Summer Youth Program Games

The Defender & Bucketball

The Defender - One player is the defender; the other 3 attempt to capture the treasure(beanbag). The defender must stand outside the hoop and try to tag the others before they capture the treasure. The other players must begin 6-8 feet from the hoop. When tagged by the defender, players move to the side to perform a brief task before returning to play (i.e. jumping jacks, toe touches). A player who captures the treasure becomes the defender.

Bucketball - Place a bucket or cone in the center of the gym. Have all participants spread out around the using the basketball coust side line as a boundary that no one may cross over. Pass out balls randomly around the gym and pick 1 person to be the 'bucket guard'. Participants roll balls toward the bucket in an attempt of hitting it while the 'bucket guard' tries to block the balls. No one may cross over the lines to retrieve the balls; balls that miss will roll to other side of the gym for other kids to roll. Any ball stuck in the middle should be retrieved by staff and rolled back into play. When the bucket is struck the person rolling now becomes the 'bucket guard' and the game begins again.