Get Active: Skittle Ball

Friday 17th February 2017

Equipment

• Ball
• Skittle
• Chalk or tape to mark floor

Instructions

Get the children into two teams to play this game. At each end of your meeting space create a large square and place a skittle in the middle of this square. Each team has the task of trying to knock over the opposing teams skittle by throwing the ball. Each skittle knocked over scores 1 point. If anyone steps in either square a point is awarded to the other team. Players cannot move when they have the ball, and must pass the ball or take a shot at the opposing teams skittle. No contact is allowed between players. Play continues until a point/time limit is reached. There are a number of variations to this games including playing with more than one skittle and/or ball.