Alaskan Baseball

Name: Alaskan Baseball
Number of players: 10+
Age group: 10+
Necessary Equipment: 1 Ball or other object that can be thrown (eg. rubber chicken)

How to Play

• Split players into two teams.
• One team starts off with the ball (Team A).
• Team A must make a line and pass the ball down their team, over-under-over-under (i.e. the first person passes the ball over their head, the second person under their legs, the third person over their head etc.).
• At the same time, the second team must get into a group (Team B), and nominate one person to run around the group as many times as possible.
• Every time Team B's player runs around the group, they get one point. (No half-points or part points.)
• When Team A gets the ball to the last person in line, they call out, "stop" and throw the ball as far way from Team B as possible.
• Team B must then run to get the ball and start the under-over pattern, while Team A gets into a group and starts a person running around.
• Play finishes when one group reaches a set number of runs, eg. 21.

This game is great fun, and somehow enchanced with the use of a rubber chicken rather than a ball. Rubber chickens are especially good as they are easier to hold on to. It is also an excellent game for teamwork, as no-one gets out, so teams must work together with all of their players.

Skills:

• Ball Handling
• Teamwork

Useful Words/Terms

There are a number of words that are used when describing game play. Here are a few of the common ones.

Offense/Offence: The team that has the ball
Attack: Same as Offence
Defence: The team that does not have the ball
Referee (Ref)/Umpire: The person in charge of the game (often has a whistle!)
Self-Replicating: A game in which no player is permanently out, i.e. there are ways to get back in if you are out
Self-Managing: A game that does not require a referee
It or In: A person or people who have to chase or tag other people

Ball Tag

Ball tag is a simple tag game where players must use the ball to tag people out. Vary the size of the playing area depending on the ability and number of players.

Name: Ball Tag
Number of players: 8 - 30
Age group: 7+
Necessary equipment: 1 ball
Possible other equipment: Cones (to mark off playing area), Bibs (to mark different teams)

How to Play

• Split the group into 2 teams.
• One team is given the ball.
• The attacking team must try to tag members of the other team with the ball. Players must be holding the ball in order to tag another player.
• Players may not move while holding the ball.
• The defending team can intercept the ball at any time. They then become the attacking team.
• Players who are tagged are out.

Alternatives:
To make this a self-replicating game, allow players who are out to return to the game when their team gets an intercept.

Skills/Applications:

• Ball Handling
• Teamwork
• Strategy: Let the game play for a few minutes, then stop the game and ask the teams to get together to strategise.
• Netball

Welcome to Big Big Box

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