Active Challenges

#StayInWorkOut

Croydon SSP Active 15 minute Challenges have been created to help children and young people remain active and improve their skills whilst at home.

The government promotes that children and young people should participate in at least 60 active minutes a day. With school closures, social distancing and self-isolation, it is vital that we are still active and this resource will give you some ideas on how you can achieve this. It will also help alleviate some of the boredom of being stuck indoors at this delicate time.

Adults are encouraged to join in and make it into a family challenge!

Please see below for more details and click on the links to access these free resource sheets for all the family.

Please make sure you tag us on Twitter or Instagram with any challenges that you try as we would love to see how you are getting on with #StayInWorkOut

Week 1 Active Challenges

Download Week 1 Active Challenge Sheet with Video Links

Week 1 Challenges	Equipment & Space Requirements + Skill Development
Squat Challenge	Equipment: A space Multi Skill: Lower Body Space: Enough to be able perform squats without hitting anything.
Wall Sit	Equipment: A wall space Multi Skill: Coordination Space: Enough to be able to comfortable fit against a wall
Pat Ball	Equipment: A wall space Multi Skill: Hand Coordination Space: Enough to be able to hit the bouncy ball up into the air above your head without hitting any ceilings or lights.
Capture The Egg	Equipment: Tennis Ball or Small Soft Ball Multi Skill: Throwing and Catching, Coordination Space: Enough to be able to throw the ball up into the air above head and not hit any ceilings or lights
Plank Challenge	Equipment: A space Multi Skill: Whole Body Strength Space: Enough to be hold a plank position

Week 2 Active Challenges

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Week 2 Challenges	Equipment & Space Requirements + Skill Development
Shoulder Tap Challenge	Equipment: Your own body Multi Skill: Core Engagement Space: Enough to be in the plank position and be able to move your arms freely
Dance Challenge	Equipment: Your own body and some creativity Multi Skill: Coordination and Balance Space: Enough to safely move around
Press Up Challenge	Equipment: Your own body Multi Skill: Core engagement and chest muscles Space: Enough to be in the plank position and be able to move your body freely
Sideways Box Jump	Equipment: Your own body Multi Skill: Leg muscles Space: Enough to jump safely over an object and land on two feet
Tricep Dip Challenge	Equipment: Your own body and a chair or sofa Multi Skill: Tricep muscles and core muscles Space: Enough to lower your body safely

Week 3 Active Challenges

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Week 3 Challenges	Equipment & Space Requirements + Skill Development
Messy rooms	Equipment: Small Toys, Balls, Socks or anything you can think of & a bucket or box to put your items in Multi Skill: Coordination and Balance Space: Enough to spread the items around the room or garden and to be able to move around safely.
Ball Balance	Equipment: A ball, beanbag or sock and lots of enthusiasm Multi Skill: Coordination and Throwing Space: Enough to safely move around and throw an item into the air
Target Toss	Equipment: Some socks rolled up or beanbags (if you have them), plus some targets (e.g. plastic/paper plates or small towels) Multi Skill: Throwing Space: Enough to throw some items to land a safe distance away from you
Super Switch	Equipment: small items such as rolled up socks or tennis balls (if you have them) Multi Skill: Agility, Balance & Coordination Space: Enough to move safely and place items

Week 4 Active Challenges

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Week 4 Challenges	Equipment & Space Requirements + Skill Development
Scorcher	Equipment: A number of small items (eg. socks, tennis balls or small soft balls), plus a bigger item as a target (eg. a football or swiss ball (this is a large ball, also known as a gym ball or yoga ball) Multi Skill: Coordination and Throwing Space: Enough to be able for the large target to be move across a room or on a surface
Wrap Around	Equipment: A ball, beanbag or sock and lots of enthusiasm Multi Skill: Coordination and Balance Space: Enough to safely move an item around your body
Timber	Equipment: Some socks rolled up, beanbags or tennis balls (if you have them) and some targets (e.g. bottles of water or skittles) Multi Skill: Throwing Space: Enough to throw some items to land a safe distance away from you
Beanbag Shuffle	Equipment: small items such as rolled up socks or beanbags (if you have them) Multi Skill: Agility, Balance & Coordination Space: Enough to move safely and place items

Week 5 Active Challenges

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Week 5 Challenges	Equipment & Space Requirements + Skill Development
Tunnelball	Equipment: : A small item (sock, tennis ball or small soft ball) and some bigger items as targets (cones or footballs) Multi Skill: Coordination and Throwing Space: Enough to space out the targets across your room or space
Fantastic Footwear	Equipment: Some cones or socks Multi Skill: Coordination and Balance Space: Enough to safely move in and out of the cones
Workout Wednesdays (Anydays!)	Equipment: None just some enthusiasm and a willingness to work hard! Multi Skill: Core workout Space: Enough to perform the activities safely without hitting anything
Race The Clock	Equipment: small items such as rolled up socks, soft balls (or beanbags if you have them) & a target (bucket or a box) Multi Skill: Throwing & Coordination Space: Enough to throw safely items into a target

Week 6 Active Challenges

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Week 6 Challenges	Equipment & Space Requirements + Skill Development
Fish & Chips	Equipment: A tennis racket or frying pan and a smaller item that can be hit up into the air (eg a tennis ball, soft ball or rolled up sock) Multi Skill: Hand and Eye Coordination and Agility Space: Enough to space to be able to hit the smaller item up into the air and be able to move
Cha Cha Slide & Bring Sally Up Challenge	Equipment: Just your own body Multi Skill: Core Space: Enough to safely move in your area
Target Throw	Equipment: Some smaller items (rolled up socks or small soft balls) and a target (a bucket or box) Multi Skill: Throwing & Coordination Space: Enough to perform the activities safely without hitting anything
Curling	Equipment: a hockey stick (or a broom or mop would work), small items such as rolled up socks (or soft balls if you have them) & some cones/markers. Multi Skill: Hand/Eye Coordination & Agility Space: Enough to move safely move through the cones