Ultimate Ball

Before You Start:

Equipment needed: One medium size ball. A soft dodgeball is perfect.

Use the cones to create boundaries for a field with two end zones.
Divide the players into two even teams.
Explain the rules and have players explain them back to you.
Have one player from each team do Ro Sham Bo (also called Rock Paper Scissors) to determine who will have possession first.
Line both teams up on each baseline of the field.

Set Up:

Mark off a large open playing field in the shape of a rectangle with cones.

How To Play:

On the leader’s signal, the team starting on defense throws the ball to the offensive team.
One player from the offense either catches the ball or picks it up where it lands, and tries to pass it to one of his/her teammates.
When anyone on either team has the ball, s/he can only use one foot to move, pivoting around the other foot which must be planted on the ground. They cannot take steps or run with the ball.
The offense tries to advance the ball down the field with passes, and scores a point if one of the team members catches the ball in the end zone.
The defense tries to block or knock down the ball to gain possession. If a ball is knocked down or intercepted, play of the game is switched and the defense now becomes the offense, heading toward their end zone.
Players may not touch each other, even while playing defense and must keep a safe distance from the player with the ball.

Variations:

Use different colored jerseys if necessary to clarify the teams, as directions change often in this game and players may get confused.
For those just learning the game, allow one or two steps when they are throwing the ball.
Change the ball to a football, making it a lead-up game to Football.
Change the ball to a frisbee for more skilled players. This game is called Ultimate Frisbee.

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