EQUIPMENT
Lots and lots of fuzzy balls, volleyballs, foam balls
Lots of cones
PREFACE
Today we are playing Clean Up Your Yard. Your goal is to keep as many balls out of your yard by throwing them into the other team’s yard.
INSTRUCTIONS
Each team is sitting together and listening to Camp Manager as they explain the rules and coaches are doing set-up.
The camp manager should have 1 coach dividing the field with cones into 2-4.
Another coach should be spacing the balls out evenly between side
Each round, every team will send out X amount of their players depending on camp size
Games will be a Best of 5 series
Participants get 30 seconds to “clean up their yard”
Team with the least amount of balls wins
When the camp manager says, “GO!” each team will throw all of the balls from their side to the other team’s side.
You may not throw a ball at another student on the other team.
You may only throw one ball at a time. NO Kicking balls
After 30 seconds, each team will collect and count all of the balls on only their side.
Variation: Add penalties for kicking balls or holding more than 1 such as push-ups, jumping jacks, etc
TEACHING TIPS
If a camper does not want to play the game, consider designating him/her as the ball master, where he/she can rescue the balls that go out-of-bounds.
Remind campers to make sure there is no one directly in front of them when they are throwing.
Remind campers about honesty and sportsmanship during counting and camp overall