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(10
or more participants)
Purpose: This
warm-up game works on eye
hand
coordination, speed, agility and
team work. Participants must develop a team strategy that maximizes
the strengths of their teammates and have the ability to adapt their
plan based off what other teams are doing.
Equipment: One
standard
size hula hoop for each group and an additional hula hoop for the
center of the playing area. At least 20-30 small balls per hoop
(more is better; tennis balls, racquetballs, Nerf balls, etc but
fewer balls reduce the equipment requirements and shortens the
game.)
Description:
Mark out an area approximately half the size of a tennis court. Divide
the participants into 2 or 4 groups (at least 5 per group) and
place their hoops on opposite sides near the outer edge of the
playing area. Place one hoop in the middle and fill all hoops with
an equal number of balls. On the command of “Go”
the teams
attempt to place as many ball as possible into their own hoop. Each
participant is only allowed to move
one ball at a time and you cannot remove any balls from other hula
hoops until the middle hoop is empty. There is no physical contact
allowed between participants and no one is allowed to guard the balls
in your hoop. The hoops must remain in the locations they were
placed prior to the start of each round. The
game continues for a set time (3-4 minutes). At the end of the
allotted time the balls are counted in each hoop and a winning team
is announced. The losing team(s) does one pushup or deep knee bend
for every ball they have less than the winning team. After each
round, allow teams to re-group and develop a new strategy for the
next round.
Using the diagram
below,
the #1 hula hoop is not owned
by any group, teams must take the balls from this hoop first. The
lettered circles designate team hoops. Each hoop should be of equal
distance from the center hoop. If two teams were participating hoops
A & B or C & D would be utilized.
Variations:
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Increase
difficulty: Prohibit
throwing the
ball.
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Decrease
difficulty: Allow
participants to
carry as many balls as they can carry in their hands.
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Change to
work with the number of
students
in the class: Use
fewer groups with more participants per
group or vice versa.
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