Sports - Hunger Games

 Elimate all the other teams by throwing a dodge ball at the other teams players below the waist, if they are hit with out blocking it with their arms they take a seat on the ground where they were hit. Players can be saved and  re enter the game if another member from the same team as them has a dodge ball in their hands and taps them on the shoulder. The other way players can get out is if they attempt to throw their dodge ball at a oposing teams player and that player catches it on the full with out it touching the ground. Meaning they then would also have to take a seat the same as if they had been hit.  A team has been elimated when all of there players are sitting down. 

 

Split the class into even teams of number and strength of players. Hunger games can be played with 2 teams but is better with 3 or more teams. Ideal numbers in each team would be approximately 6 players give each team diffrent coloured bibs. The ideal playng area is one court but can be played over more than one court if the class numbers are large. Start each team in a corner of the court . Place a large bag of Dodge balls in the center of the court each team can run to the middle to collect doge balls when the teacher has blown their whistle.


 

Lesson Overview

Sports - Hunger Games
 Elimate all the other teams by throwing a dodge ball at the other teams players below the waist, if they are hit with out blocking it with their arms they take a seat on the ground where they were hit. Players can be saved and  re enter the game if another member from the same team as them has a dodge ball in their hands and taps them on the shoulder. The other way players can get out is if they attempt to throw their dodge ball at a oposing teams player and that player catches it on the full with out it touching the ground. Meaning they then would also have to take a seat the same as if they had been hit.  A team has been elimated when all of there players are sitting down.    Split the class into even teams of number and strength of players. Hunger games can be played with 2 teams but is better with 3 or more teams. Ideal numbers in each team would be approximately 6 players give each team diffrent coloured bibs. The ideal playng area is one court but can be played over more than one court if the class numbers are large. Start each team in a corner of the court . Place a large bag of Dodge balls in the center of the court each team can run to the middle to collect doge balls when the teacher has blown their whistle.  

Key Objectives

After the first round has finished or if it has gone longer than approximately 10 mins. Blow whistle and give teams a chance to talk about strategies that could help them win the game. 

Some strategies are :

1 . Whole team stays in one corner making them harder to hit and making it  safter by staying togther as they can be saved and re enter the game easier.  ( Playing Defensively ) 

.2 . Make sure players dont go to far away from their team mates so if they get out the player wont get stranded away from team making it hard for them to be saved ( working togther )

3. Make an alliance with another team or teams so that it increases your chances of being one of the last teams remaining  ( increaing your odds )