-"Greek Basketball"- by
Michalis Solomou
Appropriate age
group: It can be presented to ages
5-15. Sometimes can use
it in order for
all the players to participate in the game not only the
athletes.
Equipment
needed: Basketball & 2 types of
t-shirts for the players in order
to recognize both
teams.
Rules: It is basically the same rules of a
basketball game but players are
not allowed to
dribble the ball, they are only allowed to pass the ball.
Players are also
not allowed to shoot inside the free throw area only if
they get the
offensive rebound. If participants dribble the ball (usually
they do, cause it
come naturally, the other team gets the ball. By this way
players are
getting more involvement. I use to
play this game when I was
younger in
physical education classes and I remember passing the ball, so
this game also
involves greater teamwork.