360-Degree Goalie

SKILL FOCUS

Gross Motor

GROUP SIZE

4+

EQUIPMENT

Bowling pin, a hockey stick and ball for each child

SETUP

Set up the children in groups of 4 or 5. Use existing lines on the floor with a circle or mark one yourself. Place one child in the middle of each circle who is a goalie and the remaining kids on the outside of the circle.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In this game it is the goalie against the other children in the group.

2. On ‘go’ the children on the outside of the circle will shoot their ball at the bowling pin in the middle of the circle.  They are not allowed to ever enter the circle.  The children shooting will be sharing all the balls.

3. The object is for the goalie to not allow the other children to knock over the pin.  The goalie needs to be agile as it is 4 kids against one kid.

4. Once the pin gets knocked over, rotate in a new goalie and begin again.

Make it Easier: 

Place 2 pins in the middle of the room to allow shooters to have a higher degree of success.

Make it Harder:

Place only 1 pin in the middle of the room so the shooters have to work harder to knock over the pin.

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