Variation of Dodgeball suggested by Cloie92 As dodge ball (players hit below the knees by the ball are out) and ideally use a squash court, or if not available a convenient wall to play against. All players can throw the ball but cannot throw the ball directly at another...
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Team Dodge Ball
Dodgeball variation Play as dodgeball, but divide into even teams (or evenly matched!*). Each team standing in one-half of a marked court (e.g. tennis, badminton, volleyball courts). Teams then take it in turns to throw a softball at the other team from their side. Players when hit below the...
Corner Ball
A team version of dodgeball. Use one or two large/ish (volleyball or football sized) balls. The softer the ball the slower it is and easier to dodge and better for young children. Older children often prefer playing with a faster, harder ball which requires more skill to dodge, such...
Butt-in-the-way
A dodgeball variant. Use one or two large/ish (volleyball or football sized) balls. The softer the ball the slower it is and easier to dodge and better for young children, but I’ve found that older children prefer playing with a faster, harder ball which requires more skill to dodge,...
All-in-Dodge Ball
aka “Ball Tag” As Dodge Ball. Play using a largish ball (volleyball or English football (soccer) sized ball works well). One or two players start as the ‘taggers’ and using the ball they have to tag the other players by hitting them below the knee with the ball. Players once...
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 pass the ball either way around the circle and try to stop the person who is ‘It’ from intercepting the ball. If this happens ‘It’ changes...
Run the Gauntlet
Adaptation by Kit Logan Alternative to the game Australia by Kit Logan, using a different course layout that allows greater potential for inter team interaction such as tagging while players are running. Need: 2 items to act as a relay batons e.g. chalk board dusters 4 cones or chairs...
Pursuits
Equipment: 2 coits (small rubber rings) or relay batons Preparation: Need a rectangular marked out area or tennis court. 2 teams / A cross between relay races and cycle pursuit on foot. Teams stand at opposite corners of the pitch with the first player of each holding the coit....
Frizbee Football
Frizbee’s are better known as flying disks and Frizbee Football is a simplified version of Ultimate. The official rules of which can be found here (Official Rules). I have only ever played it under the name of Frizbee Football. When playing this with children / young individuals it’s better...
Dog and Bone
Equipment: Small throw-able (hand sized) bean-bag or some other small unbreakable object. Divide into two teams of equal numbers. Place the bean-bag in the middle of the room, teams can either sit in a big/wide circle around this or in two lines down the edges of a playing area....