Castle Ball

DEFINITION:

Castle ball is a competitive recreational game. Skills include THROWING and CATCHING, DEFENDING, and TEAMWORK. Castle Ball is like building a “house of cards” out of six hula hoops. The structure will stand on its own but will fall when a ball strikes any part of it.

SET UP:

1. Split into two teams.

2. Both teams will have THREE castles on their side of the play area.

3. Both teams will have FIVE pins set up a few feet in front of the castles across the gym.

HOW TO PLAY:

1. The game is separated by a centerline (half court), which players CANNOT cross to retrieve a ball.

2. Gator skin balls are used to attempt to knock down the other team's CASTLE and PINS while protecting your own.

3. Teams may have ONE guard per object.

   1. 1. • 1 per castle (hula hoops) (3)

         • 1 per bowling pin (5)

4. Castles that are knocked down SHOULD BE SET UP as quickly as possible. The other team MAY NOT throw at a castle while it is being built.

5. Bowling pins CANNOT be picked up once they are down.

6. Once all five pins have been knocked down, you are NO LONGER allowed to rebuild your castles.

7. Once your team is down to one castle standing you MAY have as MANY guards as you want protecting the last castle.

8. Once all castles and pins are knocked down the round is over and a new game is started.

VARIATIONS:

If someone makes a basket in the opposite basketball hoop, you may set up ONE of your own teams bowling pins.