Grade level: 5-8
Equipment: Basketballs, nets
Game Description: This basketball mini-game is all about lay-ups. After you’ve gone over the proper technique and progression for shooting lay-ups, use this game to practice, practice, practice! This game gives players a chance to perform lay-ups from both the left and right sides, and can be played competitively or non-competitively. Read More →
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Goalies Galore
Grade level: 4-8
Equipment: Foam balls
Game Description: Massively fun game to practice dribbling, shooting, and goaltending in soccer – lots of goalies, lots of balls, lots of laughs! Read More →
Mental Math Warm-up
Grade level: 1-8
Equipment: None
Game Description: Although this is not an actual game, it’s an interesting way to run a basic warm-up while also adding some mental sharpening skills. A warm-up for both the physical and mental! Read More →
Team Ball Tag
Grade level: 3-8
Equipment: Foam balls, pinnies
Game Description: Team Ball Tag gets players moving in teams to try to tag other teams with foam balls. Read More →
Pirates & Sailors
Grade level: 4-8
Equipment: Mats, pool noodles
Game Description: Pirates & Sailors gives pirates a chance to try to tag sailors by chasing them with a pool noodle! If a sailor gets tagged, he must go into the pirate ship (prison). Sailors are safe in their own ships, but can only stay in them for 3 seconds. Sailors stuck in prison can be freed by other sailors if they can get to them without getting caught by a pirate. This game can get really intense; a great way to get exercise and have fun! Read More →
Football Frenzy
Grade level: 6-8
Equipment: Footballs, cones, hula-hoops
Game Description: Practice throwing lead-passes and making catches on a turn with this mini-game drill-like activity. Read More →
Team Defender
Grade level: 4-8
Equipment: Foam balls
Game Description: Groups of 3 take turns rolling (pitching), kicking (batting), and catching (fielding). LOTS OF REPS! Read More →
Masterball
Grade level: 6-8
Equipment: 2 basketballs, net, 5 cones
Game Description: Masterball can be played as a stand-alone game, or as a game to supplement a basketball unit. Two teams compete to be first to knock over the target cone and quickly move to layups and passing. Skills involved are aiming, rolling, catching, running, passing, and layups. Try it out! Read More →
Garbage Collector
Grade level: 2-5
Equipment: Foam balls, 2 hula hoops
Game Description: This throwing and catching game is best played with a volleyball net set-up. Players try to ‘collect garbage’ by catching balls thrown over the net by the other team. Read More →