Lilypad Dodgeball
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-Objective:
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For throwers hitting other players with the ball so that they join the throwing team (from a seated position)
-Fundamental Movement Skills:
Locomotor
Dodge
Run
-Equipment List:
For every 10 players have about three ITs
Each It gets one hula hoop and one soft ball--I like the oversized tennis balls the best as they travel well and do not hurt when a player is hit.
About one oversized tennis ball for each player.
-Equipment Link:
-Setting Up:
Players have a start line and an end line (for safety sake ensure the lines are at least 3-5 paces from any wall).
The throwers spread out in the playing area and stand in their hoop and hold a ball.
-Instructions:
On the throwers signal to begin, the runners attempt to run across the playing area without getting hit by a ball.
If players are hit by a ball they sit down at the spot they were hit.
Once all players have crossed to the other side, the leader gives the hit players a ball. Throwers retrieve their balls.
Continue play back-and-forth till there is only one (or no runners) left.
Play again with new throwers beginning.
-Questions & Notes:
Variation
Play mini games with one or two players as throwers and five to ten players running.
Give throwers more than one ball (perhaps two or three)