Cool game (pun intended – get it! :-)) very similar to Protect the Pizza!. Toumi Mohammed of Physical Education in Primary School 2023 (@2023 التربية البدنية في الابتدائي ) demonstrates it being played in pairs, but it could be played with larger numbers.
Equipment:
- Footballs (US: soccer balls) or basketball.
- Sports cones large enough to balance the ball in.
- Circular or similar playing arena about 4-5 meters in diameter.
Play:
If you only have space for one arena, arrange it that players pair up and take turns in the arena to face off against each other.
Players stand in the arena, each holding an upturned cone in which the football/basketball is balanced. The rules are simple: without stepping outside of the arena, try and knock the ball out of your opponent’s cone without them knocking yours out first. You also loose if you drop your ball from the cone.
Players may not touch or put their hand on their own ball to keep it in place. They may only hold their cone with one or both hands.
If you have more players all playing at the same time, it can be more of a free-for all, with players who loose their ball (either by dropping it accidentally or having it knocked out of their cone) being regarded as out. Play till last man standing.
