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Week 17: Jan. 6-10, 1997
IA Name: Dribble Tag (p. 410)
Grade Level: 3rd and Up
Equipment: Cones for general space boundaries, balls for all students that bounce
Directions:
Give all students a ball that they are comfortable dribbling with their hand (i.e., playground ball). Designate 2/3 students as taggers. These taggers, while still dribbling a ball themselves, move throughout the area trying to tag other students who are also dribbling a ball. Players who are tagged hold their ball above their head. They are free to join the game again after a "free dribbler" tags them.
Variation:
If students lose control of the ball have them stand with ball over head.
Have students walk instead of running.
Safety Tips:
Have boundary cones away from walls if playing inside.
Stop the game if the students are aren't moving safely.
(This activity is taken from the book "Children Moving: A Reflective Approach to Teaching Physical Education (3rd Edition)" by George Graham, Shirley Holt/Hale, and Melissa Parker. Mayfield Publishing has granted exclusive permission to PE Central to reprint this activity. Further reproduction of this task is strictly prohibited unless permission is obtained from Mayfield Publishers. To order the book (ISBN #1-55934-130-0) or to seek permission call 1-415-960-3222.)
Submitted by Mark Manross who is a doctoral student in the Health and PE Program at Virginia Tech. Thanks for contributing to PE Central!
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