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Relay Games

70 Games
1
Simple Running Relay

Arrange the teams in parallel files facing the starting line. At signal, the first player …

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Backward Running Relay

Arrange the teams in parallel files facing the starting line. At signal, the first player …

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3
Hopping Relay (Nondi Relay)

The first player hops on one foot to the turning line, return hopping on the …

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4
One Leg Relay

The first player raises one leg behind and grasps it with both hands. He hops …

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5
Jumping on Both Feet Relay

Arrange the teams in parallel files facing the starting line. At signal, the first player …

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6
Jump the 'Ditch' Relay

In the midway between the starting line and the turning line a 'Ditch' marked on …

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7
Sore-Toe Relay (Lame Duck Relay)

Arrange the players of each team in file. At the signal the first player of …

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8
Lame-Dog Relay (Scorpion Relay)

On two hands and one foot and stretching the other foot out behind, each player …

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9
Elephant Walk Relay

The player must keep the knees straight and grasp the ankles with the hands. At …

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10
Crab Relay

Each player supports himself on hands and feet back towards the floor and feet towards …

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11
Frog-Jumping Relay

Each runner in turn takes a position on hands and feet, hands close together, feet …

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12
Leap Frog Relay

Each player leans forward placing his hands on his ankles in leapfrog position. Spread the …

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13
Leap Frog Spoke Relay

Arrange the teams like the spokes in a wheel. At the signal the end player …

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14
Kangaroo-Jumping Relay

Arrange the players of each team in file. The first player places a basketball between …

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15
Zig-zag Relay

Directly in front of each team between the starting line and the turning line, set …

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16
Tunnel Relay

Place a player, preferably a taller one, in front of each team, at a point …

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17
Obstacle Relay

Between the starting line and the turning line, place a series of obstacles in the …

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18
Human-Obstacle Relay

Station four men-in line with each file between the starting and turning lines, five metres …

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19
Human Hurdle Relay

Line up the players in relay formation behind the starting line, with at least one …

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20
Club Shuttle Relay

Directly opposite each team at the turning line, draw two circles on the floor, one …

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21
All-up and All-down Relay

Opposite each team on the turning line, mark a circle one metre in diameter and …

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22
Giddy Giddy Relay (Whirl Pool Relay)

Arrange the teams in files behind a starting line, 5 to 5 metres in front …

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23
Jump-the-stick Relay

Teams are arranged in files behind the starting line. Give the first player of each …

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24
Pony-Express Relay

Teams are arranged in files behind the starting line. Each team has to select its …

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25
Horse-and-Rider Relay

Arrange the players in a file according to height with the tallest player in front. …

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26
Over-the-Border Relay

Teams are arranged in file behind the starting line. Station the captain of each team …

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27
Low Bridge Relay

Teams are arranged in file behind the starting line. Two players of each team hold …

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28
Rainy Wash-day Relay

Teams are arranged in file behind the starting line. The first player of each team …

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29
Back-to-Back Relay

The first two players stand back to back and link elbows. At the signal the …

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30
Siamese Twins Relay

Arrange the teams as files behind the starting line, in pairs back to back with …

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31
Human Wheelbarrow Relay

Arrange the teams in file behind the starting line in pairs. At signal, the first …

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32
Double Hobble Relay

Arrange the teams in file behind the starting line in pairs. The players place the …

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33
Double Stick Riding Relay

Arrange the relay teams in files behind the starting line facing the turning line. Each …

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34
Three-Legged Relay

Arrange the teams in file behind the starting line in pairs. Tie the two inner …

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35
Overhead Passing Relay

Divide the players into teams and arrange them in files behind the starting line, facing …

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36
Between-the Legs Passing Relay

Same as overhead passing relay, except the ball is passed between the legs instead of …

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37
Over and Under Passing Relay

Arrange teams as in the overhead passing relay and space the players at arm's length …

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38
Tunnel Ball Relay

Divide the players into teams and arrange them in files with feet apart behind the …

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39
Ball Roll Relay

Arrange the relay teams in files behind a starting line, facing front. A turning line …

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40
Captain Change Relay

Teams are arranged in file behind the starting line. Station the captain of each team …

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41
Ball Pass Vs Team Running Relay (Tadpole)

Arrange one team in a circle and the other in a file with the first …

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42
Circle Passing Relay

Divide the group into two teams. Arrange each team in a circle and designate a …

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43
Circle Zig-zag Relay

The players are divided into teams of equal number and each team forms a circle …

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44
Circle Overtake Relay

Arrange the players in a circle and count them as ones and twos alternately. Designate …

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45
Rope Skipping Relay

Players are divided into teams of equal number and arrange them in files behind the …

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46
Tip the Bottle Relay

Arrange the players in equal teams in a file behind the starting line. In front …

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47
Balloon Bursting Relay

Players are divided into teams of equal number and arrange them in files behind the …

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48
Chain Relay

Arrange each team in a file behind the starting line. Players in each team stand …

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49
Driving the Pig to Market

The teams are arranged in parallel files. Place a dumb-bell on the floor in front …

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50
Corner Spry

Divide the group into four teams and place one team in each corner, players in …

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51
Skin the Snake

Divide the players into two teams and place them in parallel files. Have the players …

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52
Spoke Relay

Divide the players into teams and arrange the teams as in the spokes of a …

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53
The Freight Train

Divide the players into equal teams, and arrange them in file behind the starting line. …

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54
File Race

Divide the group into teams of six to ten players. Line the teams up in …

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55
Chinaman's Race

Arrange the teams in parallel files. Have each player reach back between his legs with …

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56
Quartet Race

Each team consists of four players. The teams line up behind the starting line with …

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57
Backward Line Race

Three players constitute a team. The two end players on each team have their backs …

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58
Rodeo Race

The players compete in threes. Number one stands on the starting line. Number two stands …

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59
Chariot Race

Divide the players into groups of three. Each group chooses one of his members to …

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60
Centipede Race

Divide the group into teams of eight or ten players each. The members of each …

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61
Boat Centipede Race (Land Boat Race)

Divide the group into teams. The members of each team form a centipede by straddling …

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62
Centipede Relay

Divide the group into teams and arrange each team in file behind the starting line. …

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63
Potato Race

Teams stand in files behind the starting line. Between the starting line and the finish …

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64
Frog and Crab Shuttle Relay

The team is divided into two halves, each half is placed in file opposite the …

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65
Kangaroo-Hop and Goat-Butting Shuttle Relay

The team is divided into two halves, each half is placed in file opposite to …

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66
The Farmer and Crow Shuttle Relay

The team is divided into two halves each half is placed in file opposite to …

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67
Bottle and Stick Shuttle Relay

The team is divided into two halves, each half is placed in file opposite the …

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68
Load Down Shuttle Relay

The team is divided into two halves, each half is placed in file opposite to …

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69
Forward and Backward Balance Walk Shuttle Relay

Arrange the players in shuttle teams. At a given signal, No.1 player walks forward to …

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70
Ring Pass Shuttle Relay

Arrange the players in shuttle teams. Each player is given a tooth-pick and each team …

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Tag Games

31 Games
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Simple Tag (Ordinary Tag)

The players scatter around in the marked area. One player is selected as 'It' and …

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Whip Tag

This will be played in the same way as 'simple tag' except that 'It' will …

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73
Hopping Tag (Nondi Tag)

Players are scattered over a marked area. One of the players is chosen as 'It'. …

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74
Sore Spot Tag (Japanese Tag)

The players are scattered in the marked area and attempts to tag. When a player …

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75
Free and Caught

Two or three players are appointed as 'It'. The remaining players scatter around the play …

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76
Squat Tag

The players are scattered in the marked area and 'It' attempts to tag them. The …

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77
Ostrich Tag

The players are scattered in the marked area and 'It' attempts to tag them. A …

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78
Namaskar Tag

The players are scattered in the marked area and 'It' attempts to tag them. A …

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79
Shadow Tag

The game requires a sunny day. 'It' attempts to step on the shadow of the …

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80
Wood Tag

Select one player as 'It'. He chases the other players who are safe only when …

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81
Cap Tag

The players are scattered in the marked area. Select one player as 'It' and also …

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82
Chair Tag

The players are seated on chairs in a wide circle. Choose a chaser and a …

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83
Couple Tag

The players pair up in couples, and each pair clasp their hand right through the …

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84
Chain Tag

Two players are chosen as it. They join hands and attempt to tag the other …

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85
Three Deep

First choose a player as chaser (It) and another player as runner. The remaining players …

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86
Two-Deep

This is similar to Three Deep except that players are in a single circle. When …

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87
Three-Wide

The partners stand in a circle with arms locked. 'It' chases the runner, following the …

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88
Partner Tag

This is essentially Three wide without the circle formation. Select a runner and a chaser. …

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89
Tagging Champion

Mark two goal lines about five metres apart. Line up the players behind one goal …

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90
Last Couple Out

Select one player as 'It'. The other players stand in couples in two files behind …

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91
Black and White

Divide the players into two teams of equal number and name them Black and White. …

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92
Crows and Cranes

Divide the players into two teams of equal number and name them 'Crows' and 'Cranes'. …

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93
The Flowers and the Wind

Divide the players into two equal groups; one group as 'Flowers' forming a line and …

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94
Spider and Flies

Establish two goal lines at each end of the playing area with a circle drawn …

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95
Circle Squat Tag (Frog in the Pond)

The players are arranged in a circle with 'It' (Frog) inside in a squating position. …

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96
Four Corners

Four teams equal in number occupy four corners of a 15 metre square; one of …

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97
Circle Chase

Players form a circle with a space of about 3 metres between them. Then they …

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98
Circle Pursuit Tag

Players stand in pairs holding hands and form a circle with space of about 3 …

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99
Streets and Alleys

The players are arranged in rows of 8 or 10 with double arm distance between …

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100
Cat and Mice

Arrange the players in rows of eight or ten, one behind the other, with their …

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101
Policeman and Thief

The field is divided into three areas. The area on one side is the thieves …

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Goal Games

29 Games
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Skip Away (Filling the Gap)

Arrange all the players except one in a circle close together and facing in. The …

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103
Centre Base

All the players stand, fairly wide apart, on the circle. At the centre a small …

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104
Magic Wand

One player is selected as 'It'. He becomes the witch and moves the magic wand …

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105
Good Morning

Arrange all the players except one in a circle close together and facing in. The …

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106
Mid-Night

A goal line is marked at one end of the playing area. One player is …

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107
Partner Skip Away (Flying Dutchman)

All players except two stand in a circle facing in, arranged in pairs, each pair …

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108
Circle Zig-Zag (Circle Weaving Race)

Arrange all but one player in a circle, with double arm distance and facing in. …

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109
The Beater Goes Round

Arrange all the players except one in a circle, facing in with their hands behind …

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110
Catch-the-Cane

Arrange the players in a circle. Number the players. Select an 'It' give him a …

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111
Squirrels in Trees

Arrange the players in pairs, facing each other holding the hands up and form a …

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112
Squirrels on the Cages

Arrange the players around a big circle in pairs, facing each other with holding the …

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113
Fox and Hound

The players stand about the playing space in groups of three. The centre players are …

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114
Snatch a Club

Give all players but one an Indian Club and arrange the players in a circle. …

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115
Come with Me

Arrange all players except one in a circle, facing in. Each player marks his spot …

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116
Get-Your Partner

Players form two concentric circles. Players standing in the outer circle stand behind those of …

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117
Merry-Go-Round

Arrange all players except one in a double circle, the inside circle facing to the …

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118
Form Twos, Threes, Fours etc.

Players run around a circle. Suddenly the teacher or leader says, 'From Threes'. All the …

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119
Fire in the Mountain, Run, Run, Run

Arrange all the players except one in a double circle, facing in. The inside players …

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120
Vis-a-Vis (Busy Bee)

Divide all the players except one into two teams. The odd player is 'It'. Members …

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121
Back to Back

All players except one are arranged in couples standing back to back with elbows locked …

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122
Fruit Basket

The players are seated in a circle, and count off by fours. All the number …

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Postman (Mailman)

This is similar to fruit basket. The players are seated in a circle with the …

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Club Rush

Arrange the players in a single line and place a row of Indian Clubs 15 …

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125
Circle Snatch (Circle Rush)

Arrange the players in a large circle. Place objects of the varying size (such as …

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126
Musical Rush

Arrange the players in a circle. In the centre of the circle, place a number …

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127
Musical Number

Arrange the players in a large circle. All the players walk or skip around the …

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128
Spoke-Circle Club-Snatching

Draw a circle with 2 meters diameter and arrange the teams like the spokes in …

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Spoke Tag

Divide the players into groups of five to eight and arrange them as in the …

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Guard the Treasure

Mark two concentric circles of one metre and ten metres diameters. Three Indian Clubs are …

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Points Scoring Games

14 Games
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Attention

Line up two teams three metres apart, each in single rank and facing the other. …

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Circle Attention

This is an adaptation of Attention. Arrange the players in a circle. Divide the circle …

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Snatch the Handkerchief

Two equal teams line up facing each other. Midway between the two teams, place a …

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Plus-and-Minus Snatch the Kerchief

Designate one of the teams as 'plus' and the other as 'minus'. The leader calls …

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135
Change the Club

Mark two lines on the floor parallel to each other and about ten metres apart; …

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136
Grab Ball

Divide the group into two or three teams of four to six players each. Line …

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137
Spoke Race

Divide the players into teams of five to eight, and arrange the teams as in …

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138
Touch and Come Back

Line up two teams on two parallel lines 2 metres apart facing each other. The …

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139
Spud

The players stand around a circle of about 1.50 metres diameter marked in the centre …

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Buddy Spud

Each player has a partner (Buddy). The game proceeds just as in 'Spud' except that …

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141
Poison Circle

All players join hands and form a circle. Four or five Indian Clubs are placed …

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142
Jump the Shot

Arrange the players in a circle with plenty of room for jumping between them. The …

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143
Dodge Ball

The players are divided into two equal groups. One group stands around a circle marked …

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Circle Stride Ball

Select one player as 'It', and provide him a ball. Arrange the other players in …

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Miscellaneous Games

6 Games
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Luggage Van

Players stand in not less than five in a group one behind the other arms …

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Poor Pussy Cat

Players sit on the floor in a circle. One player then goes into the centre …

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Do this, Do that

The players space themselves out in front of a leader or teacher. Whenever, the leader …

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148
Find the Leader

Players sit in a circle on the floor. Send one player away from the vicinity …

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In the Pond on the Bank

Arrange the students in a large circle. When the teacher or leader says 'In the …

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Fish Net

Mark off a goal at each end of the playing area and establish side lines. …

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