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StudentPermalink Reply by Missina Lee on February 26, 2012 at 3:45pm

Wooo, that's really exciting! What a great opportunity and sounds like tons of fun. I don't think kids 8-13 are going to be a whole lot different than teaching adults, probably just more noise and the different maturity level. But I think they are old enough to understand instruction and really have fun with learning different tricks and movements.

I have seen a few threads floating around of different games and ice breakers you can do for hoop classes. If you search hoop games or teaching hoop, there are a handful of threads that come up with some ideas. There's also a teacher's group on here: http://www.hoopcity.ca/group/startingandteachingahoopclass?commentI...  that could be a great resource for you as well as being a place to ask more specific questions. 

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StudentPermalink Reply by Tilly Whirls on February 29, 2012 at 1:10am

I'd highly suggest signing up for Diana Lopez' (BodyHoops) Fit Kids distance teacher training program. I've been getting requests for kids hoop classes and programs for soooo long, but having little to no experience with kids I just wasn't comfortable with it. (I was the worst babysitter ever.) The training gives you ideas of what to work on with kids, what types of games, activities and hoop tricks are appropriate for what ages (for example younger children don't have the motor skills to learn hip hooping or chest hooping, but older kids do). It's been so helpful and it's only like $125 (and you need at least a month of HoopingUniversity—$20/mo.). Well worth the cost. I can't wait to start trying it out. Kids make me anxious and I feel like this will give me the confidence to fill hours of activities for them. :)

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