Squatter's Rights
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-Objective:
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Competitors try to tug their opponent off balance.
-Fundamental Movement Skills:
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Locomotor
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Pull​
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-Equipment List:
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One rope per pair of players
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One pool noodle per player
-Equipment Link:
-Setting Up:
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Have 2 competitors hold opposite ends of a rope and assume a squat position with heels on top of a pool noodle (could also do without the pool noodle).
-Instructions:
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Explain to the competitors that each one tries to tug their opponent off balance. The competitor loses that:
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lets go of the rope,
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rises to a standing position,
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moves a foot,
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touches the ground with either hand, or
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falls over.
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-Questions & Notes:
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Variations
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Mini-Tournament
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The winners of the first round competing with another winner, while losers challenge another loser.
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Go through this process several times till only 2 players have won all their competitions.
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The winner of their challenge is the overall winner.
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Stork Stand.
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Another variation of Squatter’s Rights is to have a pair of contestants stand on 1 foot, hold onto a rope and try and pull each other off balance.
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