Movement skills/concepts

Dodging to avoid stationary taggers, changing direction, and speed.

Set-up

• Bases (e.g. softball bases or circular discs).
• Defined grass or hard area with a starting line and bases/discs scattered an arm’s length apart on the ground.
• Two teams of approximately five–ten each: the taggers must keep both feet on the base.

Activity

The objective is for the dodgers to cross the area without being touched by any of the taggers. The taggers must keep both feet on the base. Reverse roles.

Can you see …?

• knees bent, staying low
• plant and go
• looking ahead
• faking
• quick moves

Variations

Vary locomotor skill: Walk, skip, gallop, or leap.

Hospital tag: When a dodger is touched, they pretend they are stung and lose the ability to use that body part. For example, if touched on the leg, the dodger tries to cross the area by hopping.

Tagger challenge: Instead of tagging anywhere on the body, the taggers have to tag the left knee of the dodgers with their right hand.