Pac Man Tag

Skill: Run

Time Required: 15

Activity Type: Physical

Group Size: Large Group, Medium Group, Small Group

Age Group: 6 - 9yrs, 9 - 12yrs

Play area: Gymnasium (large indoor space)

Safety Considerations: Remind participants to always keep their head up and be aware of their surroundings.
Remove any obstacles or hazards that are in the designated area.

Equipment: Gymnasium (Lines on the floor)

Objective:

Participants to avoid getting tagged by "It", but they can only run along the lines on the floor.
Other Skills:
Speed
Agility

Set up:

Select a participant to be "it" and have them stand in the centre of the gym.
Have the other participants scattered around the area and standing on a line on the floor.

Step by Step:

The participant who is "it" stands in the middle of the gym.
All other participants spread out along all the lines in the gym.
When the "it" participant says "Go" they will try to tag the participants.
Participants must run around, but they must stay on the lines.
If they get tagged, they go in the middle with "it " and help tag the rest of the participants.
Game continues until one participant is left

Variations:

Two participants cannot pass one another. If they are going in different directions on the same line, they both must turn around and go back the other way.
Have a rule that participants can only walk, or skip, or another form of movements.

Sources: Not listed