Seagull Hop is an energising transition activity you can use when moving between outdoor PE stations or rooms
Instructions
Balance on one foot
Bend your knee
Swing your arms and straighten your leg to hop up high off the floor
Land back on one foot, bending your knee as you land
Do 8 hops on the same foot, then switch legs
Watch Points
Soft, quiet landings (bending ankles, knees and hips)
Support leg bends on landing, then straightens to push off
Lands and pushes off on the ball of the foot
Head and trunk stable, with eyes looking forward
Arms swinging forward as the support leg pushes off (to help propel your body up into the air)
Non-support leg bent and swings in rhythm with the support leg
Maintaining balance for consecutive hops
Hips staying level
Modifications
More Challenging
Multi-Sensory
Ball Skills
Fine Motor
Do smaller hops. Build up the height of your hops as your strength and balance improve.
Seated– ‘Hop’ or lift one foot off the floor. Use your arms to propel the ‘hop’ or to lift your thigh up off your seat.
Hop in different directions. Try forwards and back, and side to side.
Imagine you’re hopping on hot, hot sand at the beach. Keep hopping quickly to keep your feet up off the sand.
If you live near a beach, see if you can do Hot Sand Hop over the sand, all the way down to the shallows.
Seagull Hop helps to develop the gross motor skills, coordination, leg strength, core stability and balance needed in order for children to be able to kick a ball.
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Progress Tracker
How many hops can you do in a row (before losing your balance)?
