Activity
Mountain Pose (Tadasana)
Skill: Specialised Sports Coaching
Sports: Yoga
Technique: Standing Poses
Class: Class 2
Skill: Specialised Sports Coaching
Sports: Yoga
Technique: Standing Poses
Class: Class 3
Skill: Specialised Sports Coaching
Sports: Yoga
Technique: Standing Poses
Class: Class 4
Skill: Specialised Sports Coaching
Sports: Yoga
Technique: Standing Poses
Class: Class 5
Skill: Specialised Sports Coaching
Sports: Yoga
Technique: Standing Poses
Class: Class 6
Skill: Specialised Sports Coaching
Sports: Yoga
Technique: Standing Poses
Class: Class 7
Skill: Specialised Sports Coaching
Sports: Yoga
Technique: Standing Poses
Class: Class 8
Skill: Specialised Sports Coaching
Sports: Yoga
Technique: Standing Poses
Class: Class 9
Skill: Specialised Sports Coaching
Sports: Yoga
Technique: Standing Poses
Class: Class 10
Skill: Specialised Sports Coaching
Sports: Yoga
Technique: Standing Poses
Class: Class 11
Skill: Specialised Sports Coaching
Sports: Yoga
Technique: Standing Poses
Class: Class 12
Skill: Specialised Sports Coaching
Sports: Yoga
Technique: Standing Poses
Class: Nursery
Skill: Specialised Sports Coaching
Sports: Yoga
Technique: Standing Poses
Class: KG
Skill: Specialised Sports Coaching
Sports: Yoga
Technique: Standing Poses
Class: Pre Nursery
Skill: Specialised Sports Coaching
Sports: Yoga
Technique: Standing Poses
Class: LKG
Skill: Specialised Sports Coaching
Sports: Yoga
Technique: Standing Poses
Class: UKG
Skill: Specialised Sports Coaching
Sports: Yoga
Technique: Standing Poses
Mountain Pose (Tadasana)
Learning Outcomes
Improves posture and body awareness.
Develops balance and stability.
Strengthens thighs, knees, and ankles.
Description Of Activity
Start standing with feet a few inches apart and parallel (not turned out)
Reach up through the top of the head to lengthen the spine
Draw your shoulders back, then relax them down
Bring the palms of your hands in line with the seams of your pants
Engage abdominal muscles and drop your tailbone down, so there is less sway in the low back
Bring chin level to the floor
Find one point in front of you to focus on, then bring your attention to your breath
Take 4-5 long, slow breaths
Variations
Inhale, reaching arms overhead
Exhale, drop arms back to sides
Have students slightly shift their weight onto one foot and notice the changes that occur throughout the body because of that small movement.
Coaching Tips
Help students find their best posture in Tadasana by having them do the following:
Roll back and forth on your feet (ball to heel) until you are over the center of feet (neither leaning forward or back) and not on the outside or inside edges
Imagine someone is pulling the top of your head towards the ceiling – this will help students lengthen their spines and not slouch
Lift your chest slightly
Draw your shoulders back, then relax them down – this will help students bring their shoulders in line with the rest of their bodies, not rolled forward or squeezed back too far
Imagine trying to drop your tailbone to the floor – this will help students bring their pelvis to a neutral position
Have students focus on their breath in this positions for a minute – this will help them become more aware of how proper posture feels
Because you want your students to create a balanced vertical line, look at them from the side. Draw an imaginary straight line with your eyes, beginning with the students’ ears. That line should pass down through the center of the shoulder, hip, knee and ankle joints.
Equipment/Material Required