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Ball and Bowl

What is needed?

1 football size ball
2 Plastic Bowls
2 Chairs (without arms) or stools

How many can play

Maximum of 10 per team

Age Guide

10+

How to play

Two teams compete in a Basketball/Netball style game.
Each team line up at opposite ends of the hall. A chair is placed in the middle of the line at each end of the hall.
One member of the team goes to the opponents end and stands on the chair at the opposite end of the hall. The player on the chair holds the plastic bowl. At the start the game leader throws in the ball to the middle of the hall. The player of each team then try to get the ball. Once the ball is obtained by a player the player may not move. The other team members are also not allowed to knock the ball out of the players hands. The player with the ball must try to pass the ball to other team members with the aim of getting the ball into the bowl of their player on the chair at the opponents end. No player except the one standing on the chair is allowed to touch the bowl.
No player is allowed to move with the ball.
No player is to knock the ball from an opponent who is holding the ball with both hands.
No player may kick the ball
The goal keeper may not bring the bowl down lower than waist.
At half time the team may change its goal keeper.
Each time a goal is scored the game is restarted as at the start. 5 minutes should do for each game.