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1. Aeroplanes and Airports	6. Combat	11. Explorer Ball
2. Beat The Ball	7. Cooperation Game	12. Farmer Sam
3. Bombardment	8. Crocodile Net	13. Five Noses
4. Builders And Bulldozers	9. Dodge Ball	14. Four Corner Drill
5. Capture The Flag	10. Dog Pound	15. Foxes and Rabbits

16. Frisbee Football	21. Hide And Seek	26. Keep The Basket Full
17. Frisbee Ninja	22. Human Log Carry	27. Kick the Can
18. Grand Prix	23. Imaginative Movements	28. Mad Eagle
19. Hero	24. Jurassic Park	29. Moon Ball
20. Hero 2	25. Keep It Moving	30. Narnia

31. Not In My Back Yard	36. Pirate Ship	41. Star Wars
32. Numbering The Lines	37. Planet Invasion	42. Target Ball
33. Pacman	38. Poison Dodge	43. Untie The Knot
34. Pacosaurus	39. Skittle Ball	44. Warriors, Warlocks And Elves
35. Panthers And Leopards	40. Space Hunters	45. Wasps

1. Arches Tag	6. Head And Bottom Tag	11. Screen Tag
2. Chain Tag	7. Line Tag	12. Snowball Tag
3. Double Freeze Tag	8. Octopus Tag	13. Tail Tag
4. Everybody's It	9. Rock, Bridge, Tree Tag	14. Team Tag
5. Freight Train Tag	10. Scarecrow Tag	15. Ultimate Team Tail Tag

16. Wedge-Tail Eagle Tag

1. Bean Bag Crossover	6. Leg Jumping	11. Toe Tapper
2. Bridge Jumping	7. Mirroring	12. Toe To Toe Fencing
3. Circus Balances	8. Shadows
4. Gladiators	9. Sitting Back To Back
5. Leading	10. Sumo Wrestling

1. Drop Off Relay
2. Line To Line Relay

1. Barry
2. Hunter
3. Lord Of The Rings

BEAT THE BALL

The passing team begin passing the ball in a zig-zag fashion up and down the line. Each time the ball returns to Player 1 a point is scored.

Simultaneously a player from the running team runs around the outside of the designated area, and tags the next player waiting to run.

When every member of the running team has run, they call out 'STOP'. This signifies to the passing team to cease throwing the ball.

EQUIPMENT: Basketball, Gator or any appropriate ball, cones.

AREA REQUIRED: Rectangular area relevant to the players competencies. Ideal in groups of 6-8 for maximum participation.

BENEFITS

Strategy (What was your strategy as a thrower? / runner?)

Co-operation (Am I including others? / How?)

Teamwork (How am I using others to achieve the goal?)

Skill-Passing, Agility, Sprinting, Ball handling

HOW TO EXPLAIN THE ACTIVITY

We are going to work in groups of 6-8 where our aim is to attempt to accurately pass the ball as many times as possible before everyone in the running team completes their lap around the area.

The running team will run one at a time, and move around the outside of the cones as fast as they can. Once they have reached the next runner they must tag them and that player moves off. Once all runners have run around the cones then everyone in the team calls out 'STOP'.

The passing team are in two lines facing each other in a zig-zag formation. They begin to throw when the runner takes off. The ball is thrown in a zig-zag way across the lines, up and down continually until the running team call out 'STOP'. Every time the ball reaches the player who started the game with the ball, a point is scored.

The teams then swap tasks, then go again.

CUES FOR DEBRIEF / REFLECTION

What did you have to do with your body to run around the area? (look ahead, move fast, use of arms legs)

What did you have to do as a thrower to pass and catch effectively? (attentive body, eyes looking at thrower, eyes on target when throwing)

HOW TO VARY THE ACTIVITY

Use different types of movement eg- skipping, running backward.

Use alternative balls for throwing.

Have teams attempt to beat their own score.

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