Large group: Spaghetti bodies
Associated sport: Judo/Wrestling
Indoor-friendly: Yes
Pool-friendly: No
Game description
In pairs, players try to ‘break’ their partner’s basic shape and test for ’loose body’.
What you need (setting up)
- Any suitable flat surface, including mats, the floor or a soft grassed area.
- Optional: bean bags, small balls.
What to do
- Players work in pairs.
- A player lies on the ground and assumes the basic shape of either a tuck position or a banana. The other partner tests for a ’loose body’, trying to ‘break ‘ their partner’s shape.
- In the ‘tuck position’, players tuck their legs up to their stomach and their partner tries to push their legs to the ground.
- In the ‘banana position’, players make the shape of a banana and their partner tries to push their legs and shoulders to the ground.
Scoring
- Players score by getting their partners to break their shape as many times as they can in 1 minute.
Change it
- Add equipment such as bean bags or balls between players’ knees.
Safety
- Use gentle actions only when trying to 'break' a player's shape.
- Ensure sufficient space between players.
- Do not arch the back when trying to break a shape.
Ask the players
- What muscles do you have to hold tight to make sure your partner doesn’t ‘break’ you?
