High School Games

TRAFFIC JAM

Each player stands in a space in the playing area with a ball each. They must steer their car (ball) safely around the playing area (road) without losing control.
Players have to follow instructions called out by coach, starting with:
Green - players dribble around area. Red - players stop and put foot on the ball. Amber - players touch ball between insteps of both feet without moving. Turn - steer car (ball) to move in a different direction.
Introduce gears whilst in green dribbling mode: 1st gear - slow jog
2nd gear - steady run 3rd gear - quicker run 4th gear - quick run
Players continue moving around playing area responding to instructions from coach.
Add in following instructions:
Crash - all players must fall to ground and scream in pain then quickly get up and carry on. (Only call if two or more players allow their cars to collide). The two players who crashed must go to the mechanic (coach) to have their car fixed ie. stand out for 20/30 seconds.
Runaway truck - coach comes into the playing area and crashes into any cars that are not being kept under control. Kick balls out of playing area if not under control and players have to go and fetch it and return as quickly as possible.
Taxi - players have to leave car and run to get in the taxi (two coned off areas outside each end of the playing area,

other variations could include a police officer who helps someone who is having issues with their ball, or other such things

HOOP RACE
For this activity, students should work in groups of four. They should then split into pairs, and each pair of students should stand about 15 m apart. Each group of four students should have one large hoop (big enough for two to fit inside).

Instructions:

One pair stands in a hoop, and, without using their hands, lift up the hoop. Then, staying inside the hoop, they should run to the other pair.

When they reach the second pair, the first pair should drop the hoop. The second pair should then pick it up (no hands!), and run to the original marker and back again (with both students in the hoop).

The first pair then stand in the hoop, pick it up without using their hands and, with both students in the hoop, run back to the starting point.



Important Points

Remember to reinforce the importance of safety during the activity, and the fact that students have to cooperate in order to complete the task.