Game Description:
A fast-paced warm up game that will elicit competitiveness!
Objective:
Defenders: defend the beanbags by tagging children who try to steal the beanbags. Others: steal beanbags and bring them to the safe zone.
Game Rules:
Mark out a ‘safe’ area at both ends of the playing area and an area to be defended in between them. Place balls in the area to be defended. Select 3-5 children to defend the area (defenders). The rest of the children are scattered in the playing area. ‘Defenders’ try to keep the others from grabbing a beanbag and getting it back to a ‘safe’ area without being tagged. If caught, they become a defender and must bring the beanbag back to the safe area. Game ends when all beanbags are in safe area OR all children are defenders.
Saftey Considerations:
Remind children of heads up running.
Progression (optional):
Different locomotion (hopping, skipping, galloping, jumping).
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Age:
7 to 9 years
10 to 12 years
13 to 15 years
Type of Activity:
Warm up/Cool down
Space Needed:
Large Space (Gym, Multipurpose Room, Playroom)
Field / Park
Equipment Needed:
Low Key (Balls, Balloons, Skipping ropes, Hoops)
How Many Leaders are Needed:
Only 1
How Big of a Group is Needed:
Large group (16+ kids)
Types of Skills Practiced:
Agility
Run
