Hula-Hoop Castles: Team Game Analysis

Outdoor play is a great tool to engage a child and incorporate all seven areas of learning. Well thought out activities can excite, challenge and memorize children, teaching them new skills or experience new ideas all through play. For example, building a ball run is a simple activity in itself. However children often work as a team, sharing ideas and overcoming problems in the process. Number could be incorporated if the children are asked to build the ball run from a pre-drawn instruction

At this, among other corn festivals, marriage arrangements were made. In addition, the game of chunkey as well as the ball play was extensively practiced by them. Conflicts between villagers, and sometimes with other tribes, were generally settled by sport rather than war. The stickball game (a forerunner of the modern game of lacrosse) pitted teams from different villages against each other. Winning was a matter not only of skill but of the power of the villages' spiritual leaders to influence the outcome through their prayers and powers.

The children can get really good physical activity for their bodies. Dodgeball can help a lot of youths work on the eye coordination and their throwing and catching skills. When the children catch then you have to see the ball coming and you will work on seeing it from different sides so they will be faster and be more agile. Matt LaBash even stated that “the children are getting softer because we are trying to coddle them and not let them get scrapes or play certain sports”. This will help the way they play sports and other activities. Students can get faster and be quicker at catching and throwing the ball. This will help them in their later on in life when they are doing a job that has a lot of hand and eye coordination.

In the early 20th century, the dominant theme in American sport was the spread and influence of “organized team sport” in American culture. Organized team sport gained attention and importance as early as the late 1800’s with the influence of Luther Halsey Guick. Guick viewed sports as a social tool that sped up an individual’s ability to self-govern and thus he pushed for public funded playgrounds in big cities. Guick also focused on integrating team competition into the school system as much as possible; he was incredibly successful in this endeavour and team competition became an integral part of the education system. One obstacle faced in physical education was the need for an indoor sport that could be played during the winter; this posed multiple obstacles in itself. Developing a game that could be played in a small enclosed area and was not rough, proved to be a challenging feat that was eventually overcome by James Naismith. The development of basketball furthered the integration of organized team sports into American culture.

Team sports for example not only provide physical activity for children. They also introduce them to the meaning of “teamwork” and ability

Some schools with strong sporting traditions reinforce participation in sport. The sports that students are encouraged to participate in can depend on the school’s history and traditions, the facilities and equipment available, and the expertise of the teachers.

For decades, American Football has captivated this nation as one of the prime sources of entertainment. With the culmination point, the Super Bowl, attracting more viewership than any other televised event in the country, the sport has seen a tremendous growth since its origination in 1920. In an era of economic struggle, job shortage, and high-cost of living, those with above average physical abilities can find the lure of professional football to be extremely attractive. With the wealth and fame attached to a professional career, many of our youths share the common dream of achieving football star status. In order to attempt this lofty goal, many kids enroll in this contact sport at an early age, often times with the support of their parents.

The game of football is a collision sport where injuries are not preventable; however youth football leagues have an establishment of standard procedures and requirements for game play. Initiating standards and requirements for game play are necessary to lessen the risk of being seriously injured. Instilling an age and weight requirement will level the playing field where all participants are approximately equal in size. Creating different divisions are determined by a strict age and weight scale to ensure safe and balanced competition. There should be no advantages gained where bigger children compete against smaller children. The disparity of bigger children competing

There were two teams for middle school. A Varsity and a Junior Varsity with 8th grade and 7th grade put on the same teams. It was extremely difficult to place and select each player and put them on teams. But every player worked and gave it their all this season.

The student playing must have skill to play, move, and memorize all at the same time. There are physical activities such as jazz running, body movements, and marching in general. Some students say this is the most competitive team they have ever been a part of. That is another thing about being a sport, students are a team pulled together as one.

Many students may be competitive, but there are a few kids who play for the fun of the game. Even though the team doesn’t win all the time, they sure do push

            Scarcity of popular materials made it difficult for the boys at Devon to continue with some normal activities.  Finny, the most athletic of the boys, made up Blitzball, a game named after the famous German war tactic Blitzkrieg.  The game, of course, was successful in keeping the boys busy.  Along with athletic creations, the boys started a club called "The

If we weren’t playing house, we were probably playing school. This game allowed for the use of the two whiteboard easels, with numbers on the wooden frame. Unusable, one of the whiteboards ended up with a face drawn on it in permanent marker by the kid of one of the women who would clean Abuela’s house. The students in our game of school varied throughout the games. At times, our students would simply be imaginary. Other times, our Webkinz would take the place of our students. The games that I enjoyed the least were the ones where Mckenzie would teach me, the

Tom and I were all set to present our 4th Battle of the Classes at an all-school meeting. We had each taken time to prepare every aspect of our “hula-hoop battle” in the days prior, dividing up tasks such as recruiting volunteers from each grade and procuring four hula-hoops. Since all of our previous competitions had gone off without a hitch, we went into this all-school meeting feeling confident about our plan. When our names were called, we walked up to the stage. The audience, used to our faces at this point, applauded in anticipation. Tom went out into the seats and signaled to our volunteers, while I laid the four hula-hoops on stage within an arm’s length of each other. As we counted down from ten, the four contestants took their places,

This unit was about pickleball. I had never heard of pickleball before this unit.We were asked to study it and played it several times in our lessons. It was quite fun as we played and learned all the rules too. Pickle ball can be a two player game or a four player game. It uses a wooden paddle and a plastic ball and a net. The plastic ball is light weight and empty so that it doesn't sink down really quick.