CLIMBING WALL Physical Literacy Check List

 Do I have a clear plan for the program?

 Am I modelling movement vocabulary effectively?

 Are my words age and sport appropriate?

 Are my activities developmentally appropriate?

 Am I meeting the needs of participants with varying abilities?

 Are my progressions clear and relevant?

 Have I planned a Get To Know You (GTKY) activity so the kids can meet new people (each time)? CLIMBING WALL  Are there re-entry tasks to avoid elimination? Camp Levels  Warm up and cool down activities have a Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) purpose and Mount Olympus • Mount Fuji • K2 help improve their skills Mount Everest Physical Literacy*  Is there a skill/activity planned for those waiting on the side (when there is one-on-one or and Climbing Wall Equipment small group instruction)? Harness • Helmet • Carabiners • Rope Climbing Wall provides the following  Is there exposure to a variety of activities and Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS)? Climbing Shoes physical benefits:  Does the environment allow for maximum participation and practice time? • Available to anyone Fundamental Movement Skills  Is there enough equipment for everyone? • Increases core, upper and lower body (FMS) strength  Are the wait times short with few line-ups? Body Management Skills: • Increases concentration and focus  Am I motivating the kids to achieve personal bests or learn new things? Balance • Agility • Coordination • Improves problem-solving skills  Am I building confidence through encouraging self-competition (improving on own skills not Locomotor: • Improves cardio Crossovers • Hop • Jump • Sense of achievement comparing to others)? Lift and Lower • Individual competition (you improve  Am I building a positive environment by making eye contact and smiling at the kids? yourself)  Am I providing strength based feedback to each child (more than just good job)? Fundamental Sport Skills (FSS) Centre of Gravity • Weight Transfer  Have I introduced myself (each time)? Flexibility • Foot Holds • Hand Holds Contact

YMCAs of Cambridge & Kitchener-Waterloo *Physical Literacy is the motivation, confidence, physical [email protected] Literacy competence, knowledge and understanding to value and ymcacambridgekw.ca take responsibility for engagement in physical activity for life. Literacy CLIMBING WALL CLIMBING WALL Specific Language Questions to Promote Learning and Conversations Metal loop (usually aluminum) with a spring-loaded gate on one side used for connecting various parts of a climbing system. May Carabiner • How did you adjust your body to move to a new foothold? be oval, pear- or D-shaped. Also “carabiner”, “biner” or “krab”. • What did you think about when choosing a new handhold? 1 To keep a climber from falling too far by using friction on the rope. • What did you do to focus before climbing? Belay The system that stops a climber’s fall. It includes the rope, anchors, belay device and the belayer • What was the hardest part of the climb? 2 • What was the easiest part of the climb? The person who manages the rope so as to catch the climber on Belayer the other end in case of a fall or a slip. 3 A webbing belt and leg-loop system that attaches a climber to a Harness rope. Usually a seat harness for rock climbing. Full-body harnesses are used for rescue and for children. Chest harnesses are used with seat harnesses, usually for glacier travel.

The way in which a belayer brings a climber down from a climb Sport for Life Long-Term Athlete Development Lower (as in after a fall or repeated attempts) by slowly letting rope out through the belay device. (LTAD) Model The LTAD model is an optimal training, competition and recovery schedule for each stage of Commands “Is my Belay on?”, “Belay is on”, “May I climb?”, “Climb away”. development. Games and activites in YMCA programs will focus on the FUNdamentals, Learn 6 to Train and Active for Life stages (dependent on age).

Progression and Activities • Jumping – practice good form, push off and catch • Overhand Throw to Target – reaching for a hold Active FUN- Learn to Train to Train to Train to Active for • Army Crawl – pull body weight in a variety of directions Start damentals Train Train Compete Win Life • Squats and Jumps • Games Using Hopping and Jumping: • What Time is it Mr. Wolf STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4 STAGE 5 STAGE 6 STAGE 7 Males and Males 6–9 Males 9–12 Males 12–16 Males 16–23+ Males 19+ Enter at • Red Light/Green Light Females 0–6 Females 6–8 Females 8–12 Females 11–15 Females 15–21+ Females 18+ any age • Hand Ball (but can only move by jumping)

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