CROSSOVER

Activity Level: high
QEP: Competency II
Equipment: pinnies, cones
Formation: team
Tactics: communicating, defending a space, penetrating a zone

Description: The object of the game is to have every team member reach the other team's end zone. The class is split into 2 teams, and both start at one end of the field. Every players must cross over to the other side to reach the other end zone, but players can be tagged by the other team once they pass the center line. If players get tagged in the opponent's zone, they are frozen and can only be unfrozen by one of their team members that has come to rescue them by walking them back over to their own zone. In defense, it is important to stop the other team members from crossing the end line by tagging them. In offense, all players must cross over to the other side of the field and not get tagged.

Layer 1:
  • find a spot in the playing area that is your own
  • players perform the movement pattern of crossing over to the other side
  • avoid others

Layer 2:
  • introduce defense
  • players determine positions
  • create base when rescuing frozen teammate

Progressions:
  • make playing area smaller or bigger
  • use static bases

Safety:
  • make sure that players do not run into each other (or else they will sprain their ankles) =)