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There are many view points on whether competition is beneficial or not for children. You will have your own view but I believe there is a place for healthy competition as a child grows. Healthy competition can be a motivator, whether it’s competition with yourself, beating your time or distance or whether it’s against another person or team. Having that drive to beat something is a powerful tool for motivation, to keep practicing, to keep trying, to be resilient. In addition it is practising the skills of being a good sportsperson, fair play, graciously accepting defeat or modestly celebrating winning and taking that outcome to drive further practice or improvement. Remember - 'dance like no one is watching'. Enjoy

How many speed bounces can you do in 30 seconds /1 minute?

During lockdown competition can be used in the home in different ways: You could measure time or distance of a jump, throw or run. Then try to beat it. You could have a tally sheet so every time they did say 10 star jumps or 10 squats they got a tick and the most ticks at the end of the day/week wins. It could be a timed competition- who can do the most in 1 minute and do different activities every day- lunges, sit ups. Even, who helps the most to load or unload the dishwasher ;-)

Most importantly make sure it’s a positive experience and you have fun with it.

These websites have some interesting views about competition for children.
verywellfamily.com
competitionsciences.org
mindchamps.org

Here are some other useful links
You Tube - Mr Motivator
You Tube - Get Kids Moving - Glen Higgins - Superhero based workouts
youtube.com - Little Sports, cartoon fitness videos
fitnessblender.com - Aimed at the older age group but worth a look
Homecourt app - free until 31st May again aimed at older children but focused on performance

So how many did you get? There are 30 activities/sports in this photo. (I can’t help it I’m a PE teacher 😉)

This week’s challenges (Week 7) are ready for you to download at
Haktive.com/at-home
They are all competitive in nature so adapt them to suit your children’s age and abilities but have fun with it, they may even beat you 😉

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