Fletcher Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Below high school level, but there's no youth board anymore, so this is a close as I can get. Looking for ideas for warm-up games or games to end practice with. Based on your experience, what are the best ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formally140 Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Laces shirttails (one on one or free for all) knee sumo free for all Sharks and minnows but you have to put person on their back to be out, have them stay on knees patty cake step game push up position hand tag dodge ball 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 We do a lot of toe tag (we do hands to the foot), sharks and minnows, bone fight, and king of the ring (decent amount of kids start in a circle, can't come out of a bear crawl, have to either get pushed out of the circle or turned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formally140 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 This goes without saying but if you can make sure you separate 5-8 year olds from 9-12 year olds. If you can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingcement Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 My favorite way to end practice was King of the Mountain. Everyone lines up by weight. The two smallest guys face off until one gets the takedown. You stay on the mat and face the next guy up (and so on) until you are taken down. Another one fun for kids is everyone has to crab walk and you try to break others down. Last man standing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PencilNeck Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 26 minutes ago, flyingcement said: My favorite way to end practice was King of the Mountain. Everyone lines up by weight. The two smallest guys face off until one gets the takedown. You stay on the mat and face the next guy up (and so on) until you are taken down. My middle school coach used to do this. When starting from the heavy weights and going the other direction, he'd declare the smallest 70lber in the room as the toughest wrestler on the team once he finally scored a takedown on a tired lightweight guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul158 Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 Sharks and minnows. When minnow is caught and turned he becomes a shark. We do it at the end of practice. Our rule was that everyone has to do a good job in practice in order to have sharks and minnows and the end of the practice. The wrestlers then self- police themselves. The kids really loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blawtty Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Wrestling Simon Says. Use both wrestling tasks and other tasks. Teaches listening and following directions. Both of which are extremely important in wrestling and life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truzzcat Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Knee tag (first to 3 don't let anyone drop to a knee) Don't have a name but it's a hand fighting game you get a point for getting your hands locked around the body, a point for snapping a person down so both hands touch the mat, and a point for getting all the way behind someone so like off a slide by or a duck something of that nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouts Honor Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 On 11/11/2022 at 10:06 AM, Formally140 said: Laces shirttails (one on one or free for all) knee sumo free for all Sharks and minnows but you have to put person on their back to be out, have them stay on knees patty cake step game push up position hand tag dodge ball what is patty cake step game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul158 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Sharks and minnows. Use it as a reward to be done at the end of practice. Reward the young wrestlers for working hard and doing well in practice. Teaches a lot of skills that are used in wrestling at the same time the kids have a blast doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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