30 minutes · Week 2: Agility

Agility with Milo

Agility is moving quickly and easily so ninjas can react, dodge, and stay light on their feet.

Yellow StripeMilo's page

Growing Ninjas · 3–6 years. Same 30 minutes, told as an animal story. Partners, 2–3 step directions, and a stripe they can name.

1. 5

   Warm-up

   Monkey Chase

   Get kids moving, dodging, and reacting fast.

   • On Monkeys, go! run and dodge imaginary branches.
   • On Banana drop! freeze and squat like reaching for a banana.
   • Mix cues: Swing, Jump, Duck, Freeze.
2. 10

   Skill of the week

   Developing Agility

   Agility is moving quickly and easily so ninjas can react, dodge, and stay light on their feet.

   • Fast Feet — Tap feet in place as fast as you can for 10 seconds.
   • Side-to-Side Hops — Jump over a line like leaping between trees.
   • Directional Change — Run forward, then cut Left or Right on command.
3. 10

   Ninja challenge

   Tree Branch Jump

   Fast jumping with directional changes.

   • Setup: Hula hoops, mats, or floor spots as tree branches.
   • Two-foot jumps from branch to branch.
   • One-foot jumps (balance plus agility).
   • On Switch, change direction.
   • Bonus: race the clock with quiet landings.
4. 5

   Cool-down + stripe

   Monkey Stretch

   Award the Yellow Stripe. Ask what they learned about agility.

   • Hanging monkey: reach up, then fold forward and hang.
   • Low monkey squat, hands on the ground, 10 seconds.
   • Side-to-side monkey sway.
   • Inhale, hold 3 seconds like a hiding monkey, then a playful monkey call on the exhale.