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Pirates         
 
Tactical Focus:
Defend Space
Each team must defend their treasures, however at the same time they must try to gain more treasures without getting caught by opposing team
The team must have people guarding their treasures. If a person gets caught by another pirate he or she must go to "jail" and can only be freed by a fellow pirate and come back to home base.
Everyone must stay in the boundaries marked by the pylons, each team has two of their own treasure chests (which are spread out).
Once one team has aquired at least 15 "treasures" (bean bags) from the other team, they have won. However in order to win they cannot have any teammates in jail.
Everyone must work together as a team to obtain bean bags, get fellow competitors out of jail and also guard their territory
Once a beanbag is taken from the opposing teams chest, they get a "free ride" to put the treasure in their own base. Therefore they cannot get touched and put in jail on the way back
Each team also has a "stolen chest" where they put the bean bags they have taken already, which cannot be touched once they are in the hoop.

Let the teams steal back their own beanbags as well and try to hold on to their own
Break down the two large groups in to smaller ones, therefore have them stealing from many other territories, not just one

What are effective ways to defend space in order to prevent the other team from stealing the beanbags?
Each team must work together, so their area of territory is not left unattended
Make sure that students are communicating with each other.

Instead of having beanbags in hoops, each player could carry a beanbag or a scarf with them
If a person gets caught then he or she goes to jail, and the opponents gets to carry two treasures (which could be flags) for the team
 
 
LEVEL OF COMPLEXITY
Moderate

 
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Participant Grouping
Break up the students in to two large groups. 15 on one side and 15 on another.
 
Equipment
Hoops: Hoops: Are used for the jail in the middle of the playing field, and they are also usd to put stolen treasures in and another one to keep the team's treasures in
Beanbags: Beanbags: Used for treasures
Pylons: Pylons: Used to make territories for each team
Scarves, ribbons, cloth streamers: Scarves, ribbons, cloth streamers: To mark who is on each team
 
 
Playing Area
Outdoors
 
Safety
No physical contact (touch the player to put he/she in jail, don't push) Students must be careful not to trip over the hoops placed on the ground
 
Life Skills Development
Communication and Interpersonal Skills


How was your team successful by working together?


What were some creative ways that your team worked together?


Why is being creative important in sport? In school? At home?


How are other ways we can express ourselves by being creative?


Why is keeping the mind healthy, as important as it is the body? - Holistic approach-

 
FUNdamental Skills
Stability Skills


Guarding


Preparation Phase: Stand with feet shoulder width apart, one foot slightly ahead of the other and keeping legs bent (have a slight angle of your body to the target which you are guarding).


Execution Phase: Have a moderate forward lean of the trunk remaining balanced on the tips of your toes.


Follow Through Phase: Lower hips and bend knees to decelerate.