PRISON DODGE BALL TRY THIS ONE: GAME

Group, Jan/Feb 2005 by Nieuwsma, Anthony

Add a "prison" for more fun with this combination of Dodge Ball and Elimination.

Use two small foam balls and play this game using the rules of Dodge Ball, with the following exceptions: (1) there are no teams, (2) whenever a player picks up a ball, he or she has a pivot foot and must leave one foot in place while in possession of the ball, and (3) a ring of chairs in the center of the room serves as a "prison."

Make sure you have one less chair than you have players. A player must go to prison if...(1) hit by a ball, (2) another player catches a ball he or she has thrown, (3) the player runs while holding a ball, or (4) a player runs through the jail. A player who's in prison can be "freed" to play again if he or she catches a stray ball and is able to hit an active player with that ball. Also, players who have a ball in possession when they're sent to prison may take that ball into prison with them. Tell players they can be removed from the game for unnecessary roughness.

ANTHONY NIEUWSMA Grinnell, Iowa