An obstacle course
Physical Education · Early Years · The School
Several skills, one course
An obstacle course links several moves together. Crawl under something. Jump over something. Balance across something. Each obstacle needs a different skill you already know how to do well, on its own.
No stopping in between
The tricky part is not any one obstacle. It is moving straight from one to the next, with no stop to rest in between at all. That switch is its own skill, on top of each separate move you already know.
Planning your path
Look at the whole course before you start. Know what comes after each obstacle. Knowing what is next helps you switch fast. It stops you halting halfway to think, which costs real time you cannot get back.
Set up four obstacles in a row: crawl under a table, jump over a line, balance along a bench, then hop to the end. Walk the course first, with no obstacles done, just to see the order. Now do it for real. Move from one straight to the next, with no stopping at all. Time yourself. Rest, then try it again. Most people get faster the second time. Not because any one obstacle got easier. It is the SWITCH between them that got smoother.