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Activity: 1

To exercise the knees, first of all jogging should be done for a while.The legs should
be stretched and contracted. Stepping on the left leg, the right leg should be bent
slowly towards the hip and the right hand should hold the leg and pull the leg slowly
towards the hip. This activity should be repeated with both the legs.

Activity: 2

Students should stand in a queue. With the counting of 1 by the teacher, they should
bend the right leg by stepping a bit forward and with 2, put both the hands on the

right knee, then with 3, straighten and stretch the left leg and with 4, again they
have to come back to the attentive position. This activity should be repeated 3-4
times with both the legs.

C. Exercise of the Waist

Exercise of the waist is also equally important before learning
the skills of different games. Exercising the waist lessens the
hazards of sprains of waist while playing. Waist can be exercised
in the following ways:
Exercise of the Waist
Activity-1: Bending the Body Front and Back

First of all students should stand in an attentive position. When the teacher counts
1, they should touch the floor with both the hands and at 2, they should come back
in the attentive position. Similarly, at 3, they should look at the sky, and at 4 they

should come back to the former position again. This activity should be repeated
5-6 times.
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