David

Caffe
LEI 4724

Activity: Coordination and Agility

Source: National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD)

Equipment Needed: Agility Ladder (The standard ladder is 10 yards long
with 18 inch squares but you can construct your own ladder using
sticks, lino strips or tape).

Activity Description: The main objective of agility ladder programs is to
promote a wide range of different foot and movement patterns.
Through practice these movements will become second nature and the
body will be able to respond quickly to various sport specific
movement patterns. With the use of an agility ladder we can improve
your agility by practicing movement patterns in training. When
beginning an agility ladder program start with 2 to 4 drills and once
you master these then introduce new drills.

Leadership Consideration:
1. These activities are of varying levels of difficulty, ideal for both athletes and to
improve the ease of completing every day living activities for people with
disabilities. When working with children with Autism or kids who needs physical
activity is good to have visual support like foot prints and arrows so they can be
guided. Also, we as an instructor can be in front of them as a guide helping when
telling them to move the right or left foot. After they get what to move first right
or left and doing it in a slow motion until they can learn the pattern, you can tell
them to do it in a faster way. After they learn the first drill you can teach them a
second drill like side-to-side.

2. By doing this is not only going to help the coordination of their feet, but also
work with the coordination in the brain at the same time. In other words, by
improving their mind-body connection, they will be able to become more quickly.
This will help them prevent and alleviate pain and injury as well as react more
quickly and be more coordinated and using the ladder that will challenge your
children and students both physically and cognitively.