Session 1 · THRIVE: Improve
Hit it into the gaps
- 8 minWarm-up: throwing and catching relay, overarm and underarm.
- 12 minGap finder (Activity: 'Gap finder'): batters try to hit a soft ball into gaps between cones; fielders move to close the gaps.
- 20 minPlay continuous cricket or kilikiti-style bat and ball. Fielding tactics: back up throws, spread out, throw to the right base or wicket.
- 10 minTeam review: look at your stats and your goal from last week. Did you improve? What is your next step?
Session 2 · THRIVE: Value
Kī-o-rahi and ngā tākaro
- 10 minWelcome your guest kaiārahi or kaiako Māori, following their lead for how to begin. Learn a little about the history of ngā tākaro, games that trained skills and brought people together.
- 10 minTī rākau: pass sticks in pairs to a simple rhythm (Activity: 'Tī rākau rhythms').
- 25 minKī-o-rahi taster (Activity: 'Kī-o-rahi taster'), played the way your kaiārahi teaches it.
- 5 minReflect: what did you notice about how the game is played and the values behind it?
Getting started
Batting off a tee or a cone makes gap finder easier for everyone to succeed.
Stretch
Research a game your grandparents or whānau played as children and teach it to your team.
Checkpoint
You can explain a tactic for batting and one for fielding, and describe respectfully what you learned about kī-o-rahi or tī rākau.
Activities for this week
- Gap finder: How do batters and fielders use space in striking games?
- Tī rākau rhythms: What can a stick game teach about timing and teamwork?
- Kī-o-rahi taster: How is kī-o-rahi played, and what values does it carry?
Useful this week
- Volleyball New Zealand ↗ Rules and ways into a fast net game.
- Traditional Māori games – ngā tākaro ↗ The history of Māori games, from tī rākau to kī-o-rahi.
- Sport Integrity Commission ↗ Aotearoa's organisation for keeping sport fair, safe and free of cheating.