Superbowl Sunday

I start by:

• Separating the bikes into two sets of groups (one side will work offensively (sprints) the other side defensively (heavy resistance)
• I select two quarterbacks, one in each group I asked them to pick their favorite team (e.g., Patriots/Bills)
• I literally toss a coin, and ask one of them to call it, heads or tails.
• The game starts as I call each player out onto the field one by one (30 second sprint). While each person sprints the other players set a comfortable cadence pace. They will return to it later in the game.
• Whomever called the coin toss gets the ball. For 4, 30 second intervals that team will use heavy resistance, while the other side of the room, sprints using light resistance.
• While we are going thru the intervals, I play referee - wearing a whistle, at the end of 30 seconds I blow the whistle, both teams break and take a 15 second break no resistance. Each time the team tries to drive the ball, I call out whats happening, e.g., Molly (the quarterback) steps back, she's looking for Sue, Molly throws the ball...caught at the 20 yard line.
• Each interval we get closer and closer to the end zone, then someone one the team has to shout "Touchdown" and if they do....what do most football players do when they get a touchdown? They dance....and so do we!!
• Touchdowns are also known as jumps. We use little resistance, 2 revolutions up/2 revolutions down, 10x's!
• Then the other team gets the ball - follow the same as above. Those that were working with resistance before, will now sprint. Those that were sprinting, will now work with resistance.
• Next the crowd is doing The Wave (submitted early to this web site by Lezlie Rodrigues of British Columbia. Great idea, thank you very much it works well in a football game. I also shorten the wave. After doing 15 seconds of standing, we'll shorten it to 5 seconds and rather than everyone standing at the same time, the first will stand....after 5 seconds the second will stand....after 5 seconds the third will stand, allowing the first to sit, etc....
• After the wave, it's HALF-TIME! This is where the music fits perfectly! The cheerleaders come out cheering "r-o-w-d-y-e, that's the way we spell rowdy, rowdy, lets get rowdy"! It only lasts about 15 seconds at which that point we take a posture break, no resistance, maintaining original cadence.
• Third quarter we repeat the above working offensively/defensively - only STANDING.
• At the end of the game, which usually ends in a tie, no overtime (non-competitive) once the fans clear the stadium, coach wants the players to climb the bleachers....yup, you can only imagine! Standing, light resistance - as the bleachers get steeper, the resistance does as well. I usually allow a 3-5 minute climb, increasing intensity at every 60 seconds (don't let cadence drop below 60 while climbing)

Lately, some members have been yelling out "interception" or "fumble"...so its will promote team environment which is great for the shy ones!!!

Let me know what you think. If you have any other ideas for something that can happen during the game, I would love to hear them....as the cyclers love something new on game day!

A big THANKS to Lezlie Rodrigues! After reading her pattern The Wave it got my creative bug flowing and this is what I came up with!

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