Arrange all participants in a circle with the thrower in the middle. Throw the ball to each player in turn with instruction to either catch the ball or head it back, as you throw the ball to them. BUT they have to complete the opposite. e.g. If they are...
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Zig Zag Ball
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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...
Say Catch!
Sent in by Mellisa Hoyt Use an easy to catch ball. Best played with groups of 5 or more people. Before the start of each round choose a subject such as names of movies/films or equipment needed to go to the beach, etc. Players stand in a circle spread...
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 word and throws the ball to any other player. That player then...
Wandering Ball
Equipment: Small ball or bean-bag Draw or use rope to mark out a large circle. This is a 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)....
PIG
A simple catching game. Use a suitable ball or something the players can catch like a bean-bag. Players stand in a circle and throw the ball between themselves. Doesn’t matter if you go round in a circle or players ‘randomly’ choose who to through to. Catching can be one...
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...
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’… On the 1st miss Player gets down onto one knee. 2nd miss Onto both knees...
Catch the ball, head the ball
This is ball based slightly more cognitively challenging version of “Simon Says“. suggested by Neil Savory and also seen being used in Football training An alternative version is opposites. Keep to two simple commands. In football training it could be something like “head the ball” or “catch the ball”....
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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...