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be Sabreings :
B Stick handling with either or both handse
2) Fundamental slashes and —— with cobemen to either sides

Ce Personal contestss ?
(2%) Novelty contests such as are described’ in the War Department
Circular Nos 87 and in Paragraphs 35 and 76 of Fe Me
Qle20 add zest and interest to the day*s work and are valuable
in developing body controk and competitive te fo

di Actual competition,

(1) At first the various mneuvers whee in this on of the
program should be practiced as exercises, later, when suffickant
skill is ee trainees may be paired off for actual com=
— adequate supervision, in some — of the worke

 

as The chief object: of ins truotion in this area is the development of the
ite sense, balance, and certain kinds of body control, parte
while supporting the weight by means of the arms and handss

‘Jt dg also one of the best types of activity for the mush=needed develope —
ment 8fthe upper bodys — | 2

be Exercises utilizing the horse, esate’ bars, herisontad: bar, ropes and
mats should be stressed and they should be planned with a view to being

of use in surmounting the — obstacles ee
the fields a

@» This phase of ‘lial nat culminates, during the latter part of
the term, in work on the obstacl course inwhieh most of the skilis
previously learned as exercises are utilized in a more practical ways
_Binte metmenle ovcroce tre not miforn stentards of achievement should

stablished locally, with a minimm performance requirement gor all

 

fe The will to win through coordinated tean sine and diseipline is the
first objective in this areas

‘be Teams should be evenly mtched with insentive to develop nerds ageressive
play and a fighting, omnpeti tive spirite

Ge Other objectives are the imppevenent of cardio@respiratery endurance,
speed and agility, and the deve lopment of the large mvaehe groups, parte
ieularly of the legse

ds We Niet ab ais thd tay We stint | is limited only by the availe
ability of facilities and equipment and by trainee interest. However,
experience has shown that the following games, while affording the values
desired, have, in the past, been most meily —_—, to general parte
Seipation by large numbers

Soocer, speedball, touch football, modified football, _—n volley=
ball, —