Grade 8 Overall Expectations:
Movement Skills and Concepts
Perform smooth transfers of weight and rotations, in relation to others and equipment in a variety of situations involving static and dynamic balance
- 30-Minute Hip-Hop Fit Workout (YouTube)
- 10 Min Kids Cardio Workout (YouTube)
- Pilates for Teenagers (YouTube)
Perform a wide variety of locomotor movements, with and without equipment, while responding to a variety of external stimuli
- How To Do The Triple Jump (YouTube)
- Basic Orienteering Skills (YouTube)
- 30-Minute All-Levels Cardio Dance Workout (YouTube)
- 30-Minute At-Home Boxing Workout (YouTube)
Use and combine sending, receiving, and retaining skills in response to a variety of external stimuli, while applying basic principles of movement
- How To Throw A Football Far And Accurate! (YouTube)
- 3 Steps To Throwing A Curveball (YouTube)
- How to Shoot a Layup (YouTube)
Demonstrate an understanding of the phases of movement and apply this understanding to the refinement of movement skills as they participate in a variety of physical activities
- Basic Badminton for Beginners (YouTube)
- 3 Boss Beginner Runner Pacing Tips (YouTube)
Movement Strategies
Demonstrate an understanding of the components of a range of physical activities and apply this understanding as they participate in a variety of physical activities in indoor and outdoor environments
- Try out various web videos of sports activities and training skills for sports that your child enjoys most. Below are a selection of YouTube Videos for various sports and activities.
- RUNNING: Kids/Youth Triathlon
- TRAINING: Resistance Bands Exercises
- DANCING: Just Dance Workout
- YOGA: Mind-Body Connection through Yoga
- BASKETBALL: 6 BEST Dribbling Drills For Kids!
- BASEBALL: Simple Baseball Fielding Drills
- BASEBALL: Baseball Throwing Drills
- SOCCER: Soccer Training at Home for Kids
- SOCCER: Soccer Drills for Kids
- FOOTBALL: Cone Drills for Speed and Agility
- FOOTBALL: Football Catching Drills
- VOLLEYBALL: Ways to Practice Volleyball at Home
- VOLLEYBALL: Solo Volleyball Drills for Home
Demonstrate an understanding of how movement skills, concepts, and strategies are transferable across different physical activities within various categories, and identify skills, concepts, and strategies that they found effective while participating in a variety of physical activities in different categories
- Discuss or consider what they did in the video, and how these drills and activities will help you get better at the sport/activity. What other sports might these drills help you with?
Apply a variety of tactical solutions to increase their chances of success as they participate in physical activities
- Discuss or consider how drills and practice help you get better at a sport or activity.