- Dec 28, 2010
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this is for our youth 1 team, but it would still work for mini'sI think...
we have a rewards system where each stunt group have a colored jar, and each jar is a different color and decorated differently. on the outside of the jar there's stickers saying each girl in that stunt groups name, and when they do something well, either as a stunt group, or individually, they get to put a bead in the jar. Stuff that earns them a bead is if they hit a new tumble skill, their one leg sequence hits 3 times in a row (will increase to 5 later in the season I think) or if they are especially helpful, e.g. helping a younger teammate with their dance or something.
us coaches also pick out one girl who performed the routine best in each full out run through we do, and every time we drill jumps or condition, the girl who is seen to be putting in the most effort (not always best, just most effort) also gets a bead.
just before a big competition, we count up the beads in each jar, and the winners get a prize, e.g. personalised bows
we found that it changes the tone of training, to make it generally more positive, and it reinforces teamwork and group responsibility because its not only you who is affected by your actions, its the whole stuntgroup :)
we have a rewards system where each stunt group have a colored jar, and each jar is a different color and decorated differently. on the outside of the jar there's stickers saying each girl in that stunt groups name, and when they do something well, either as a stunt group, or individually, they get to put a bead in the jar. Stuff that earns them a bead is if they hit a new tumble skill, their one leg sequence hits 3 times in a row (will increase to 5 later in the season I think) or if they are especially helpful, e.g. helping a younger teammate with their dance or something.
us coaches also pick out one girl who performed the routine best in each full out run through we do, and every time we drill jumps or condition, the girl who is seen to be putting in the most effort (not always best, just most effort) also gets a bead.
just before a big competition, we count up the beads in each jar, and the winners get a prize, e.g. personalised bows
we found that it changes the tone of training, to make it generally more positive, and it reinforces teamwork and group responsibility because its not only you who is affected by your actions, its the whole stuntgroup :)