Hi Guides! On Monday, we had skills training, where we had a short drill practice for the upcoming Thinking Day before having Physical Training (PT).
For the PT session, which was the highlight of this 集合, there were 6 stations in total which are named after the various patrols, and every patrol was required to move around the stations in rotational order. There were several rules for this PT as well. Since Guides 不是跑就是飞, if PT ICs/ the Company Leader/ the Assistant Company Leader catches anyone who walks, the rest of the patrol will carry the guide (who walked) on a stretcher and transport her to the station after the current station that they were heading to.
Prior to the start of PT, the guides mass changed into their PT-kit and did warm ups. Once everyone was warmed up and well-informed, the PT session commenced! Here are some more details and reflections from the Year 3s on each station.
Station Bougainvillea (Station 1):
At any point in time, 2 patrol members will 站马 while playing 5 stones on a table. Concurrently, the rest of the patrol members will start off buy doing side planks in a circle and write “I love Girl Guides” at the same time. The markers provided have 白绳 attached at different angles. The patrol members are allowed to change to full body planking, 站马 and leg raise every 1 minute. As for the 2 patrol members playing 5 stones, they will only be given a maximum of 3 minutes to complete the game. Otherwise, other patrol members will take over and switch the PT, and the cycle continues with rotation of roles until 17 minutes is up. If all the names of the patrol members have been spelt, patrol can proceed to spell other words.
Reflection from a Year 3…
During the first station, 4 out of 6 of our patrol mates had to write 'I love girl guides' on a piece of paper while doing things such as planking. But here's the catch: we could not touch the pen. 4 白绳s were tied to the pen and we could only manoeuvre the pen by pulling and releasing each of our 白绳. It may sound simple in the beginning, but it actually took a lot of patience and teamwork to get the job done. Those who were not doing the writing had to 站马 for a minute while playing five stones, a game which requires lots of patience and concentration. After completing the drawing, we had to do PT together. Doing PT as a patrol is usually easier as we all have each other’s support, and the cheering really helped to boost our morale. Overall, the station was very enjoyable.
Station Ixora (Station 2):
(There are a total of 69 Guides in the entire company.) At this station, the guides will touch 69 trees around the entire school campus. In every 3 consecutive trees to be touched, no two trees will be the same tree. While running around to touch trees, the patrol members will have to count the numbers out loud so that the station masters will be aware of the no. of trees that the patrol has touched. The station masters will follow the patrols around as they run. After touching 69 trees, the guides will gather back at the original PT station location.
Reflection from a Year 3…
For this station, we were required to run around and find 69 different trees in the school compound, as a symbol for the 69 guides in the company. It was rather interesting and we had a lot of fun running around and cheering. However, after a while, we began to feel tired and started slowing down. Some of our patrol mates even started walking, despite the rule about no walking. The patrol morale was also diminishing as we were too concentrated on the task. In the end, we got caught walking and was punished multiple times despite countless reminders about the rules. Overall, I feel that I could have done a better job as a senior to ensure that everyone was not walking and to wait for everyone to catch up, instead of running ahead and focusing purely on the task only. The patrol morale should also have been higher and I could have taken the initiative to cheer and raise everyone's spirits. Regardless of this incident, we managed to find more than 69 trees within the given time and it was a rather enjoyable station.
Station Jasmine (Station 3):
This station is somewhat like a photo-taking booth. Guides will imitate photos of “cute” yoga poses that involve intense muscle work. While in the positions, the station masters will take their patrol photos. Each yoga pose is to be held for 2 minutes.
Reflection from a Year 3…
For this station, our PL assigned positions for everyone quickly so that less time was wasted on discussion. It was a really fun station as we had to stay in the same position for 2 minutes and it was amusing to see everyone in their positions. I felt that my patrol did considerably well in terms of 报时 and cheering, and the patrol morale was relatively high as we were all encouraging our patrol mates to hang in there, especially the ones in uncomfortable positions. In the end, we managed to complete most of the poses and I also got to bond more with my patrol mates through this fun experience.
Station Orchid (Station 4):
A piece of paper containing all the prime numbers from 1-100 will be given to the Patrol Leaders. The patrol has to complete 3 rounds of 100 counts, where for every normal number, the guides will be doing jumping jacks and for every prime number, the guides will do burpees. At every 2 minute interval, 1 guide will be called out to learn how to do vertical rope climbing. After she has been taught how to do vertical rope climbing, she will plank for 1 minute first, before returning to do PT with her patrol. The target for all patrols is to complete a total of 300 counts or repeat the cycle until 17 minutes is up.
Reflection from a Year 3…
At Station 4, the first thing that registered in my mind was that there was a rope secured to the railing on the second floor and a huge mattress underneath it. Also, there were two helmets on the mattress which led me to regard the whole setup with some apprehension. We were instructed to do sets of hundreds, whereby we did a jumping jack for every number which was not a prime number, and a burpee when it was a prime number. At the same time, 1 patrol member would try to climb up the rope. Regretfully, most of us were unable to climb the rope at all. Also, when we were doing the jumping jacks and burpees, it was quite tiring as we had to stop and start again while we contemplated which numbers were prime numbers and which were not. I also felt that we could have made an effort to count the numbers together while we did the PT. Although we were unable to complete our goal of three sets, I felt that we all tried our best and hopefully, we would do better next time.
Station Sunflower (Station 5):
At this station, patrols were required to do different types of PT according to the song “She’ll be coming round the mountain”
- Verse 1 “She’ll be coming round the mountain”: Do squats to the beat
- Chorus: Hop to the beat
- Verse 2 “She’ll be riding 6 White Horses”: Do lunges to the beat and hand actions
- Chorus: Hop to the beat
- Verse 3 “She’ll be eating kacang putih”: Do squats while doing Buddha claps to the beat
- Chorus: Hop to the beat
The song will be sung twice. After completing the song, patrols will run around the track until the last 50m (marked). Then, the guides will line up and do Kallang Wave burpees and planking. After the first Guide finishes her burpees, she will go the back of the line and plank until her turn to do burpees comes again. The cycle will continue but during the second cycle, instead of planking while waiting for her turn, she will do leg raises. Patrols are to repeat this until 17 minutes is up.
Reflection from a Year 3…
I feel that this station was interesting as we had to do PT to the beat of the song. However, the singing was rather lacklustre and quiet as only the year 4s were singing loudly while the rest of the patrol just mumbled along. I think that this should not have been the case as we have sung the song during 集合before. The year 3s should have also stepped up to take the lead in singing. Furthermore, for the second part of the station, we aimed to complete 2 rounds but only did half a round, which was rather disappointing. Overall, we could have done more to boost patrol morale by cheering more, so that we can encourage each other to work faster.
Station Morning Glory (Station 6):
The patrol will be split into 2, where 1 group will be doing 站马, while the other will be planking. Patrol members who are in 站马 position will stack cups in a pyramid formation on the backs of those who are planking. The cups have to stay in the pyramid formation on the “plankers’ “ backs while those who were in 站马 position proceed to crab walk along the length of the corridor. After doing so, they can remove the cups on the plankers’ backs and the 2 groups will switch roles. The cycle will then repeat itself until 17 minutes is up.
Reflection from a Year 3…
Station 6 was the station where we had to stack cups on someone's back when they were planking, while the others crab walked. Being someone with a lack of physical stamina, I found this station quite challenging. Planking was really tough for me and pushed me to my physical limits, but what comforted me was really the support from everyone in the patrol. Everyone made sure they worked fast in order to ensure that no one had to plank for too long and we all cheered constantly. In the end, I am very proud to say that this station had really helped my patrol to bond together and despite the challenges we faced, it really helped us to boost our morale and encouraged to work even faster for the rest of the stations.
Published by:
Chen Wei
48th Batch Secretary
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