Changes

Hula Hoop, 5 – 10 Throwable Objects (Small Balls or Baloons of Various Sizes, Dog Toys, Etc.)

Have Stand in a circle. Go around the group form circle and have everyone share names, one at a time. Letparticipants know that its OK to ask someone else’s name if you don’t remember. Start withone object, like a koosh ball. Explain: "I'm going to start by tossing this ball to someone else inthe circle. The objective If you receive it, toss it to someone else in the circle not immediately on either sideof you. That person will toss it to another person who has not yet received it and again notimmediately on either side of him or her. Throwing continues until the last person tosses theball back to me. Remember who you tossed to because we will try to recreate the pattern inthe next phase. Any questions?" This is a good point to pass encourage people to wait until the balls (balloons person you call looks you in the eye to throw the ball. When the person catches the ball, heor hula hoop) around she thanks the person by name who threw the ball and then states a name and throws toa new person. Set a pattern so that each person in the circle withoutthrows and receives the ballusing your handsone time. If you Explain: "Now we are using balls start with larger going to try to repeat the process, but we are going to seehow many balls we can keep up in the air at any one time. Any questions?" Once anyquestions have been answered, toss the ball to the first person. As soon as they toss the ball,grab another one from your stash and utilize increasingly smaller toss it. Repeat until a) there is exactly the number ofballs going as there are participants (an almost Herculean task) or use multiple balls b) the process begins toadd complexitybreak down. Notice how many balls the group has going, and retrieve them as they comeback to you.Using the hula hoop have Inform the group form a circle holding handsas to how many balls they had in the air when they were doing their best. Ask two people the group to let go of consider how they might improve their grip long enough performance. Typical modificationsallow for them participants to place move their hands through a hula hoop before rejoining themposition, make agreements as to how they will throw toeach other (e. The team task is g., "I'll toss mine to pass you high" or "I'll roll mine across the hula hoop around the circle in afloor"), agree to pausespecified direction until it returns to the starting pointprocess when one ball goes awry, etc. Begin the process again.