Daily Sports
A balanced approach to sports and academics.
The sports period is just as important as a Math, English or a Science period.
The sports period is just as important as a Math, English or a Science period.
Sports have numerous benefits for both physical health and personal development. Through participating in sports, students learn valuable life skills such as leadership, sportsmanship, fair play, quick decision making, risk-taking, and more. These experiences also foster positive qualities and habits that can be applied to daily life.
Sports also provide a fun and dynamic outlet for energy and enhance the enjoyment of sports even as a spectator too.
Sports @ Walnut
Sports @ Walnut
Here, sports are a daily activity and there is no separate uniform required for it. Students wear their regular uniform which allows complete ease of movement during physical activity.
We hold regular demonstrations for parents to showcase their children’s athletic skills and host fun competitions for both students and parents to participate in.
The students get exposure over the years to games like Basketball, Football, Volleyball, Throwball, Skating, Yoga, Fitness, Aerobics and Carom.
Minor games at Walnut school
German relay
This is a fitness activity where students have to play in teams in the relay format. They have to jump over hurdles, zig zag through cones, hop over ladders, hop on one leg and perform many more tasks on these lines
Musical Rings
This is a game similar to musical chairs. Rings are thrown randomly all over the space. The students have to hop with both legs or one leg (depending on the instruction) through the rings while the music/whistles are on. This helps to strengthen their leg muscles.
Treasure hunt
All cones are placed in a tight circle at the centre. Students are divided into teams and they are standing at the edges of the space. When the game starts, one student from each team is allowed to come ahead, pick a cone and run back. That student gives a clap for a relay for the next player to go ahead and repeat the same. At the end of the time, when the whistle blows, the team with most cones wins. This game helps to work on their speed and agility.
Active tic tac toe
This is a sports variation of the X and O game. There are rings kept in a 3×3 grid. Students play in two teams with 5 cones of one colour for each team. They have to run across and place their colour cone in one of the rings and come back and give a clap to the next player. Then the next player can go and do the same. At the same time, they can also get to see who won in the tic-tac-toe! This game helps to work on their speed and agility and teamwork for strategic thinking too.
Mini basketball
Students are taught how to throw the mini basketball into the mini basket. No rules of the actual game of basketball are enforced here. The focus is on making them understand how to get the right stance to throw the ball, aim it and gather the strength and technique to make it go properly across, all the way.
Ball catching
Students sit down and a ball is thrown to them, they have to catch the ball from their own positions. This helps to work on their reflexes as well as coordination for a smooth movement. As they get this, they level up. Its then one clap and catch. This goes on and then the claps go on increasing, so the difficulty level increases.
Ball passing
Students sit in a line, one behind the other – with legs straight. They then pass the ball behind from one side and take it ahead from the other side. They have to do this quickly and smoothly. This helps to work on their coordination and flexibility.
Builders and bulldozers
Two teams play this at a time. There are 10 cones given to each team. One team has to straighten them, the other team has to turn them upside down. At the end of 3 minutes, we check which team has more cones of their specification. They have to bend and stand up, move around and properly complete the action for each movement, otherwise it does not count. They also have to be alert and keep a watch on what is going on around them. This works on multiple skills and is super fun and fast for the kids.
Cone balancing
Students have to keep the cone on their hand or head (depending on the instructions) and walk. They have to maintain a good speed of walking (like a race) and make sure the cone does not fall down. If it does, they have to go back to the start! Helps them concentrate on balance along with working on their speed. So improves coordination as well.
Animal walks
The students practice doing different animal walks like the Duck walk, Crab walk, Frog walk, Camel walk etc. These help to improve lower body mobility, improve posture and core strength, help to develop their quads and glutes and also improve balance and coordination. They help to stabilize the spine and also challenge the core abdominal muscles. All these exercises help them develop good posture.
Line Dodge ball
This is a fun game where they get to see all their different skills and muscles work together. The students are divided into two teams and there is a dividing line through the centre of the area. There are multiple balls that each team has. They try to aim and make contact with the kids of the opposite team to get them out of the game. The kids inside try to dodge and save themselves. They need to be alert, bend, move, twist, jump. Its fast and fun and they see themselves get better as they go through all the other fitness drills every week.
Dodge ball
This is a fun game where they get to see all their different skills and muscles work together. One group stands in a circle and one group stands inside. The ball is with the circle group. They try to aim and make contact with the kids inside to get them out of the game. The kids inside try to dodge and save themselves. They need to be alert, bend, move, twist, jump. Its fast and fun and they see themselves get better as they go through all the other fitness drills every week.
Langdi
Students play this as a team game. They are divided into teams. Two teams of 12 with 3 extra players compete against each other. Players from one team go into the playing arena one at a time and try to catch the players of the other team by hopping on one leg. There are four innings of five minutes each, with the teams alternating roles in each inning. Really helps improve balance, coordination and the leg muscles. The other team has to be alert, agile and fast. There is not a whole lot of place for them to run away either!
Ball relay
Students participate in various relays like rolling the ball, throwing the ball overhead, bouncing and catching the ball and collecting ball in the ring etc. This helps students to build up the team spirit and develop motor skills, all of which help them in sports as they move to higher classes.