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Football Crazy, Football Mad
author: Nigel
level: Upper Elem / Junior High
target_English: anything depending on age
big_small: Big
groups
This game is for elementary kids upwards who can stand patiently in line
and for both large and small groups
Try and play this game in the sports hall.
You will need a
football, a net and a blackboard. (or basket ball and hoop)
Have the
children and blackboard at one end of the hall, the ball in the middle and the
goal at the far end of the hall.
Draw a football pitch on the board (or
basketball court, or rugby field, or american football pitch). Divide the pitch
into 5 sections. You will also need a magnetic ball to place on the blackboard
too. (If 5 sections are too few, then feel free to add more)
Next line up
the kids in 2 rows in front of the blackboard.
As this is the beginning
of the game the magnetic football starts in the middle of the field.
Next play rock, paper, scissors to see who kicks off.
You then ask the first person in the team to answer a question. If he gets it right the ball is passed forward to the next section and the next player gets to answer the next question. If he gets the question correct the ball should be now in the penalty box. The third child then has to answer a question. If he gets it right he can then run to the football and try and score a goal. If he succeeds that's 1 point to his team. The magnetic ball will then be placed back in the middle of the blackboard and the opposition have their go. Put the real football back in the middle of the hall.
If he fails to score it is like missing in which case
the next team start their turn from the penalty box (a goal kick) and try and
advance the ball to the opponents goal mouth.
If at any time a child cannot answer a question or gets it wrong, then
play is passed to the opponents team who start to pass the ball forward
from that sector. (Just like they have been tackled and lost ball possession).
The amount of time you give a child to answer is up to you and the age
of the child, but probably having to answer the question quickly will make
things go better.
If you have a
basketball and hoop the child can run and try and make a basket.
If you have a rugby ball then the child tries to kick the ball above a
certain line on the wall. (Hopefully no windows will be broken)
If you don't have a sports
room, then roll up a piece of paper and try and hit a target on the
blackboard.
As for questions, it depends on how old they are.
If
you want you can also allow the opposing team to have a goal keeper who can try
and save the shot.
At the end of the game the team with the most goals
scored is the winner.
Nigel
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