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Try to arrive at a different corner/cone of the square court before other players.

A large square court. This could look like:
- An existing foursquare court
- Four cones forming a square and one additional cone in the middle.
A recycle line off to one side of the square court.

Have the first four players in line move so that they are each standing in one of the four corners of the square. The fifth player then moves to stand in the middle.
Play begins when the person in the middle raises their arm and then drops it while saying the magic word, “Switch”
Once the magic word is announced, all players (including the player in the middle) must find a new corner/cone to occupy. Players cannot go to the middle.
At the end of the round, there will be one player left without a corner/cone. That player must go to the end of the line.
The first person in line becomes the player in the middle and begins the next round.
If two players arrive at a corner at the same time, they play a round of Rock Paper Scissors. The winner stays where they are and the less successful person must either find another open spot or go to the end of the line.

Try making the court a different shape or adding more areas the players can run to.
Start a large game of Switch by having two players occupy each of the 4 corners and the middle of a foursquare court. A total of 10 players starting at a time.
Use 4 different colored hula hoops. Have the player in the middle call out a color that signals the players to run/switch. The player in the middle, runs to the color that she/he called aloud. All other players must switch hula hoops, but may not run to the color that was called out.