Rock, Paper, Scissors… Cheerleader

Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament encouraging cheering on teammates.

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• Set Up

  • Pair up players

• Equipment

  • Can create boundary if needed

• Objective

  To win all games of Rock, Paper, Scissors or to cheer for your team.

• Directions

  1. Coach reviews rock paper scissors rules (rock beats scissors, scissors beat paper, paper beats rock)

  2. Students start in pairs and play against each other in rock, paper, scissors.

  3. The student who wins will move on to find another student who won their game.

  4. The student who loses will cheer for the person that beat them.

  5. Once someone has several cheerleaders and they lose, everyone will cheer for the winner.

  6. Eventually, it will be two people playing each other in the championship, both with large fan groups.

• Variations

  • Have cheerleaders follow their leader in a conga line to add excitement/engagement!

• Coaching Points

  • Coaches/captains walk around and make sure students are cheering for the appropriate person

  • Play multiple times, usually the 2nd round more students understand the game better

Reflection:

This week we are talking about how to make good choices. Next time you are making a difficult decision, I want you to try this: Stop, Think, Act

Stop-take a breath, Think-how am I feeling and why, Act-what is a positive choice I can make

1. Who can tell me how they made the choice of Rock, Paper, or Scissors in their game?

2. You also had the choice of cheering for your teammate or being upset that you lost. How did you make that choice?