Youth Fitness Program

COACH –

TASKS FOR THE WEEK

• School Program Information Flyer: Send the flyer home to parents to introduce the Youth Fitness Program. Flyer is located in the Quick Links section.
• Encourage Parent Permission Slips/Student Registration: Provide parents with several registration options: QR Code Flyer, Online Registration Link, or Word Document. Refer to the Quick Links section.
  Important: If you use the Word document, you will need to manually enter each student’s information into RunSignUp.
• Distribute MOVE INTO LIFE Wristbands: Give a silicone MOVE INTO LIFE wristband to every participating student.
• Track Student Laps: Record laps using Run Club chips or enter laps manually.
• Review Training Pointers: Discuss the R4R Youth Fitness Training Pointers with students to help reinforce safe and successful training.
• Optional Ribbon Incentive Program: Coaches may use ribbons to recognize and motivate students throughout the program. The Ribbon Request Form is located in the Quick Links section.

DAY ONE

Dynamic Warm-Up + Run

Warm-Up (5-7 Minutes)

• Easy Jog- 2 Minutes
• Arm Circles- 10 Forward/10 Backward
• High Knees- 20 Seconds
• Butt Kicks-  20 Seconds
• Side Shuffles-  20 Seconds Each Direction
• Walking Lunges- 8 Each Leg

Run (15 Minutes)

• Run at an easy, comfortable pace. Walking breaks are good. Encourage students to find a pace they can maintain the 15 minutes.

Cooldown:

• 2-3 minutes easy walking

DAY TWO

Fun Warm-Up + Run

Warm-Up Red Light, Green Light (5-7 Minutes)

• Green Light- Jog
• Yellow Light- Walk
• Red Light- Freeze
• Blue Light-  High Knees
• Purple Light-  Butt Kicks

Run (15 Minutes)

• Finish with 2 short, controlled strides

Cooldown:

• 2-3 minutes easy walking

DAY THREE

Subway Tag Game

Focus: Agility-Speed-Reaction-Cardio

• Students find a partner and play Rock, Paper, Scissors. The loser is the ‘Tagger’
• The Tagger spins around 3 Times while the Runner gets a head start.
• When tagged, partners play Rock, Paper, Scissors again and Repeat
• Every 90 Seconds, call FREEZE and have everyone find a NEW partner
• Safety: Keep heads up, use Gentle Tags, and watch for other runners

Instructional Video for Subway Tag

• Click Here

Cooldown:

• 2-3 minutes easy walking

RAINY DAY/ LIMITED SPACE/INDOOR GAME

Deck of Fitness:

Coaches will go thru the card deck and yell out instruction to students according which card is drawn from the deck.

• Hearts= High Knees
• Diamonds=Squats
• Clubs=Jumping Jacks
• Spades= Mountain Climbers Card Number= Repetitions
• Face Cards= 30 Seconds Running in Place
• Ace- Coach’s Choice

RHETT CONNECTION (Present if you do not have a RHETT REP)

Week 1 – Rhett Connection video: This video includes Rhett’s Story and program info. Send the link or play the video for your students. If you’d like a visual, you can show this picture of Beth and Rhett on the day he was born.

RHETT REP – WEEK 1

BEFORE YOU GO

• Watch Rhett’s Story
• Contact your coach to discuss the activities you will be presenting/providing assistance with, and where to meet.

MATERIALS NEEDED

• Wear your Runnin’ for Rhett t-shirt!
• R4R blue wristbands for participants
• Rhett’s Story Printable Version. Click here for picture. Optional to bring copies for children.
• Your enthusiasm!

WHAT TO DO

• Report to the school office, introduce yourself and let them know you are going to be on campus.
• Meet your coach at the designated training area.
• RHETT CONNECTION: Share Rhett’s Story with the group.
• Pass out the wristbands to children.
• Complete other activities as agreed upon with the coach for the session.
• Hand out weekly incentive awards. Decide with coach ahead of time reason for giving award to child (listening, working hard, etc.)
• Confirm with coach which day(s) you will be there the following week.