Thursday, February 9, 2012

February 9, 2012- Battleship

Battleship is a dodgeball game.  Students are divided into two teams.  The half court line on the basketball court splits the two teams up.  There are multiple ways to get out in this game.  If you throw a ball and someone catches it, the person that threw the ball is out.  If you get hit with a dodgeball you are out.  If you get hit with a beanbag (slid on the ground) then you are out.  If you get out you must go to the other teams side where a mat is laid out.  The mat should be a good distance away from the half court line (I usually put it under the basketball goals).  There are two ways to get back in.  The first way to get back to your side is if a teammate (or yourself) catches a ball thrown from a teammate across the half court line.  The second way is if a teammate from across halfcourt slides a beanbag and hits the mat (battleship).  In both instances EVERYONE is free to go back to their side and join the game.  When everyone is eliminated start the game over.

AGES: 5th grade and up

EQUIPMENT: 15-20 beanbags, 15-20 dodgeballs, 2 gymnastics mats

SAFETY: make sure students are SLIDING the beanbags.  If a student throws a beanbag they must sit out since that is obviously very dangerous (warn them of this ahead of time).

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