Go For It! Be A Good Sport

Tonight we shifted our focus to Active Living and worked on the UK's Guide Go For It! Be A Good Sport. Activities helped the Guides to work on the "Stay Fit & Healthy" section of the program and our Pathfinder to work on the "Beyond Baseball" Module.

After our opening ceremony and an active games, the girls made up small groups and were able to choose from 8 different activities.

How Do You Play?
Supplies: Paper, Pencils
Look around your meeting place and think about the games you play.
What do people need to do to stay safe while playing games?

Sport in the Community
Supplies: Paper, Pencils, Pencil Crayons
A new sports team is being set up in your area. What sport do they play?
Design a uniform for the new team!

Up, Up and Away
Supplies: Balloons, Newspaper, Tape
How about balloon volleyball, passing a balloon between your knees or balloon hockey using rolled up newspapers as hockey sticks?
Improvise a range of sports that you can play with balloons.

Sports From A to Z
Supplies: Paper, Pencils
Can your group come up with a sport for every letter of the alphabet?

A is for Acro, Acrobats
B is for Baseball, Basketball, Bocci Ball, Ballet
C is for Curling, Canoeing, Cricket
D is for Dancing
E is for Eating Corn, Egg Race
F is for Football, Fan Dancing
G is for Guitar, Gymnastics, Golf
H is for Horseback Riding, Hockey
I is for Ice Skating, Ice Hockey
J is for Juggling, Jazz, Jogging
K is for Kite Flying
L is for Lacrosse
M is for Minor Hockey League, Mat Boxing
N is for NHL, Net Fishing
O is for Octopus, Organized Baseball
P is for Polo, Pilates
Q is for Quarter Finals, Quail Hunting
R is for Ringette
S is for Singing, Swimming, Soccer
T is for Tennis
U is for Underwater Race
V is for Volleyball
W is for Water Skiing, Water Polo
X is for Xylophone Playing
Y is for Yak Riding, Yoga
Z is for Zebra Riding, Zumba

Getting Ready
Supplies: None
Before any physical activity, make sure you warm up to prevent muscle pulls and strains.
Create a warm up routine to stretch your muscles before your favourite activity.

Cheer Them On
Supplies: None
Cheerleading is both a recreational activity and a competitive sport involving organized routines, dance steps and gymnastics.
Make up a song, chant or dance to support your favourite team or sport.

Invent a New Game
Supplies: Paper, Pencils, Equipment
With your group, invent a new game. You may want to adapt an existing game or create something completely original. Don't forget to give it a name!
Create a set of rules for your game and don't forget to think about the safety aspects.

Poster Persuasion
Supplies: Paper, Markers
Design a poster to encourage others to be more active, eat healthy, or try a new sport.


Our meeting ended with a campfire and Taps.