Individual: Ride a course
Associated sport: Cycling
Indoor-friendly: Yes
Pool-friendly: No
Game description
A player moves through a course, completing each activity on their bike.
What you need (setting up)
- Any flat area, e.g. large hall, tennis/netball court, empty car park, oval.
- 20 - 24 x cones or markers.
- 1 x bike.
- 1 x bike helmet.
What to do
- Use cones or markers to define the playing area and to set up the different activities.
- The rider moves through the course, completing each activity on their bike.
Activities include: -
- 1. Scooting: Scoot with the bike to end of zone.
- 2. Mount bike and start riding.
- 3. Straight line riding zone: Pass through markers (30–60cm wide tunnel) without knocking any over.
- 4. Look back zone: Look back at least twice in between zone marker.
- 5. One-handed riding zone: Travel with just 1 hand on the bars.
- 6. Slalom (Zig-zag): Ride through the slalom cones.
- 7. Slow riding zone: Ride in a slow straight line, staying in the marked zone for a specified time before exiting.
- 8. Braking and dismounting zone: Brake in the designated zone, ride to the finish and dismount.
Change it
- Complete the course as a relay.
- Change the activities.
Safety
- Ensure the playing area (size, surface, terrain) is appropriate for the ability level of the rider.
- Ensure the playing area is obstacle free and away from walls.
- Wear helmet and shoes during the activity.
- Perform a basic bike check before riding:
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- Brakes - do they work?
- Stem and handlebars - are they tight? do the ends of the handlebars have plugs in them?
- Seat - is it firm? Make sure it doesn’t turn or tilt.
- Chain, pedals, gears - do they change safely?
- Wheels - do they spin freely?
- Tyres - do they have enough air?
- Fit - is the seat height correct? Can the handle bars and brakes be reached?
Ask the players
- What do you need to do to keep in a straight line?
- What do you need to do to ride one-handed safely?
- What do you need to do to brake and dismount safely?
