Hi. I'm new at the forum. I have recently started teaching karate to a small group of kids. They are only 8 kids, but the problem is their age difference, since there are 2 4-year-old boys and the rest of them are around 9. The main problem is that one of the small kids is always laying on the floor or stopped. While I do nothing about it, he doesn't work but the rest of the class is seriously doing what I tell them to do. But, when I try to get the litte boy working, the other 7 pupils get distracted and stop paying attention. It gets really frustrating. My class is developed at the same time than an aerobic class, and the music and watching the other class gets them distracted. What would you do? How could I encourage them to try harder and stop playing every moment I stop working with them? I have only had 2 sessions with them so I suppose I am still on time to change some things. Since they are too young I don't want to punish them by making pull-ups or similar, but I need a way to impose them to be doing the right thing at the right moment. There are times for plays, but when I want them to work on something I would want them to try their bests, knowing their limits and enjoying the activity.
