High School Fun Warmups

[LezleighD]

What are some fun warmups that ya'll utilize in practice? For instance, we play musical poms. If you don't grab a pom when the time is over, you join the sit up line. We play until there's one pom left. We also play PacMan on the lines in the gym. It's kind of like tag. Two or three people are PacMen and they try to chomp the other girls, but no one can get off the lines of the court.

Thanks!

 

[NatalieB97]

I used to play this game called chicken on the roost. You split the team up into 2 groups: the taller girls and shorter girls. Then the two groups run in opposite directions in two different circles, one around the other. Then the coach randomly calls out random poses to do. And most of them require a partner. A few poses are: chicken on the roost--one girl on hands and knees, the other "perched" on her back; statue of liberty--one girl in a handstand, the other holding the "torch"; dead bug--two girls lie side by side and wiggle their arms and legs in the air; cowboy--one girl is the horse, the other is the rider and swings a "lasso"; lovers leap--one girl carries the other; monkey--piggy back ride. There're so many more, but basically you can make up your own poses and names for them!

 

[alexacheer2010]

I used to play this game called chicken on the roost. You split the team up into 2 groups: the taller girls and shorter girls. Then the two groups run in opposite directions in two different circles, one around the other. Then the coach randomly calls out random poses to do. And most of them require a partner. A few poses are: chicken on the roost--one girl on hands and knees, the other "perched" on her back; statue of liberty--one girl in a handstand, the other holding the "torch"; dead bug--two girls lie side by side and wiggle their arms and legs in the air; cowboy--one girl is the horse, the other is the rider and swings a "lasso"; lovers leap--one girl carries the other; monkey--piggy back ride. There're so many more, but basically you can make up your own poses and names for them!

Ah we call that Chicken in the Henhouse! Great game!

 

[BuegeSmalls]

Ah we call that Chicken in the Henhouse! Great game!

We call it Monkey in a Tree!


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[AScheer]

Ah we call that Chicken in the Henhouse! Great game!

We call it bunkbeds! Fun to see all the different names! Chicken in a henhouse is one that we call though.

 

[AScheer]

What are some fun warmups that ya'll utilize in practice? For instance, we play musical poms. If you don't grab a pom when the time is over, you join the sit up line. We play until there's one pom left. We also play PacMan on the lines in the gym. It's kind of like tag. Two or three people are PacMen and they try to chomp the other girls, but no one can get off the lines of the court.

Thanks!

Cute games, we'll have to try those this season.

We don't usually play games to warm-up, but on a very special occasion we do snake run ships and sailors (snake = running up and down the velcro lines on the mats) We start by running a few snake laps. I will call out an action and the girls that are last are out. When you're out, you run snake runs until the game is over. If you're still in, you resume running until the next call. The winner gets to stop running and the rest of the team runs about 5 more after the game ends.

We like to play games at the end. Their favorites are ships and sailors, bunkbeds, and sharks & minnows.