Basketball: Over the hazard

OBJECTIVE:
Chip the ball in the air to hit the target.The ball scores where it first touches the
ground.

SCORING:
Landing:
Inside the Blue Cones 5 points
Inside the Yellow Cones 3 points
Inside the Green Cones 1 point
Each player of the team has one attempt at this game.

Create sectors using appropriate markers.

In teams the children attempt to land the ball in the oppositions sector.

Each team scores a point for every time they land the ball in the opponents sector.

SET-UP:
Mark out one or more obstacle courses using hoops, chairs, benches and other suitable markers. The course layout is set depending on the ability of the group. Use a suitable marker for the beginning and the end of the course. Split the group into teams and send each team to a starting point. Give each team a club and a ball.

ACTIVITY:
Teams play the course taking alternate shots. Each player attempts the same obstacle until one of them is successful. The team then moves onto the next obstacle. The first team to get to the end wins.

This game can be played in any open area. Use markers to identify a start point for each team
Split the group into teams (preferably of even numbers). Give each group one iron. Give each player 2,3 or 4 balls (players should mark their balls to tell them from others in the group. Give each group a yellow ball / football / cone to be used as the ?jack?

ACTIVITY:
Leaders place the 'jack' a suitable distance away from the start point
Players take it in turn to chip their balls as close to the 'jack' as possible until all the balls have been hit. The player closest to the 'jack'? scores one point for every ball that is closer than any of his/her opponents. The player with the most points after a set period of time or number of 'ends' wins.