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6.02 Raft Race

 

Skills: Cooperation

Aim of the game:

Score points through co-operation and swimming techniques.

Rules of the game:

There are 2 teams and each team has a boat. The boats are anchored at each end of the playing area (size depends on the swimming abilities of the participants). Each boat has 2 traffic cones, 1 just in front of the mast and one on the quarterdeck.Team members pass the ball to each other and try to score goals by throwing the ball between the cones. It is not allowed to push anybody under the water. Whenever a team scores a goal, the cones on their own boat are moved 20cm further apart. The game is over when the goal posts cannot be moved any further apart and the winning team is the one with the most goals.

Variation:

  • Play with 2 balls
  • Play with 4 teams and 4 boats

 

Number of participants:

2 x 6 participants or
2 x 12 participants

Age range:

14 - 17 years

Place:

Water which is too deep to stand in

Duration:

20 minutes

Materials:

  • 2 anchored boats or 2 buoys
  • 4 traffic cones as goal posts
  • 1 ball
  • Swimming costumes
  • Coloured headbands or swimming caps to distinguish between the teams
 
 

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