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The Olympics is such an exciting event, which, will see the inclusion of two new events: breaking and kayak cross this year. While some may believe skateboarding, surfing, and climbing are new additions, they actually debuted at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Counting down to the Olympics is a fantastic way to get children involved in different types of exercise – which will stimulate both their imaginations and get them moving! Here are some of our top tips for getting children into the Olympic spirit and helping them to get the most out of imaginative play.
Children love a challenge, and many kids love to see if they can beat their own scores – as well as those of their peers. Setting up an area with a running track and a stop clock can be a fun way of getting children to time how long it takes them and their peers to complete the course, which encourages literacy and numeracy skills as well as healthy competition. For a more advanced challenge, children could try to complete the course in a particular time.
A favourite sport for both children and adults, and a popular event for the 2024 Summer Olympics, basketball is a fantastic way for kids to develop physical literacy and hand-eye-coordination. We have a range of different MUGAs to help get you started in different sports, all of which can include a basketball hoop. Younger children can also benefit from something like a ball skills panel, which encourages them to aim for specific targets to improve coordination.
Before competing, any great athlete will have a training programme to make sure they’re at their best. By using outdoor gyms, you can help children to understand how using certain dynamic and gym equipment or doing certain actions and movements can help them to be better at other sports too – for example, by increasing cardiovascular fitness children will be able to run for longer and faster. This can be a good way to help children begin to understand how their body works and how hard work can really pay off. And don’t worry if you don’t have specialist outdoor gym equipment… Active Trails, Towers and other loose equipment can be used to underpin the same learning!
People often associate the Olympics with track sports like running, but there are so many other dynamic events too – one of them being climbing. Climbing is a fantastic way for children to take safe risks which builds confidence and self esteem, along with important motor skills and strength. You could try climbing walls, scramble nets, or some dynamic active trails.
We’ve been working with schools for over 20 years, so we understand the world you work in, the pressures on budgets and the challenge of improving school facilities.
So if improving your outdoor facilities is on your ‘to do list’ this year, click here to find out more and to download our brochure, talk to our team on 01604 261690 or complete our contact us form. Share your problem or challenge with us and we’ll design a solution that you’ll love. We look forward to hearing from you.
