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| ROUNDERS |
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Rounders is a great game for mixed ages and abilities and is ideal if you have 12 or more players. It is a cross between cricket and baseball and a great game to play on family picnics, days in the park or as a team building activity. |
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MATERIALS
- A
bat and ball
- 12 or more players
INSTRUCTIONS
- Divide the group into two teams - with at least six players per
team
Select a batting team and a bowling team
- Create a 'pitch' made up of a hitting area, where the batsman
stands, a pitching area opposite the hitting area, where the bowler will throw the ball from, and 1st post, 2nd post, 3rd post and 4th post (remember to judge the distance between the posts
carefully - think how far each child will be able
to comfortably run)
- Let the bowling team
choose a bowler and a person to stand on each post,
as well as fielders around the pitch
- Line the batting team up in the hitting area
The fielders have to try and
catch out the person batting by throwing the ball to the person on the post to which
the batsman is trying to run to. If the batsman reaches the post before
the ball they are 'safe'. The idea is to try and run all the way around
the pitch, past all four posts, before the ball is thrown back to the
post or the bowler. If so, the batting team wins a rounder.
If the batsman reaches a post before the ball is thrown to the person
on that post, they are safe and stay there while the bowler prepares to
throw the ball to the next batsman in the line. Then the original
batsman has to run on to the next posts before the ball is thrown back.
The batsman is 'out' if the ball is caught by the person on the post
they are trying to run to first.
The winning team is the team which wins the most rounders at the end of the game.
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| ASSOCIATED GAMES |
| | BALLOON BOUNCE |  | In this game your guests will compete to see who can keep the balloon in the air the longest. The catch is that they can only use a particular part of the body, either their head, nose, knees, elbows etc. It can also be played in teams. |
| | DODGE BALL |  | This easy to play, fast paced game is a great way to keep everyone entertained. The aim of the game is to 'hit' members of the opposite team below the waist with a soft ball to catch them out and help your team win. All that is needed is an open space, a soft ball and enough friends to make up two teams. |
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