AQUATIC STRATEGY TEAM CHALLENGE
Use complex, team-based aquatic games to train high-level functional movement, coordination, and social problem solving.
How to Perform
- Divide participants into two small teams in chest-deep water and identify clear boundaries and scoring zones.
- Explain a simple objective such as transporting a kickboard or floating object to a goal area while the other team attempts to gently tag the carrier.
- Require players to use only walking or gentle jogging in the water and to pass the object to teammates frequently.
- Rotate roles so all players experience carrying, defending, and moving into space, pausing between rounds for strategy discussion and rest.
- Adjust rules and field size to keep play safe, cooperative, and challenging without excessive contact.
Key Execution Cues
Remember: Communicate with teammates, keep movements controlled
even when moving fast, and watch both the object and other players.
Safety & Precautions
Important: Suitable only for youth who follow multi-step
instructions and tolerate fast-paced group play; adapt rules to cognitive and
behavioral profiles.
Additional Safety Notes: Enforce non-contact or light-contact rules, maintain high supervision, and stop or modify the game immediately if behavior becomes unsafe.
Exercise Modifications
Make it Harder (Progressions)
Increase game duration, add more complex objectives (such as multiple goals), or limit time for each possession to raise intensity.
Make it Easier (Regressions)
Simplify rules, reduce team size, or slow the pace by limiting movement options or field size.