Spotted being promoted by Juegos Educación Física (Physical Education Games)
“Spectacular team relay competition that will require a high level of agility, strength and energy!” (Translated from the original :’¡Espectacular competición de relevos por equipos que requerirá un alto nivel de agilidad, fuerza y energía!’)
Looks fun and great for small or larger teams. In the demonstration teams of 10 are used, but the activity could even work for just pairs as well as larger groups.
Teams line up behind the starting line. First person runs forward and lays down on their front so their feet touch the starting line and hands outstretched in front of them. As soon as they are laying down in position the next person crawls over them on hands and feet, (Bear crawl style, but don’t need to keep knees straight). They need hands and feet to be spread out enough so they do not hurt the person laying down while crawling. They then lay down hands outstreached in front with their feet touching the hands of the person who is laying down.
At this point you can play it two ways:
a) The next person in line does not start moving until the player in front of them has laid down. or
b) The next person in line starts moving immediately as soon as there is space for them start crawling. So there is more or less a continuously moving group over those lying down (this is how it was played in the version demonstrated by Juegos Educación Física).
Either way, the frontmost person crawling as soon as they have passed over the last person lying down, lays down as well to continue to build the line/track of bodies lying down. When the last person has started crawling down the line, the first person gets up and joins them as soon as the person crawling is clear of them. Continue until one member of the group reaches the end lying down.
If you are wondering how this would work for just two people, then the sequence would be lie down, second person crawls and extends the line. As soon as they are lying down the first person gets up and crawls over them repeating until they reach the end.
Although the demonstration shows teams using lanes demarked using cones, as well as dashed lines in the middle of each lane on the floor used to guide where players need to go, it is quite possible these are not strictly needed. If players can see where they are making for it’s unlikely they will stray off course. We’ve not had a chance to try this activity ourselves yet, so If you try this, you’ll have to let us know whether you find lane markings necessary or not.