In our fourth session on Girls Life we worked on our balance, both literally and figuratively! We identified people in our lives, like friends and family, who are very important to us. We used their ideas to play a game which had girls running between two coaches on the field, one representing friends and the other representing family. Girls were soon tired after being pulled between the two. One girl shared, “I hang out with my friends at school and make time for them on the weekend. During the week I’m too busy with Girls Life and homework.” This helped girls understand that trying to do too much can be harmful to our bodies.
We also played a balancing game that required girls to stand one leg and reach down and touch one of several index cards labeled FAMILY, SCHOOL, SELF, FRIENDS, SPORTS, SLEEP. The girls started by trying to touch four cards without hoping or falling over. After each accomplished touching all four, we added a fifth card. By the sixth card girls needed help from their friends to support themselves or had to hop around to reach all the cards. The coaches took a moment to share an important message from this activity: the more stuff we try to do, the harder it is to stay balanced.
During our workout we asked the girls to count the steps it took to make it across the field. Our goal was to use the same amount of steps each time. It was challenging! Walking took more steps to get across but, if we ran too quickly our step count was too low. This activity showed girls that it is possible to balance out everything in life, but it takes practice and patience.
After all this hard work it was time to get silly. We joined in on a game of baseball and had some chill time in the Teen Lounge! Can’t wait for Tuesday’s lesson on Energy!
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