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Group Size: 
Small Group (1-10)
Group Size: 
Large group (10 or more)
Age Group: 
Pre K/K
Age Group: 
Grades 1-2
Age Group: 
Grades 3-5
Length of Activity: 
10 minutes or more
Developmental Goal: 
To develop hand-eye coordination.
Equipment: 
Bouncy Balls
Before You Start: 
Skills Practiced:  Underhand and overhand ball hitting.
 
Equipment Needed:  Enough standard rubber playground balls for each pair.
  • Pair off the players
  • Explain the under hand position for hitting the ball.
  • Have two students volunteer to help demonstrate. 
  • Point out various rules and directions. 
  • Review the rules and ask students to repeat them back to you.
 
Set Up: 
Use the four square courts or create two adjacent boxes approximately five feet square with chalk or rope.
How To Play: 
  • The game begins when one player serves the ball. They let the ball bounce once and then hit it into their partners box. 
  • The receiving player must let the ball bounce once and then return it. 
Play continues until the ball:
  • Is hit outside the square.
  • Bounces twice before it is returned.
  • Is not allowed to bounce.
  • Is hit onto a line.
  • Is carried or held.
 
  • If there are only two students, the server is the player who did stop the play. 
  • If there are players waiting in line, the player who stopped the play goes to the end of the line and the next player comes in. 
Variations: 
  • Allow older students to add a limited number of more complex rules, i.e. “blackjacks”, “double-hits”.
  • These rules should be clear and agreed upon before the game begins.