Kiwi sport

L.I to learn how to serve in volleyball

This week for Kiwi sport we learnt how to serve in volleyball. First we went over the last skill we learnt which was setting. After that our coach taught us how to do the under- arm serve and the over- arm serve. For the under- arm serve we had to keep the palm of our hand open and hold the ball with the other hand, then we threw the ball in the air and hit it with the other hand and hit it from the bottom. For the over- arm serve we had the same open palm just hitting from the top to the bottom, this the time our other hand with the ball was higher. This allowed us to hit the ball straight instead of hitting it up and for the ball to come back down again.

Kiwi Sport Reflection | Cricket

Today we kiwi sport session, our sport this term is cricket. Our coach was Brian from Howick Pakuranga cricket club. We did a batting activity, a fielding activity and a catching activity. In the batting activity we had three batters and the rest of the people were fielders, the batters had to hit the balls and run between the cones until the two ball were returned to on to of the cones.

For the Fielding activity we were split into groups. We had to hit the wickets and place one of the four cones on one of the stumps. We had to hit the wickets and place a cone of one of the stumps four times to win. For our last activity we played a catching game. Our coach Brian threw a ball at at us and we had to catch the ball, if we didn't we would be out.

Tennis

L.I to play singles tennis

We played singles tennis. there was one champion and one challenger but unlike last week whoever won the first point either stayed or became champion. After that the champions had a games against each other. 

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L.I to  to play doubles tennis

Doubles tennis is when two players play against another two players. Both players on each team should have turns at hitting the ball. The person closer to the ball should hit the ball. We practiced playing doubles.

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L.I to Learn different sports

We learnt how to Serve in tennis. Our coach told us that you always have to serve diagonally. For the serve, we start with the tennis racket and the ball in front of then then we had to slowly put up the ball and the racket going back. The when we reach her top we had to throw the ball up into the air and hit it with the racket.

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L.I to learn how to play tennis

In this session we learnt about volleys in tennis. A volley is when you hit the ball without it touching the ground first. We had to hit the ball while it was in the air a many times as possible, my highest was six times.

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L.I to learn the basic grip on a tennis racket

This term our Kiwi Sport is tennis and our coach's name is coach Peter. For our first session we were learning the basic grip on a tennis racket. First we started by doing warm up, we had to put our hand palm side down and and our partner would drop the ball then we had to flip our hands over and try to catch the ball.

After that we learnt about forehand and backhand technique, first we put our dominant hand on the bottom of the tennis ratchet and our non dominant had on the top. Then that we learnt how to hit the ball, there were two ways we learnt. The first technique was using two hands (the  dominant hand on the bottom of the tennis ratchet and our non dominant had on the top) we hit the ball aiming for the cones. For the second way as we were going to hit the ball, we had to let go of our hand at the top and hit.

Swimming

L.I to learn water safety skills

For swimming we first did our safe entries. Secondly we floated on our backs raising one of our hands up straight yelling help. After that we got into partners and one person had to go in the water and yell for help so the other person threw a noodle for the person to grab on and come back to the shore. lastly we did streamlines and rolling on our backs.

Swimming

L.I to learn how to swim and be safe in water

 For swimming we were looking at how to swim faster in water. For this we used our legs and go in a up and down motion under the water. We also did streamlines to and back from the other.

HIIT

L.I to HIT traning

For kiwi sport we did HIIT. HIIT stands for High, Intensive, Interval, Training. We did three exercises, the first one was push ups. We had three types of push ups to choose from, the first choice was the knee push up, the second choice was one leg push up and the third choice was the normal push up. The second exercises was mountain climbers. Here we had to have our hands straight and push your knees up to your elbows. The third and final exercises was pull ups. Here we had to pull our body up to the bars with your knees bent or your legs straight.

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L.I to develop body moment of balance, Rotation and strength.

This was the second week of gymnastics. We started the with stretches, the ones that we did today were the L shape, the seal, the butterfly and the cat. This week we had three rotations., rotation 1 had the the backwards beam where we had to walk backwards and try to reach the end without falling. For the second obstacle we had to do a chart wheel over a box. The third and last obstacle was the bench forward roll where we had to roll forward on a bench.

Rotation 2 started off with the backwards roll, here we had to tuck out  head and knee to not get hurt. The second obstacle was the one leg hand stand where we had to do a hand stand on one leg. The third obstacle was the spring board jump into a 180 degree turn. The last obstacle was the trampoline jump into star shape, this obstacle was testing how high we could go.

Rotation three was the last rotation. To start it off it was the parallel bars, where we had to tuck out legs in. The second obstacle was the handstand against the wall on one leg. The third obstacle was the bar stand, where we had to use one bar to lift yourself up. The last obstacle was the back, side and front rotation.

My favorite obstacle was the backwards roll and my most challenging obstacle was the one leg hand stand.

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L.I to play a game of ki o rahi

For Kiwi Sport we played a full game of ki o rahi, this was our last week of Kiwi Sport. There were two teams and we both go to play the two roles. The kioma team were running around the world and hat to intercept the ki (ball) and the and score a try in te rotor to get a point. The taniwha's role was to throw the ki at the tupu (island) to score a point with the ki te aki tiring to prevent that from happening. It was a lot of fun and the best part was that my team won.

Kioma role

L.I to learn how to play the Kioma in ki o rahi.

For Kiwi sport we learned how to play the Kioma role. For this we mad two teams, the Kioma team started with kicking the Ki (ball) to their Ki Te Aki and they had to pass it to the other kioma teammates who then had to run around the world and touch the Taniwha's teeth with the ki and score a try in te rotor. The Taniwha team had their own ki to shoot at the tupu and stop the runners from scoring.

Basics of Ki o rahi

L.I to learn the basics of Ki o rahi.

Today for Kiwi sport we learned the basics of Ki o rahi, it is a game created way back in the day be the Maori people so there would be no violence. First we split up into teams called Taniwha and Kiona . The first game we played was Taniwha vs Kiona, in that game our coach Shanice called one of the teams name and they had to run to safety in order to win.Then we started playing a game called eight pass which was one of the important games because they were similar games, in that game we had to pass the ball to our teammates eight times in order to score a point.

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L.I to to our last boxing session.

Today was our last boxing session. First we got into partners and did warm ups, the warm ups were ten punches and a bur pie, then twenty punches and a bur pie and so on up to fifty. The first combo we learnt was jab, cross, guard, uppercut left hook The second combo was jab,cross, left hook, bridge, cross. The third and last combo was jab, cross, left hook, roll, left hook. After that we did a little revision of what we did for the past six weeks, lastly we took a team photo.

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L.I to Learn defense moves in boxing.

Today for our boxing session we learned about defense moves to block punches. First we got into partners, my partner was Xavier and he was the first one to do the moves so I got an noodle. The first move was the guard, in this move when your partner hits you, you have to go up with your hands to cover your head. The next move was the bridge, in this move we  had to slide back with our right foot followed by our left foot. The last move was the U duck, in this move our partner put the noodle on our shoulders and we had to duck under foaming the letter U.

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L.I to do punch combinations.

This week for boxing we did punch combinations. First we got into partners, my partner was Oscar, we did rock, paper, Scissors to see who would do the combinations first [Oscar beat me so he went first] After that Pax set us a challenge to do in 30 seconds, she said to help your partner put on boxing gloves and sit down, then the other partner got two noodles so the partner with gloves could practice the punch combos. The first combo was jab, jab, cross, this we a easy one because we learnt it in our first session. The second combo was jab, cross, left hook and right hook, the third one was jab, cross and left hook. The last one was all the punches into one combo, jab, punch, left hook, right hook, left uppercut and right uppercut. this combo was really easy for me because you only need to remember the punches.

Boxing

L.I to learn about boxing.

Today we did our first session of boxing with our instructor Pax. First we went into the hall and Pax went over the three commandments, They were Respect, Discipline and Safety. Then we started our session with putting our gloves on and finding a partner, after that we learned the boxing stance the rock. We put one leg in front and the other at the back and bent our knees to have more grip on the ground also put both of our hand under our eyes and the elbow straight down to our stomach so we can protect it.

Soon after we learned the stance we learned two new punches the jab and cross.The jab is a straight punch with the hand that is in front. For the cross you punch with the hand furthest away and your body moves sideways except for you head and you front leg to generate more power. After learning those moves we combined it together and tested it with our partners softly.

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L.I to Rippa rugby.

Today was the last season of kiwi sport. First we got the belts and rips, then we were
divided into four I was in group one. Then we started, fir team one played team two.
During the game we made some mistakes and Hamish taught us how to correct the
mistakes.

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Today we went to the court to do our kiwi sport with Hamish. First we played a game of
rippa rush but with no ball, this time the defending team only had to get the rips of the
running team. After that Hamish talked about how to defend when you don't have the
ball you could make a wall, it will be hard for the attacking team to break though. Then
we played a game of rippa rugby, this time we couldn’t pass the ball forward. There
were three teams. When my team was defending we made a wall.