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Activities

Before learning any skills required for games, the players need to run for a while.
Then, stretching exercises of hands, legs, back, abdomen,etc. have to be done in
turn. While teaching the students the warm-up exercises, the teachers have to
demonstrate them first. Following pictures are the examples.

2. Exercise of Shoulders, Knees and Waste

A. Exercise of Shoulders

Extensive exercise of shoulders is
necessary while learning the skills of
volleyball, kabbadi, shotput, javelin,etc.
To exercise the shoulder, first of all the

students should run for a while. Then
they have to push wall with their hands.
If there is no wall, they can push each
other's palms in pairs. The students
should make 'V' shape their right hand as shown in the picture, they can put their
left hand on the right hand which shapes the letter 'V'. Then, they should slowly
pull the left hand towards the right hand. This activity should be repeated with
both the hands.

B. Exercise of the Knees

Knees should be exercised well before learning skills for playing football, basketball,

high jump, long jump, etc. The teachers should demonstrate the exercises first. The
following things should be kept in mind for exercising the knees:

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