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Pass-a-Mile - football activity to develop coordination and accuracy in passing

Resources: Size 3-4 footballs; safety markers

  • Whole Class
  • Small Group
  • Indoor
  • Outdoor
  • Students should form small groups with an even number of players in pairs
  • Players should be facing each other about 10m apart
  • In between the two players place two safety markers about 1 metre apart
  • Players pass the football to each other through the safety markers as many times as they can.
  • Each pass counts as 10m and 170 passes = a mile
  • Eight pairs would have to make 22 passes each, so the number of miles should soon build up
  • Pay to play

Crazy Golf - competition activity to develop accuracy and coordination.

Resources: boxes, buckets, old toilet roll holders, golf clubs, golf balls

  • Small Group
  • Indoor
  • Outdoors (if it’s not too rainy!)
  • The first challenge is for students to make their own golf holes using old boxes, and toilet rolls
  • You could hold a competition for the most creative end piece
  • Students then put together their golf course in the playground or hall and charge people to play a round
  • Compete in teams to see who can finish the course first
  • Pay to play
  • Pay to watch

Sock 'n' Swim - swimming activity and competition

Resources: swimming pool, Sport Relief Socks (download your order form here)

  • Whole Class or Schools
  • Students get into teams
  • Race against each other wearing Sport Relief Socks
  • Students could make a league table to put up on the wall
  • Pay to play
  • Pay to watch

Find-a-mile - Outdoor and adventurous activity which helps develop direction and map reading skills.

Resources: Map; letters marked M, I, L, E and four other letters

  • Whole Class
  • Small Group
  • Indoor
  • Outdoor
  • Use a rough map of the school site and mark 8 points on the map with numbers 1-8
  • Leave all the Ms at one number, the Ls at another number etc.
  • Students start from a central point pick a number and run to where that number is marked on the map
  • The challenge is to find all the letters to make up the word M,I,L,E, then return to the central point
  • Pay to play

Square Mile - a football activity to develop coordination and ability to move with the ball

Resources: Size 3-4 footballs, safety markers

  • Whole Class
  • Small Group
  • Indoor
  • Outdoor
  • Mark out a square 10m x 10m
  • Break up into groups of 8, with two players standing at each corner of the square
  • Players must dribble a football 10m, and then give the ball to another player to continue
  • Start with one ball and then gradually increase the number of balls according to the skill level
  • Play until players have dribbled the ball or balls for one mile.
  • This could be adapted for wheelchair users by allowing them to pass the ball in an appropriate way, either by carrying the ball on the lap or by using the hand or chair to move the ball
  • Pay to play

Sport Relief Quiz - team activity to develop knowledge about sport

Resources: the Sport Relief Quiz, pens

  • Whole Class
  • Indoor
  • Everyone can rise to the challenge in the Sport Relief Quiz, which is full of interesting sporty facts
  • Competing in small groups is a great way to develop team skills
  • It’s fun and interesting, so your students can learn and raise money at the same time
  • An ideal filler for a wet break!
  • Pay to play

Sharpshooters - football activity to develop coordination and accuracy

Resources: Size 3-4 footballs; safety markers

  • Whole Class
  • Small Group
  • Indoor
  • Outdoor
  • Make four goals by placing 5 safety markers in a line at 2m intervals,
  • Students should shoot at the goal, trying to score in each one, starting close and then moving further away
  • Make sure someone stands behind the goaks to field the balls
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Make a mile - gymnastic activity exploring shapes and rolling

Resources: Matted or safe area for lying and rolling

  • Whole Class
  • Indoor
  • Students need to get into groups of four
  • Show the students how to work together to make the shapes.
  • M – group of 4 people
  • I - individually with full extension
  • L – group of 2 people
  • E – group of 4 people
  • Ask the students to make a rolling sequence, making each of the letters in turn and then rolling to their next position
  • This activity could be extended using other words or letters
  • Pay to play

Cheer-a-mile - cheerleading activity useful for gymnastics and coordination

Resources: optional pom poms!

  • Whole Class
  • Small Group
  • Indoor
  • Outdoor
  • Show students how to make the letters
  • M – legs apart and arms in a V formation, pointing downwards
  • I - both arms together, palms inward
  • L – both arms out to left or right with palms together
  • E- facing sideways with both arms out one above the other and one leg raised
  • Practise the movements and then ask the students to make up a Sport Relief cheer like this:
  • We will make some students smile
  • Because we can make a mile
  • Walking, jogging, running too
  • We will make a mile for you
  • M-I-L-E
  • Mile!!!!

The Sport Relief school cheer could be performed at assembly, for parents or at the Sport Relief fundraising event.

  • Pay to play
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Total team play - football activity to improve tactical play and passing ability Resources: Football and safety markers

  • Whole Class
  • Small Group
  • Outdoor
  • Students need to get into groups of 4 with 2 teams of 2
  • Mark out an area that is approximately 15m x 10m
  • Each team of players positions themselves on opposite sides of the pitch
  • The challenge is for one team to try to kick the ball along the ground so it goes over the halfway mark with the players on the opposite side trying to stop them
  • Players on the same team can pass to each other to get closer to the half way line
  • Pay to play

Break the record – walking activity

Resources: Safety markers or some other object to mark out 55m distances

  • Whole Class
  • Small Group
  • Outdoor
  • Mark out 16 x 55m distances around the school playground
  • Tell the students that once they have done all 16 they will have completed half a mile
  • Encourage students to spend break and lunchtimes walking the short distances, counting each one towards their mile
  • Students could walk on their own, in pairs or in small groups
  • Set a record each day for how long it takes and try to get students to break it the next day
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Sport Relief Festival

Use a selection of these ideas to hold a whole day festival of sport in your school. During your event you could sell homemade healthy snacks and smoothies to raise even more cash

  • Whole class
  • Small Group
  • Indoor
  • Outdoor
  • Pay to play
  • Pay to watch
  • Sell Stuff

The Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile

  • Indoor (depending where your local mile is held)
  • Outdoor
  • Extremely large groups!

Resources: Your local Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile

  • The ultimate Sport Relief challenge is the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile – coming to a town near you on Sunday 16th March
  • A team of students can get sponsored to do one, three, or even six Miles with friends and family running alongside or cheering them on at the finish
  • Find your nearest Mile at www.sportrelief.com/themile
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  • Whole Class
  • Small Group
  • Indoor
  • Outdoor
  • Pay to play
  • Pay to watch
  • Sell Stuff