Game: Scooter Relay                                                Type: Special

Cycle: II, III                                                             Activity Level: medium

Tactics: speed, figuring out what movements work best,

QEP: Comp I, balance, Comp II, motor skills, upper-lower body coordination

Description:

Divide the class into groups of six (or whatever number works best for you).  Each group is lined up at on end of the gym.  On the given signal the first person from each group will ride the scooter down to a given point then return.  After returning, he will give the scooter to the next person in line, who will do the same.  This continues until each player has a turn.  The first team to finish and be sitting on the floor is the winner.

Modifications:

Sitting on the scooter, kneeling on the scooter, belly on the scooter, back on the scooter, with a partner pushing or pulling, with a partner pulling with a rope

Safety:

Girls with long hair be careful to not get it caught in wheels.

Careful of fingers and toes getting under wheels.

No standing on the scooters.