Activity
Crescent Stretch
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
Crescent Stretch
Learning Outcomes
Increases energy
Stretches and strengthens arms, shoulders, chest, back, and abdomen
Stretches the waist and sides of the body
Improves circulations
Limbers the spine
Description Of Activity
Start standing with your feet parallel and close together
Inhale, raising your arms overhead
Exhale, interlacing your fingers
Inhale, reach your hands up towards ceiling, relaxing your shoulders
Exhale, reach your hands to right, as you press your hips to left
Still reaching to right, open your chest towards ceiling, and take 3 slow, smooth breaths
Inhale, reach your hands back up towards ceiling, fingers still interlaced
Exhale, reach hands to left, press hips to right
Still reaching to the left, open your chest, take 3 slow, smooth breaths
Bring your arms back to center.
Release your arms to the sides and shake them out.
Variations
Move with breath
Inhale, reach hands towards the ceiling
Exhale, reach hands to the side
Keep moving from one side to the center, then to the other side 6-8 times, moving with breath
Coaching Tips
Remind students to keep their upper shoulder back and their chest open – not dropped towards the floor. This helps them get a better stretch through their
shoulders and prevents strain in the upper back.
Remind students to keep breathing smoothly through their nose – students sometimes hold their breath as they hold this posture, which can strain the body
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