funny you”. Once this is done, then a new child can be in the middle and the song repeats itself. Warm Up Activities Activity #1- Traffic Lights This is a coach directed activity that promotes listening skills and decision making skills. The coach will give the children different commands and the children are instructed to follow along. Each colour and name has its corresponding action. Red: stop Yellow: run on the spot Green: run around the area School Zone: walk slowly Speed Bump: jump Police Car: Sit on floor and spin round shouting "nee naw nee naw" Park: sit down where you are Motorway: Sprint Breakdown: lie down until rescued Activity #2 - Turtle Tag Pick two children to be it and their job is to tag the other children. Once a child is tagged they have to lie down on their back with their hands out. This position is called a turtle on its back. (demonstrate to the children on how to do it) A turtle on its back cannot get back up until another child grabs their hand and pulls them up to get back in the game.