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Group Size: 
Large group (10 or more)
Age Group: 
Grades 3-5
Age Group: 
Grade 6+
Length of Activity: 
10 minutes or more
Developmental Goal: 
To develop hand-eye coordination & spatial awareness.
Equipment: 
Footballs
Equipment: 
Hula Hoops
Equipment: 
Jerseys
Before You Start: 

Skills Practiced:  Running, agility, and spatial awareness.

  • Divide students into pairs.
  • Make sure the hula hoops have enough space between each other.
  • Remind kids to keep their head and eyes up to prevent running into another person

Set Up: 
Designate a large play area with clear boundaries that has enough room for students to run.
How To Play: 
  • Hula hoops are scattered about the play area with one football in each hula hoop and partners should be seated by their hula hoop.
  • On your signal to begin, all players move around the play area, grabbing footballs (one at a time) from other hula hoops (not their own) and return it to their own hoop.
  • Players are not allowed to “guard” the football(s) in their hoop.
  • The first team to get four footballs in their own hula hoop should yell “Bingo” and a new round will begin.
Variations: 
  • Use different types of balls
  • Incorporate Tag