Games, resources, activities and ideas
for youth, children (and adults!)
Ball and Catch Games
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Sent in by Mark Vaughan
Very simple catching game for a group. Up to 20 children can play.
Have the
children spread out in the playing field and stand in front of the group with a
tennis ball and racket. Hit the ball into the air, how high depending on age and
skill of group. At the balls apex, shout out how many points the catch is worth.
Whoever catches it receives those points. But if they drop it they lose the
points.
Ideal for rugby and cricket training as well.
Bashball
| Equipment: |
Medium or football sized ball. Younger children prefer soft/foam balls, while older ones prefer harder balls with more speed. |
| Preparation | Minimum group size is 8. Leaders (and/or players) wanting to play may need to limber up! |
Very popular game as it can be fast and furious, but as players spend much of game bent over at the waist to play this you'll get complaints if it goes on for too long. So better with small groups or if playing with larger groups keep to a time limit. Everybody stands in an open circle, but legs apart so that their feet touch those of the players next to them and there is sufficient space for a ball to pass between their legs. Once in this position players are not allowed to move their feet.
Without moving their feet or legs players have to stop the ball from going between their legs, by bending over from the waist and in this position using their hands to knock the ball away. If the ball does go between somebody’s legs they are 'out' but remain standing in their position legs apart with arms folded or on their head. Because from now on any player that accidentally knocks the ball through the legs of a person who is out is also knocked 'out'.
Variation:
Useful variation for smaller groups or with younger children, is to play it with the 'one hand rule', i.e. players can use two hands to defend, but the first time the ball goes through a players legs they can only use one hand and the second time they are out.
Boules
Although typically played with metal or wooden balls this can be played with any ball... just bear in mind that boules when thrown are not expected to bounce when they land, so small juggling balls (the bean filled ones) will produce better game play than tennis balls or footballs.
[These rules are adapted from the English translation of the rules provided with a set of French boules so apologies if some parts of this don't make sense]
"The game of Boules, first started in Provence and is now played all over France and many countries throughout the World.
To play the game, you need a jack (A small hard ball about 4 cm in diameter) and a set of six boules (these are usually made of metal about 10 cm in diameter) The object of the game is to aim the bowls as near to the jack as you can. This can be done by either throwing the bowl high in the air until it stops dead, or by rolling along the ground as in traditional English Bowls.
The game can be played with individual players each having three or four bowls each, or with teams of two each playing with three boules; or teams of three, each having two boules. The game continues until all players have used their boules.
To play:
- One player marks out a circle, about 45cm in diameter which is clear of any obstruction or obstacle. This becomes the throwing point.
- From this chosen point the first player throws the jack. The player is given three chances to throw the jack to a correct point about 5/10m from the edge of the throwing point.
- After the first opponent's turn the other player follows and tries to hit the jack which has been positioned. However, the first player always has the right to throw first.
First player throws the bowl and the second player follows, aiming as near to the jack as possible. This is 'Point'
To score:
A match consists of 3 games of 13 points each. The team or individual that wins gets one point for each bowl that has landed nearest to the jack than the best bowl of the opponent(s) after the completed game.
Captain Ball
Equipment: bands or other markers may be needed to distinguish teams.
Preparation: Draw a line dividing a pitch into two area, within each half draw 3 large circles (bases) arranged in a triangle so that each 'triangles' tip is furthest from the centre of the pitch. The circle furthest from the centre is designated as the goal. (See diagram)
6 (or more) players on each team. Each team selects one person to be a 'goal catcher' and two others as 'shooters' the remaining team members become fielders. Fielders may take up any position they like outside of the circles on their half of the pitch. The 'goal catcher' goes over to the other half of the pitch and stands in the goal circle, the shooters also go over to the other half of the pitch and stand in the other circles.Goals are scored if the goal catcher catches a ball thrown by the shooters with both having at least one foot in their circles. Goals cannot be scored from balls thrown to the goal catcher by the fielders.
Rules:
- No running with the ball.
- Goal catchers and shooters must have at least one foot in circle when catching or throwing the ball.
- Fielders may not cross the centre line.
- No pushing or charging.
- Penalties are given as free throws by an opponent base player.
Catch the Ball, Head the Ball
Suggested by Neil Savory
Arrange all participants in a circle. To start off - pass the ball to each one in turn with instructions as you throw the ball to them. BUT they have to do the opposite. i.e. If told "Head the ball", they have to catch it, and "catch the ball", they have to head it.
Players that get it wrong have to sit down. As the game gathers momentum, start passing to individuals at random until you have a winner.
Chant Ball
Any number of players. Aim is to keep the ball in air without touching the ground by hitting it from underneath volley ball style (hands clasped together). Players count aloud everytime the ball is in the air.
Clap and Catch
Players form a circle with the leader standing in the centre. Leader throws the ball to each player in turn, who has to clap once before catching the ball. Misses are counted as `Limbless’… I'll leave it up to you what to do if you're only down to one hand!
Cricket Soccer
Sent in by Craig Holt
Cricket, but played by kicking a football.
Divide into two equal(ish) teams one one fielding the other taking it in turn to
bat. Set up two cricket stumps or cones to act as the wickets with the bowler
throwing or rolling the football underarm to the batsman from about 5 paces
away.
[If you want to play this indoors, it might be better to use a softer or foam ball to make play easier and avoid the potential for injury or damage to property.]
Crocker
| Equipment: |
2 base posts. 1 large ball 1 rounders bat. (a baseball bat can be used, but rounders bats are better) |
| Preparation | Place base posts about 4m apart. |
Best thought of as a simplified version of cricket. Divide players into 2 teams or alternatively have everybody as a fielder and individuals take turns to bat. Batting team line by the base post/stump that will be used as the wicket. Fielding team spreads out and appoints a bowler and backstop.
If the batter hits the ball or if it touches the batter in any way they must run to the other stump and back again. The batsman can make as many runs as he/she likes so long as they are not caught or bowled out. To be caught out a member of the fielding team has to catch ball before it hits the ground. To be bowled out the fielding team has to hit the wicket stump/base post with the ball before the batsman reaches it. Whole runs are only scored if the batsman manages to run to the other stump and back to the wicket.
Donkey or 'Pig'
Players stand in a circle passing the ball by throwing between themselves. Ball doesn't have to go in any direction and can be thrown to any player. Players need to stay awake for this game as every time they fumble a catch they gain a letter of the word being used e.g. "P" if "Pig". Once they have collected all the letters of the word they are out and have to sit down. Last player left in is the winner.
This can also be played with a leader in the middle, who throws the ball to various players from this position.
Duck!
Sent in by Michael Pacioni
Similar to Dodge Ball, but placed here as it uses smaller balls.
For 3 - 10 players and a number of small soft or bouncy balls. Draw a line across the playing area. One person stands behind this and tries to hit players on the other side with the balls. If a player is hit 3 times they are out... alternatively you have them doa dare set by the thrower.
Players are not allowed to throw the balls back.
Flag Football
Sent in by Lisa Wells
Play as American style football, or English rugby. Have two sets of coloured flags one colour for each team. Players on each team wear the flags hanging from their belts (or in some the flag can be easily grabbed and detached).
Players are tackled by having their flag removed. Those players who loose their
flag have to leave the pitch and stand on the sidelines. Choose whether to play
it so that players who are out either
- Don't rejoin the game
- Rejoin the game whenever a try is scored or
- Rejoin after so many minutes of being out.
Four Square
Source: Lee O Granda
Number of players: 5-12Length of Time: 20-60 minutes
Materials: Volleyball or similar.
| #1 | #2 |
| #4 | #3 |
Object of the game is to gain the #1 square and defend the position against the other three attackers.
Choose a playing area indoors or out that is free from obstruction and at least 16' x 16' (approx 5m x 5m). Mark an 7'-8' square on the floor and then subdivide it into equal squares. One of the four squares is designated as the #1 square. The remaining three squares are sequentially numbered in a clock wise direction.
Four players begin the game, while others wait to take part. Each of the four
players guards his/her own square.
Player in the #1 square always starts and serves the ball by bouncing it inside
his/her square and then hitting it with open palm into the square of any of the
other players. The ball will typically bounce once in the other players square
and the player guarding the square much direct it onto any other square of their
choice. Soft tapping of the ball is allowed.
The ball can bounce NO MORE THAN ONCE in the square before being knocked on.
A ball can also be deflected in midair before bouncing.
Play continues until either someone fails to pass the ball on or before it bounces more than twice in their court/square.
Once out they leave the playing area go to the end of the waiting line. Remaining players move round to occupy the missing square and a new player from the waiting line takes the #4 position. That is if #2 was knocked out, #3 would move into the #2 position, #4 into the now vacant #3 position and a new player into the #4 square.
A common strategy is to try to eliminate the players in squares in front of one so that one can move closer to the #1 square. Players normally straddle the corners of their squares and lean in, because if they are hit with the ball while standing in their squares they are out.
Other rules are as follows:
1. Hitting with a closed hand is not allowed, as the ball will travel at an
unfair rate of speed.
2. If the ball bounces on the outside line, the player who hit it there leaves
the playing area.
3. If the ball bounces between 2 squares, the other players and those waiting
in line can help decide whose square it was in.
4. If a person catches the ball, he is out.
5. If a ball doesn't bounce in the square served to, and the defender doesn't
return it, the last person to touch the ball is out.
Four Square "New Jersey rules,"
Sent in by Christina Marie, Boston, MA
And apparently is becomes more of an art form than a game.
Create a large square shaped playing area and divide this into 4 equal quadrants. It's suggested that you have quite large squares each about 8' x 8' approx (2.5m x 2.5m) ie a total playing area approx 16' square or 5m square.
| K | 3 |
| 1 | 2 |
The person in charge of the game is called the King or Queen and takes the 4th Square. The ball starts every round with him/her.
The ball is bounced by the King/Queen into any other square. Players have to hit the ball into another square, but are out if:-
the ball does not bounce in your square before you hit it
the ball bounces more than once in your square before you hit it
the ball bounces in your square AFTER you hit it
the ball bounces on a line after you hit it
the ball bounces out of the four squares
There is a no spiking rule, which meant you had to hit the ball underhanded.
Lastly, if you're out, all those in squares behind you move up one, and a new person enters the game.
French Cricket
| Equipment: |
Small ball such as a tennis ball. Cricket bat. |
| Preparation | None |
No cricket stumps needed. Player with bat stands still and is not allowed to move his/her feet, only their body. Using the bat the player has to defend his/her legs from being hit by the ball thrown by other players who may only throw from the point at which they picked the ball up.
Genie
Sent in by Russell Williamson (Dover, England )
Need:
Basket
Tennis balls
Rope (optional)
Game for 3-8 players. It is essentially a ball and catch game. Very addictive... Have fun!
Mark out a length of ground or rope (upto 10 metres) with a basket at the end. The basket is the genie. To play the game each player has a chance to throw a tennis ball into the genie at specific points on the length. Start near the genie and work your way back. Each player takes turns and if you throw the ball in the genie, you can move further up the length. If you do not get the ball into the basket you have to stay at the same place until you do. The winner is the player who throws the ball into the genie at the longest point of the marked out length.
Hurly Burly
See also Frisbee Football
| Equipment: |
Small football Team bands 4 Posts |
| Preparation | Place post 5 yards apart to act as goals either side of playing area 40 - 50 yards long. |
Teams spread out in own half of playing area.
- Passing is by throwing ball.
- Goals are scored by ball being thrown into opposing goal.
- Tackles made by touching player holding ball.
- Player touched must drop ball and cannot throw or pass the ball after being touched.
Variation:
Touch and Pass
Play as `Hurly Burly’ above but goals scored when player carries ball over opposition goal line and touches the ground with it.
Indoor Netball
Suggested by Sarah Jones, Southwell Baptist Church.
[Ed: if you like this game you might also like 'Captain Ball']
Good for a small group (8 - 12) in a small room. Divide into 2 teams with one person from each team volunteering to be goalie - they can swap around at any break in play. Goalies stand on a chair at each end of the room, holding a container, e.g. small nets, bowls, sieves, bags, boxes etc. Use a soft ball or beanbag that fits easily into your container.
Play as netball - no running with the ball, no contact. Play starts from the centre (leader throws the ball in) we say the ball must pass to 3 people before a goal can be scored. Goalie can move the "net" to catch the ball but the ball must be thrown, not placed in the net (you could mark a zone for scoring from). Rules can be adapted to suit the age/ability of the players.
Keep Away
Players stand in a large circle. One player is 'It' and is free to move around in the centre of the circle. Players by passing the ball either way around the circle try to stop the person who is 'It' from intercepting the ball. If this happens 'It' changes places with player who throw it.
Kicker
Sent in by Victoria Crick
Similar to Football Rounders and
Cricket Soccer.
Ideally sutied for playing indoors in a large hall. Two
posts are set apart in the hall against one wall. The person batting (batsman)
stands facing the bowler midway between the two posts. Everybody else fields
standing where they like in the hall.
Using a small foamball or equivalent, the ball is rolled underarm along the ground at the batsman who has to kick it. Runs are scored by running between 'Home' and the second 'Marker' post. Batsman always runs to the Home base first and whole runs are only counted after reaching it.
The batsman is only safe when touching the Home base while running. If he/she is not touching it they can be run out by either the ball being thrown and hitting the Marker or Home posts or a fielder running in and touching either post before the batsman reaches the Home base. Once the Bowler has the ball all running must stop and the batsman returns to the middle position.
I wasn't told whether the rounders 'catch out' rule is also used, but that's something you can decide whether to use or not depending on hard or easy your own group finds playing it.
Limbless
This played in a very similar way to PIG with players forming a circle and throwing the ball between themselves, but instead of gathering a letter for every time they miss. Players have to carry out the actions listed below which makes catching increasingly harder. However unlike PIG every time a player makes s successful catch they go back up one position. For example a person on both knees and only one hand who catches the ball regains the use of one hand, goes from position 3 to position 2.
| On the first miss | Player gets down onto one knee. |
| Second miss | Onto both knees |
| Third miss | Both knees, one hand behind their back |
| Forth miss | Player is out! |
Number Hockey
aka - Dust Hockey
Emma Tempest, 1st Hayes End Girls' Brigade Company.
| Equipment: |
2 hockey sticks (or batons made from rolled up news paper) 1 puck or small ball (or a ball made from paper scrumpled into a ball and taped to keep its shape, don't worry if the ball is not perfect it adds to the fun!) 2 goals (improvise using two chairs if you want or something similar) |
| Preparation | Mark out a small playing area with goals at either end. |
Fast and furious, if you are playing it as a party game use news paper batons and ball. As only two players are on the pitch at any one time the playing area does not have to be large and I've found it can be easily played in a small hall. Divide into equal teams who line up/sit down on either side of the pitch. Let teams know which goal is theirs and give each team member a number so that they each have an opponent on the other team who has the same number. Place the ball/puck in the middle with the hockey sticks/batons either side of it. When a number is called team members with that number have to run out grab the sticks/batons and try to score a goal. However if another number is called they have to drop their sticks/batons and swap places with the new players. This continues until a goal has been scored at which point batons and ball are placed back in the middle before starting again.
Variation
Broom Ball
Sent in by George Galli
For larger spaces such as a playing field. Use a rubber ball, but if you are limited to space use a softer ball (such as foam one) which won't travel so far when its been hit. Divide players evenly into two teams giving each player a number so that players all have an opponent with the same number as them on the opposing team and place the each team at opposite ends of the playing field. Put the brooms and ball in the middle of the field.
When the referee calls out the number of one of the players in each team, those players quickly run and grab one of the brooms and begin to try and knock the ball over the line of the opposing team. The opposing team members can only block using their body. If the ball makes it over the line (past the opposing team) the scoring team gains a point. There are no set time limits and at any point the referee can call out another number, at which those players on the field have to drop their brooms where they are and run back to their teams. Only then can the players whose numbers have just been called can run onto the field and resume the game from where is was left off. For safety as in hockey, the rule is no high sticking (head of brooms must be kept below waist height).
Carry on till a pre-determined score, time limit or exhausted....
Variation
Emma Tempest, 1st Hayes End Girls' Brigade Company.
A variation can be played with the numbers being replaced by the names of
farm animals or football teams etc - the children themselves will enjoy coming
up with ideas for these.
Four court rally
aka
"Nuke ’em"
| Equipment: | Volley or other medium sized ball. |
| Preparation | Divide a playing area into 4 quarters (indoor or outdoor). Use rope or chalk to mark the lines. |
A VERY popular game that somehow always gets asked for. Divide into 4 teams, these don't necessarily have to be of equal numbers but it helps to keep them evenly balanced in talent. Each team takes a quarter of the pitch to defend with the object of the game being to keep the ball out of their area. As soon as the game starts the leader silently starts counting down from a number they have randomly chosen between 5 to 20. Shout 'stop' or blow a whistle at the end of the count down.
Each team starts with 5 or more lives. Teams loose lives if :
- A team has the ball in their possession or in their area when the leader calls stop.
- A player kicks the ball
- A player puts a hand or a leg over the lines separating the quarters into another teams area.
(Hint: If you are playing outside where is it difficult to stop the ball from going outside the playing areas or in a hall where chairs and other things might in the way, give allowance for teams to retrieve the ball. I find stopping the count and restarting as soon as the ball is back in play works. If this happens when close to zero I'll often add a few seconds to where the count was at.)
Paddleball
Sent in by 'barberhandsome'
Play like tennis, but hitting the ball against a wall (similar to squash). For added skill and fun place some unbreakable objects such as empty tin cans against the wall and see if you can knock these over.
Pass and Run
| Equipment: |
Suitable ball for throwing. 4 corner markers |
| Preparation | None |
Similar to Tadpole but different arrangement.
Divide into two teams. Both teams take turns at running and
throwing. Those running line up behind one of the post and wait
for the signal to start, before taking it turns to run a relay
around the outside of the base posts, the next member running
only when the person in front has got back. The throwing team
stand in the middle of the pitch and split up into two lines facing
each other. The first person on one of the lines in the throwing
team proceeds to throw the ball to the throws to the first person
on the other line and then immediately runs to the back of his/her
own line. The first person of the other line then throws the ball
back to the person who is now at the front of the other line.
This throwing between the foremost players continues until the
last member of the running team has completed their circuit. Teams
swap and team at end with most catches wins.
Roll Cricket
| Equipment: |
1 tennis or small ball 2 cones or stumps Piece of chalk |
| Preparation | Place the cones at either end of the playing area and draw a wide circle around each one. |
Divide into 2 teams. The cones are the goals which players have attempt to hit by rolling the ball. Players and goalie (if you are using one) are not allowed to tread on or cross the chalk line around the goals. Leader tosses the ball into middle of pitch at random. Players attempt to score goals by rolling the ball to hit the cone. Players may not move once they have the ball and throws are not allowed.
Tadpole
Named after the shape formed by the players.
2 teams of equal numbers. One team stands in a circle surrounding a central thrower (the head). The other team line up outside the circle creating the tail. The player in the middle of the circle has to throw the ball to each of his/her team members in turn. Meanwhile, the members of the second team in turn have to run a relay around the circle the next member only going when the runner in front of him/her has returned and tagged them. When the last player in the running team has completed their circuit the game halts and the thrower of the first team says how many catches were made. Teams then swap places and the team which makes the most catches wins.
Tunnel Ball
| Equipment: |
Medium or large ball. Skittle, cone or stump to act as the target Chalk or rope to mark out the areas around the target. |
| Preparation | Mark two large concentric circles around the target (T), giving an area big enough for one team to play in without getting too close to the target post. |
Divide in teams. One team takes up the position of the defenders whose job it is to stop the target from being hit, but may only move within the boundary of the shaded area. The attacking team can move anywhere outside of this area and has the job of scoring by hitting the target. Change teams around after 3 hits have been scored. Encourage passing between team members. All attacks or passes intercepted by the defending team are thrown back to the outer area.
Wandering Ball
| Equipment: | Small ball or bean-bag |
| Preparation | Draw or use rope to mark out a large circle. |
Larger variation of ‘Piggy in the middle’ (game where one player attempts to intercept the ball thrown between two other players, swaps when successful with player who missed the catch). Divide into two teams with half in the circle and the other half outside. Ball is thrown between players on the outside across the circle (may not go around it). Throws can be made high or low, with thrower changing places with whoever intercepted their throw.
Word Association
Tends to be used as a drama warm up game. Can use any size or type of ball so long as it can be caught. Players stand in a circle. First player holding the ball thinks of any work and throws the ball to any other player. that player then has to say a word they associate with the previous word just said, before throwing the ball to another person. Eg milk --> cereal --> crops --> barley --> sugar -->
Quiet Ball
Sent in by "Scby7593"
Original description: "Use a Hackey Sack (Juggling ball / Small bean bag) as a ball. Scatter everybody around the room and start throwing the ball. If a person catches the ball they're out. If the person throwing does a bad throw they are out. You have to be quiet during the game."
[editors note] You have to catch the sack somehow or you cannot throw so the assumption is that players cannot catch the bean bag/ hackey sack, but can use their feet, palms of their hand or rolled up fist (as in volleyball) to stop the sack and pass it to another player.
Rollbase
Sent in by Lauren Maule
Play as Base Ball, but using roller blades. Use
a tee unless you are really good at roller blading and you have to be on roller
blades even if you are the pitcher. There are only 5 innings not 7 and
only 2 outs. Use bases as normal but these have to be passed (not just touched).
No time limit on the game, but
teams have to reach a set score of 18 and win by at least 3 points. For example
if team A has 18 points and team B had 15, team A wins, but if team B had 16
points, team A would have to get at least 19 points (3 more than team B) to win. [If you try playing the game and find the rules need refining. I'd be
grateful if you could let me know - Editor]
Most people are familiar with rounders (very similar to baseball),
but it is included here because not only is it a very useful, especially for large groups on long summer
evenings, but also because it is often asked for. No doubt there are probably some official rules for this game.
but eh basic rules are as follows:- Divide into teams and decide which team is going to bat first.
One person from this team stands at batsman's position (Bt) while
others waiting their turn stand/sit a short distance away. The
other 'fielding' team divide up so that a person stands at each
of the four bases (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th) one person becomes the
bowler (Bw) and another the backstop,
remaining players space themselves around the playing field. There
are no boundaries. The objective is for the batsman to hit
the ball so that he/she can run around the four bases without
stopping and completing a 'rounder'. Once 4th base is achieved
a batting player is considered home and safe. Only one whole
rounder at a time may be scored. This can not be done by hitting
the ball over a boundary, as there are none.
Game can be played either by whole rounders
only being scored or half rounders being awarded for each team
member that safely makes it home (4th base).
Each base may at any one time hold only
one member of the batting team.
The batsman has three attempts at hitting
the ball. If they hit it they have to run. If they miss it they
can choose whether to run or not, but must run after the 3rd
ball regardless of missing it or not.
If the batsman runs on a missed ball they
can only go to first base. This includes when running on the
3rd ball if it was missed.
When a batsman hits the ball they try and
run to as many of the bases as they wish in an attempt to complete
a rounder. The only exception being if they hit the ball so that
it goes behind them, in which case the backstop or referee calls
"first base only" restricting the batsman to reaching
that base only.
Members of the batting team that don't
complete a circuit have to stay in place and try and finish running
around when somebody else bats. They may only move when the ball
is thrown. All players must stop running if the bowler holds
the ball ("All stop").
Members of the batting team can be run out
if the base they are running to is 'stumped' (touched) by a member
of the fielding team holding the ball before they reach it. Batsmen
running round may not run ahead of any players in front of them
or be on the same base, so if a batsman stops at a base because
the base in front of them has been stumped they can be run out
accidentally if the player behind continues running and displaces
them from the base they are on. Players may not return to a base
once they have left it.
If a player is run out they are no longer
allowed to bat for the team in that round.
If the fielding team catch ball before it
bounces the whole of the batting team are out and teams swap
around. Teams also swap around if all members of the batting
team are out.
Play as rounders, but no bowler or backstop. Batsman throws
the ball anywhere in front of them and attempts to get around
as many bases as possible without being `run out’. Score
5 points for a 'rounder' and 1 point for each player safely home. Set up as rounders above. Batsman must complete a
circuit before the ball is fielded and reaches 4th base after
being passed to each post in turn. A tennis ball is bowled under arm. Batsman uses his/her fist
to hit it. Batsman may not wait at any bases and must try to complete
a rounder. Fielding team has to throw the ball past each base
in turn starting at 1st base trying to reach 4th base before batsman
reaches it. Sent in by Laura Hutchinson and Catherine Alexander. This can be played both outdoors or indoors in a medium sized hall (big
enough for a badmington pitch), but use a soft or foam ball when indoors. Using
the chalk, large hoops or bits of rope, mark out four rounders bases big enough
to be able to accommodate 2 or 3 people to stand inside them. Mark out the
bowling and batting position as well. Divide into teams as in normal rounder
with one side batting and the other side fielding. The fielding side positioning
themselves so that each base is has a fielding team player defending it, another
as backstop standing a little way behind the batting position and one other
bowling. Bowling is underarm and those batting use their hands as the bats. Play as in
normal rounders explained above. Players have to run if
they hit the ball, however more than one person from the batting team can be on
a base so long as they can stand inside the marked area of the base. I.e. a
person already on a base does not have to run, but they cannot be overtaken so
players behind them have to stop at the base the person in front of them are
at. For example if player 1 is on 3rd base and player 2 is on 2nd base.
Player 2 can run to 3rd base and join player 1, but cannot run to 4th base and
get home until player 1 has run to 4th base. Players can be run out by a fielder with the ball reaching the base before
they do, or being caught out if the ball they have just hit is caught by a
fielder before it hits the ground. The team is NOT all out if the ball is caught
(at least in this version). The batting team is out however if everybody
remaining is on a base and there is nobody available to bat. Play as rounders but ball is bowled under arm along the ground.
Batsman kicks the ball instead of trying to hit it with a bat.
Created by Clevon, 2008
Sort of musical statues with a football. To play you will need a soft
rubber playground ball and a bit of free space so players can run around. This
game requires a lot of running around with the object of the game to have all
the players running around kicking the ball until the leader says "Red
Light". On this signal, all members must stop running and freeze in place.
If someone moves after this signal, they are out. On the signal "Green
Light", players can move again and kick the ball. Members continue to play
until you have one person left. If you want the winner can receive a small
prize. Sent in by Melissa Hoyt Need: Ball
that is easy to catch Game is best played with groups of 5 or more players. Before the start of
each round choose a subject such as names of movies/films or equipment needed to go to
the beach, etc. Sent in by Kakikuchi For playing on a trampoline Divide up so some players are on the trampoline while others gather off the
trampoline around the outside. Players around the outside have to throw the ball
at those on the trampoline. Players on the trampoline have to defend themselves
from being hit on the body or legs by the ball using their arms and hands.
Players who get hit 3 times are out and have to get off the trampoline. 2 teams each with a ball. Teams stand in two lines so that
opposing team members are spaced alternately down the line. Second
line is parallel to first, but starts with a member of the opposite
team. Objective is to pass the ball without dropping it to each
team member in turn so that the ball takes a zigzag route down
the line. Drops must be passed back to team member that dropped
it. First team to finish wins.Rounders and variations
Equipment:
6 stumps or cones for bases.
Rounders bat (or short baseball bat)
Small ball.
Preparation
Set out the rounders pitch as shown with at least 4 metres distance
between posts.
Setting up
Playing
Throwing Rounders
Equipment:
6 stumps or cones for bases.
Small ball.
Preparation
As rounders above
Danish Rounders
Equipment:
Tennis or small ball.
Rounders posts
(NO BATS required)
Preparation
As rounders above
Danish Rounders II
Equipment:
Tennis or small ball.
(Piece of chalk, ropes or large hoops to mark out bases, NO BATS required)Football Rounders
Equipment:
6 stumps or cones for bases.
Football or equivalent. Use a soft ball if younger children are
playing.
Preparation
As rounders above
Red Light/Green Light Ball -
Say Catch!
Players stand in a circle spread out enough from each
other, about 6 inches to a foot). Someone starts by throwing ball to any other
player. Before the
player who the ball was thrown to can catch the ball, they HAVE to say something that relates to the
subject picked at the beginning of the game. For example if the subject was
'equipment for the beach' answers could be; towel, bathing suit, chair or anything that relates to the
beach, etc.. If a player is wrong before they catch
the ball, they're out! The last person standing is the winner! Talg Ball
[Ed: the original suggestion sent in included those on
the trampoline using bats to defend themselves from the balls being thrown at
them, but the game below is adapted to be safer and not use these.]
Needs 3 balls.Zig Zag Ball
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