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Adding Steps to the passing bean bags adds more full bodied integration and deeper embodied rhythm.

This exercise also adds differentiating and integrating arms and legs by having them work together (homo lateral) and then in opposition (bi lateral).

Purpose:

Adding Steps to the passing bean bags adds more full bodied integration and deeper embodied rhythm. This exercise also adds differentiating and integrating arms and legs by having them work together (homo lateral) and then in opposition (bi lateral).

Use the sense of the embodied sense of stable pulse to expand a students capacity to perceive and act.

This exercise further helps students to differentiate and integrate their right arms and legs.

Coordinating full bodied movement with another.

Directions:

When teaching use as few words as possible, students will learn most deeply with their seeing, hearing and feel.

The trick or knack in doing this is in the sequences and cues.

Doing simultaneous  steps and two hand passes is difficult and often overwhelming to start.

Level 1: Learn the foot steps first.

Stand side by side with student.

"Do what I do. Watch my feet."

Right foot steps forward about 12 inches.  Take as much time as needed for the student to get hiser foot to right place.

Right foot comes back in line with the left foot. Take as much time as needed for the student to get hiser foot to right place.

Left foot steps forward about 12 inches. Take as much time as needed.

Left foot come back in line with the right foot. Take as much time as needed.

Repeat this several times as 4 distinct movements.

Once the student gets the sequence of movements and how to shift their weight, then left the steps become rhythmic. The movement should be measured and graceful.

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Level 2:  Student and Teacher face each other.

Do these steps so that both the teachers and students right foot move toward each other at the same time. Then both right feet move back at the same time.

Then both teacher and students left foot move toward each other at the same time. Then both of their left feet move back.

Be sure to celebrate the completion. If you didn't complete this yet, celebrate the effort and progress made so far.

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Level 3: Pass Behind the Back

This is best done by instructing through gesture and not using words.

Teacher and student face each other palms up. Teacher places bean bag in students hand right hand. (best to place it in students dominant hand.)

Teacher indicates to student to pass the bean bag into the teachers left hand.

The teacher passes the bean bag behind hiser back into hiser own right hand.

The teacher passes the bean bag in to the student's left hand.

The student passes the bean bag behind their back into hiser right hand.

Glitches:

• Student receives the bean bag then passes it to hiser other hand in front of the body rather than behind hiser back.
1. Teach student to grasp the bag with all their fingers, not just lay it on a flat palm
2. Let's play a little game. I want you to hold onto the bean bag. I am going to try to pull it out of your hand. I want you to keep me from pulling it out of your hand."
• Reaches to receive the bean bag  passes the bean bag with the wrong hand. (usually hiser dominant hand.)
1. Point to or touch the hand that they are to use. (best to give these instructions non verbally or add words to the non verbal cues.)
• Student slams the bean bag into the teachers hand
1. Take Over the Problem. Emphasis on what its like to receive a pass that is too hard.
2. Let the student know that it was too hard. "oww, I want you to be more gentle". Then teacher puts bean bag into the students hand modeling the right amount of velocity and pressure. "Pass it to me this hard, no harder."

Level 4: Calling Switch - Teacher Calls Switch

To switch directions, clap the bean bag at the center line of the body, keep it in the same hand, them pass it now going in the opposite direction. Teacher can say "switch" as they receive the bag before the clap.
The 'switch' can also happen behind the back. Clap the bean bag behind the back put keep it in the same hand. Pass in it going in the opposite direction.

Level 5: Calling Switch - Student Calls Switch

The purpose of the student call 'switch' is having them learn to give a timely cue.

Level 5: with Steps

See 'Pass Two Bean Bags Hand Over Hand with Steps

Neuroscience:

[ ? tactile information - ashley monteque, Touching

Organizing power of rhythm. Rhythm comes from the brain stem.- neurologically it orders other sensory motor processes.

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