Game version
Play “Bicycle Legs on a Chair” as a “my turn, your turn” game with a grown-up. Everyone takes a turn and every try gets a cheer.
Bicycle Legs on a Chair
On land: sit near the front of a sturdy chair, hold the sides, and circle the legs like riding a bicycle. The start of treading water, practiced on dry land.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Your child sits near the front of a sturdy chair and holds the sides.
- Ages
- 4 to 6
- Time
- 3 min
- Players
- Just you
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- Sturdy chair
- Level · skill
- Beginner · Eggbeater
The steps
How it works
- Your child sits near the front of a sturdy chair and holds the sides.
- Lift the feet a little off the floor.
- Circle the legs like pedalling a bicycle.
- Pedal for a count of 10, rest, and go again 4 times.
Coaching point
Praise the try: “Great pedalling legs!”
Safety: On land, on a sturdy chair that does not tip, with a grown-up close by.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Story
Pretend you are a lion cub playing “Bicycle Legs on a Chair” in the forest, and the whole forest claps for you.
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