GLADIATORS
Grades 2-8
EQUIPMENT:
Lots of balls of any kind which are soft enough to be hit
with safety.
8-10 barriers (anything
which students can safely hide
behind such as mats set up
on sides, boxes, chairs,
wastebaskets, ect.)
PROCEDURE:
Barriers are set up in two rows on gym floor. Students
are divided into 2 teams.
One team with balls stands
behind a throwing line
several feet in front of the
barriers. Other team lines
up at one end of gym to take
turns running, one student
at a time, to 1st barrier,
then 2nd barrier, then 3rd,
etc., through entire course
of barriers, attempting to
touch red tape X on wall near
last barrier. If successful in
touching red X without
getting hit by ball, your
team scores 1 pt. If you get
hit anywhere along the
way, go to end of runners' line.
2nd runner may start when
1st barrier is not
occupied, 3rd runner may
start when 2nd runner has left
1st barrier; in other words,
next runner must wait until
barrier in front of him is not
occupied to advance.
As needed, call time-out to
retreive balls and get ready
to resume game at the
signal.
This is a take-off of one of the American Gladiator games from TV.
The kids love the hiding and dodging and throwing at a moving target.
You may set a time limit for each team to be the runners or trade
running and throwing teams when each player has had a turn running.
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