Hoop Dodgeball

Skill: Catch, Run, Throw
Time Required: 20
Activity Type: Physical
Group Size: Large Group, Medium Group
Age Group: 6 - 9yrs, 9 - 12yrs, 13+ yrs
Play area: Gymnasium (large indoor space), Outdoor - Field
Safety Considerations: Remind participants to keep their heads up when running and throwing.
Must hit "It" below the shoulder.
Remove any safety hazards from the play area.
Equipment: 1 hoop for each participant, minus one.
Dodgeball(s)
Objective:
For all participants in the hoops to throw the dodgeball to each other and try to hit "It" below the shoulders. Objective of "It" is to avoid being hit by the dodgeball.
Other Skills:
Agility
Set up:
Scatter hoops around the play area, so that there is at least 1-2 metres between each hoop.
Step by Step:
1. Select one participant to be "It".
2. The rest of the participants will stand in a hoop.
3. "It" will stand somewhere inside the play area.
4. On the word "Go", the leader will throw the dodgeball to a participant in a hoop.
5. That participant can throw the dodgeball at "It", or they can pass the ball to another participant in a hoop.
6. If the dodgeball is thrown and misses "It", then a participant can leave their hoop to pick it up, but they have to go back to their hoop before they can throw the dodgeball.
7. When someone hits "It" below the shoulders with the dodgeball, they then switch places.
8. OR
9. Divide the group into two teams.
10. Set up 2 different areas of hoops for each team.
11. Select one participant from each team to be "It" for the other team.
12. The team to hit "It" first wins that round.
13. Switch who is "It".
Variations:
"It" has to be hit 2 or 3 times before they switch roles.
Could have different teams scattered in one big area, and participants try to pass to their own teammates in hoops and try to hit "It". The team that hits "It" the most times, wins.
Have more than one "It" and more than one dodgeball.

Adaptations (Blindness/Visual Impairment):
Consider using a ball with a bell inside or enclosed in a plastic bag so that participants who are blind or visually impaired can follow its sound.
Sources: Developed for the Leisure Information Network.