成人快手

Let's get active and try Need For Speed!

With the Need For Speed activity you can develop the following skills:

Speed and agility; Coordination and fluency; Focus and concentration
  • Speed and agility
  • Coordination and fluency
  • Focus and concentration

This resource is suitable for Physical Education and activity for P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 and P7 (First and Second Level Curriculum for Excellence).

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Watch this

Learn how to take part in the Need For Speed activity with help from primary school teacher, Danny Denholm, and footballer and coach, Aminah Din.

What you need

EquipmentAlternatives
Agility ladderRope, paper, sticks or chalk used to mark out a ladder
Ladder; Rope; Chalk
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Try it yourself

Follow these step-by-step instructions and give it a go!

Image gallerySkip image gallerySlide 1 of 4, , Set out your ladder Set out your agility ladder. This can be made from paper strips, sticks, rope, chalk or anything you have that can make a ladder.

Want to play with a friend?

  • You can make this into a friendly competition too.
  • Line up behind the ladder.
  • Time yourselves each time you complete the activity.
  • The person with the quickest time is the winner!
Partner task
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How was Need For Speed for you?

We are all unique and have different strengths and skills. Some of us may find some skills easier than others but we can all develop and improve.

You can adapt the Need For Speed activity to suit your needs. If we practise our skills regularly, we can improve and progress over time.

Too tough?

If you find the Need For Speed too challenging, don't worry!

Try these tips to make the activity a bit easier.

Go up a notch?

It's great to look at ways to develop our skills and we can do this by challenging ourselves.

If you enjoyed Need For Speed but are looking for a bigger challenge, try these tips to make it trickier.

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Aminah's challenge

Aminah

Try the hopscotch challenge.

Move through the ladder hopping on one foot then onto two feet in the next rung of your ladder.

Set yourself a time challenge by timing yourself each time you complete the task.

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Time to reflect

Enjoyment

The most important part of physical activity and movement is that you enjoy it. We all need to stay active in our daily lives in order to stay healthy. It鈥檚 a lot easier if you鈥檙e having fun.

After you鈥檝e taken part in this activity, take some time to think about what you enjoyed and how you might approach the activity differently next time.

  • What did you enjoy about this activity? How could you do more of this?
  • What did you dislike about this activity? What would make it better?
  • What would you do differently next time?

Developing your skills

The skills you鈥檝e worked on in this activity are useful in other parts of your daily life and in sport.

Can you think of any activities or sports where you might use these skills?

Physical activity skills. list

Learn more about the different skills you've developed in this activity and how we use them in daily life.

Physical activity skills
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