Recently Wybourn School came to the Links HQ to sample the bend new balance bikes that we have to offer. These are the new bikes without pedals to help the children develop their balance, confidence and control without the need for stabilisers. Decathlon made this possible by helping us get the bikes and helmets to make this an enjoyable and safe activity for these children to sample.
The children from Wybourn arrived in groups of 20 as we had 10 bikes and helmets available. This allowed 10 children to ride the bikes whilst the remaining 10 took part in balance and agility based activities, preparing them for the bikes. They quickly moved to the tasks set and looked as excited as we had hoped!
On the bikes they firstly got used to them by having a little free ride whilst the other children got the helmets on and ready. They then did some varying activities to try and help develop their balance and hopefully so they could ride on just the wheels without their feet on the ground! This provided a good challenge for the children and hopefully gave them the confidence to try this on all bikes.
The children taking part in the balance activities sampled some relay races based on balance and control. They started on with some simple running races moving onto balancing cones on their heads and then turning. This helped them to develop some of the basic ideas of how to improve their balance, coordination and control. They all made it a fun activity and tried especially hard.
It was a great morning overall with all the children putting in loads of effort and getting much better on the bikes by the end. They all made it a great morning and we look forward to hopefully working with them in the future.
We have also delivered sessions in many different schools including St Ann’s, Bankwood, Valley Park, Holt House, Emmaus, Greenland’s Nursery and Infant, Prince Edwards and Stocksbridge with many schools still to come! These have also been a great success with everyone being so positive and enthusiastic about getting kids riding and having some fun.
If you have not sampled the balance bikes yet and would be interested in doing so please feel free to contact us by e-mail on links.ssp@gmail.com or use the contact form on the contact us page.
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