GAME:   Pacman tag                                                             TYPE: pursuit and evade

CYCLE:   I and II                                                                 ACTIVITY LEVEL: Medium

MATERIAL: pinnies

 

TACTICS:     Try to use all the space available

                        Try to find effective path to run on lines

DESCRIPTION:

Layer 1:

-          Students are spread through the gym

-          They circulate in the gym freely but have to avoid other players

-          They are only allowed to walk on the lines in the gym

-          They only can change line at intersections

 

Layer 2:

-          Tags want to freeze any opponent by touching them

-          When frozen, students have to stand still with palms up

-          Any alive player can free a frozen one buy touching their palm and saying your free 3X

-          When freeing someone, players are on base

Layer 3:

-          Add some barricades (students cannot cross barriers)


MODIFICATIONS:

-          Teacher can free anyone by touching them

-          Auto-defrost by doing some special moves (example 4 burpees)

-          On a certain signal, roles are reversed (like in the video game)

-          Install a base in the middle of the gym for tags

SAFETY

-          Make sure kids use proper tagging (no slaps allowed)

-          Players have to be aware of dangerous contacts (heads up and look where they go)