Exchanging Half Tempos – Practice

Immediate Practice

5 minutes – Play the Exchanging Half Tempos game.

• Sides can be called by a third person or by one of the players of the game.
• Some further examples of actions that can be taken in a given turn:
  • Half an advance, retreat, or sideways step.
  • Half of a passing step.
  • Changing guard (in place or while making half a step).
  • The stepping part of a lunge (you must already be in the offensive posture).
  • A firm-footed lunge (can go from defense to offense but can’t include foot movement).