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Dodgeball
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Kingcourt
SPUD
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Chinese Dodgeball
Gotcha
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Circle Dodgeball
Hit N Run
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Bombardment
Bowling
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Keep Away
Hot Seat
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Bird Dog
Dodgeball
Divide your group into two different teams. They then stand on opposite sides of a dividing line in the centre of the gym. There are two or three balls thrown in the centre of the gym.
The object is to get a ball and throw it at your opposing team mates. If you hit them below the waist then they are out of the game and must sit on the sidelines. If the ball is caught in the air without hitting anything else, then the thrower is out of the game.
The object is to eliminate the entire team.
Option: Instead of being out for the game, the player may switch sides and play for the other team.
Kingcourt
This is the same as Dodgeball except that when players are hit they stand behind a line at the back of the opposing teams side. They may catch balls that land within their boundary and throw them at the other team. If they hit someone then the player they hit is out and the thrower may return to the team he/she began on.
Chinese Dodgeball
All of the players are free to run around the gym.
One ball is thrown in the gym.
A player who has possession of the ball may not run with it. The player also cannot dribble it.
To move, the player must bounce the ball off of a wall and catch the rebound. The player with the ball must attempt to hit other players below the waist in order to get them out.
If the ball is caught in the air then the thrower is out.
If a player is out, then they must leave the playing area for the remainder of the game.
The game continues until there is only one player left.
Circle Dodgeball
All of the players stand in a circle with a few players in the centre.
A ball is thrown from the outside in an attempt to hit the players in the centre.
If a player is hit below the waist then the player in the centre switches places with the player who threw the ball.
Bombardment
Two players start on the sides of a gym.
The rest of the players stand at one end.
The object is to run from one side of the gym to the other without getting hit by the ball when the leader shouts go.
If the ball hits a player below the waist the player then joins the throwers on the side.
The game continues until one player remains.
Keep Away
The group is split into two different teams and passes a ball around within their own team.
The other team tries to intercept the ball.
If they obtain possession of the ball then they pass around the ball in an effort to keep possession.
Bird Dog
A person is chosen as the hunter and another is chosen as the hunting dog.
There are safe zones in each corner.
The rest of the players are birds.
The hunter gives the command for the dog to go to a safe zone and get birds.
The players in that zone must leave the zone so that they are not tagged by the dog who may enter the zone.
The hunter then attempts to throw balls at the players as they run from one zone to the other.
The players who are tagged by the dog or hit with a ball must then go to a penance bench and complete some task.
When the task is completed they may rejoin the group.
Pin Knockdown
The team is divided into two groups.
They each then stand on one side of the gym, which is divided by a line.
There are bowling pins set up in various places around the gym.
The players then throw balls at the pins attempting to knock them over.
The players may guard the pins but if they touch the pins, then the pin is out of the game.
The game continues until there are no pins left on an opponent's side.
Option: If a ball below the waist hits players then they are out and must side on the sidelines. Also if a ball is caught in the air the thrower is out.
Spud
The players are each given a number.
Then a ball is thrown high into the air and a number is called.
The player with that number attempts to catch the ball.
When the player obtains possession of the ball, he/she yells "Freeze" and all of the players must stop running away from the ball.
The player with the ball then attempts to hit a player who is frozen.
If the player hits someone with the ball, then the player that is hit with the ball gets a letter. (S.P.U.D.)
The player who threw the ball then throws the ball high into the air and calls a different number.
If a player receives all four letters, then that player is out of the game.
The game goes until most players have been eliminated.
Gotcha
This game is played with two basketballs and a basketball net.
All of the players line up behind the foul line and the first two players in line have a ball.
The first player shoots and is followed by the second player.
If the first player gets it in first then he/she passes the ball to the next player in line then rejoins the end of the line.
If the second player get the ball in net before the first then
the first player is out of the game. And the second player rejoins
the line.
The next player immediately shoots and attempts to get the ball in net before the person who was in line ahead of them.
The game keeps going until only one player is left.
Hit N Run
The set up is similar to baseball in the fact that there are two teams.
One team is out field and one is at bat.
A pitcher rolls a utility ball towards a batter and the batter kicks the ball.
The batter then runs to the other side of the gym.
The players in the field catch the ball and attempt to throw it at the batter.
If they hit the batter, then the batter is out.
The base that the batter is running to is clearly marked and large enough to hold a whole team.
If the player makes it to the base, he/she may wait until they feel like running as long as a batter has kicked the ball.
This continues until the whole team has batted.
All of the players on the base must run when the last batter has gone.
Bowling
Have the group sit in a large circle.
They must attempt to roll a ball through the centre of the circle and attempt to knock down as many pins as possible.
Option: Have them attempt not to knock down any pins.
Hot Seat
A group line up facing a basket ball hoop.
They take a shot at the hoop if they get it in they go to the back of the line, if they don't get it in they sit on a chair next to the line.
The next person takes a shot if they get it in, the person on the chair is out if they don't get it in they themselves sit on the chair.
The person on the chair then returns to the game.