GAME: No man’s land
TYPE: Striking and fielding
CYCLE: II and III ACTIVITY LEVEL: Medium
MATERIAL: 15 soft balls (small balls from dodgeball), 4 beach balls, cones or tape
TACTICS: Work as a team in defense
Throw at a certain target to prevent the opposite team to score
Throw at a certain target to score
DESCRIPTION:
Layer 1:
- The game is played with 2 teams, split the class in 2
- Each team will be standing on their end line facing the opposite team
- To score, players have to throw balls at the beach balls in the middle and make the beach ball cross the opposite team’s end line
- The game ends when all of the beach balls have crossed any end line
- Players are not allowed to walk on the no man’s land
- The teacher will free the balls stuck in the middle
Layer 2:
- The whole class will be now separated into 4 teams
- Instead of beach balls, the target will be a kin ball!!!
- Every team will have their own space to move but the no man’s land still exists
- Their zone will be made by cones or tape on the floor
- You can play now a tournament: every team gets a point when an opposite team receives the ball in their territory
MODIFICATIONS:
- Add another kin ball
- Add multiple different balls (basket, volley, etc)
SAFETY
- Make sure players don’t throw too hard their ball even more when the beach ball or the kin ball is close to the end line (rebounds!!!)
CYCLE: II and III ACTIVITY LEVEL: Medium
MATERIAL: 15 soft balls (small balls from dodgeball), 4 beach balls, cones or tape
TACTICS: Work as a team in defense
Throw at a certain target to prevent the opposite team to score
Throw at a certain target to score
DESCRIPTION:
Layer 1:
- The game is played with 2 teams, split the class in 2
- Each team will be standing on their end line facing the opposite team
- To score, players have to throw balls at the beach balls in the middle and make the beach ball cross the opposite team’s end line
- The game ends when all of the beach balls have crossed any end line
- Players are not allowed to walk on the no man’s land
- The teacher will free the balls stuck in the middle
Layer 2:
- The whole class will be now separated into 4 teams
- Instead of beach balls, the target will be a kin ball!!!
- Every team will have their own space to move but the no man’s land still exists
- Their zone will be made by cones or tape on the floor
- You can play now a tournament: every team gets a point when an opposite team receives the ball in their territory
MODIFICATIONS:
- Add another kin ball
- Add multiple different balls (basket, volley, etc)
SAFETY
- Make sure players don’t throw too hard their ball even more when the beach ball or the kin ball is close to the end line (rebounds!!!)