Pee Wees have small attention span and don't quite pay attention to technique when it comes to jumps. Here are a few tips to help:

1. Approach Swing - Start with Hi-V's and have them do inward circles over and over again in a row. For fun you can tell them to walk in certain directions while they continue to do circles (forward, back, right, left, down, jump up, walk in circles).

2. Approach Game - Play a obstacle course game where all kids run through it. Now place items for them to jump on OR over in the course. When they jump, they have to circle down and around to a Hi-V then jump on/over the item with both feet. This will teach them to practice their approach, lift with their Hi-V, and jump with both feet together. Have them go through it one at a time and see how they do. It's fun for them and easy to teach.

3. Learning the Jumps - For the jumps have them sit on the ground and teach them each jump. After they have them learned, ask them to hit each jump while sitting. (For the spread eagle they can lay on their back.)

4. Jumping height exercise - Here is a fun exercise than will work on their jumping height, but is fun. Line up different sizes of boxes (or mats) in a row. Have them jump on the 1st box, then off. Then on the 2nd box, then off. Do this until all boxes are jumped on. This will help to improve their jumping height and they will have fun doing it.

5. The Jump - Start with just swinging and jumping first, then go to tuck jumps, spread eagles, and so forth. Make it simple and don't throw too much at them in 1 day.

6. Repitition - Repition is good when learning, but doing the same jump too many times will bore them. Allow them to do a jump a couple of times, then move to the next OR play a jumping game.

7. Musical Chairs jumping game - Have them walk in a circle to music. When you stop the music, you will call out a jump. They will have to do it and the last person to do the correct jump will sit out. Do this until you have a winner.

8. Simon Says - Play simon says with jumps!

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