Sliding Mat Relay

Setup and Equipment:

• Two "crash mats"
• Students line up in relay style
• One mat is placed ten feet in front of red/blue teams and one in front of yellow/green team
• Object: To move the mat to the opposite end of the gym by diving on it in pairs - "belly flop style"

Rules:

• On signal the first person on red/blue teams run together as a pair
• On signal the first person on yellow/green teams run together as a pair
• The pairs run and dive on the mats in an attempt to get the mat to slide as far as it can.
• After completing their turn and sliding the mat as far as they can, they get off of the mat and run back to their line
• Give a "high five" to the next person on their team
• When a mat hits the opposite wall, both teams return their mats to the starting position for another race.