• A-F

  • F-N

  • N-Z

  • Tag Games A-U

  • Tag Games V-Z

  • Partner Activities

  • Relays

  • Expansive Games

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

 		   
     
     

GLADIATORS

Students work in pairs.

Partners stand facing each other with a ball or hoop placed on the ground between them.

Partners hold each others hands and begin to hop on one leg.

The aim of this challenge is to make the partner touch the ball or step into the hoop by pushing and pulling them with the linked hand only.

EQUIPMENT: Hoop or ball.

AREA REQUIRED: Enough space for all pairs to move around their own hoop or ball.

BENEFITS
BENEFITS

Balance

Agility

Awareness

Persistence

Resilience

HOW TO EXPLAIN THE ACTIVITY
HOW TO EXPLAIN THE ACTIVITY

Ask everyone to find a partner and sit together in the designated space ready for a demonstration.

Either ask a student to be your partner to assist you do a demonstration, or ask a pair to demonstrate the activity.

Ask the demonstrating partners to stand facing each other on each side of a hoop/ball holding hands or gripping wrists. Now start hopping on one leg and try to pull, push and manoeuvre your partner so that they either touch the equipment in the middle or put their free foot on the ground.

The only contact with your partner is with the hand you are holding.

CUES FOR DEBRIEF / REFLECTION
CUES FOR DEBRIEF / REFLECTION

What was my intention during the challenge?

What strategies did I use to try to make my partner touch the equipment or over balance?

What strategies did I use to make sure I didn't touch the equipment or over balance?

How quickly did I change between the roles of attack and defence?

How did I feel while doing this challenge?

How could I change the challenge?

HOW TO VARY THE ACTIVITY
HOW TO VARY THE ACTIVITY

Change the equipment that needs to be avoided.

Change the playing surface; sand, grass.

Change the stance to two feet.

Change partners regularly.

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