Strength Passport: Stamps for Technique Mastery

Six stations, one for each basic pattern (squat, hinge, push, pull, lunge and core), with three levels each. Students earn the stamp for a level when a certified classmate verifies five technically sound reps, and only then can they move on to the next level.

How to play

1. Present the passport: six patterns, three levels per pattern and the technique standards for each level posted at the station (4 min).
2. The teacher certifies six students as the first validators, one per station, checking that they know the standards (5 min).
3. Free rotation through the stations: each student tries the level they think they have mastered and the validator stamps it or explains what is missing (20 min).
4. Anyone who earns a level 2 stamp at a station may become that pattern's validator and take over from the previous one (during the rotation).
5. Count the stamps and each student chooses a priority pattern for the coming sessions (6 min).

Rules

• A stamp requires five consecutive reps that meet every standard.
• Nobody tries a higher level without the stamp for the one before.
• No more than five people per station; if it is full, go to another one.
• Leave equipment in place and check bands before using them.

Variations

Adaptations

• Wheelchair users: the passport includes seated versions of push, pull and core.
• Reading difficulties: standards for each level shown with photos and three icons.
• Test anxiety: may ask the teacher to validate instead of a classmate.

Learning goals

• Master technique in the basic patterns by following progressions.
• Validate classmates' technique with objective standards.
• Manage your own progress by choosing which pattern to work on.

Equipment for a class of 25

• cards: 36
• sticks: 10
• resistance bands: 10
• medicine ball: 6
• cones: 12

Teacher tip

The passport can run all term; keep it in class so it does not get lost. Spot-check some stamps to keep standards high.

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