Safety Hoop Tag
Teaching Points
Tactics:
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Student tries to avoid person who is 'it'
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Students try to locate empty hoop (simulates open area
on court)
Skill:
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Moving to avoid defender(s)
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Using vision to locate open areas of the court
Organization:
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Students will spread in around centre circle around person
who is 'it'
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Person who is 'it' will chase students and attempt to tag
them
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The key to the game is that people who are not 'it' have
safe zones within the empty hula hoops
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Once in the hoop they must count to three out loud and then
rejoin game
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If students are tagged they join person who is it
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Start out at a slow pace and gradually increase speed of
the game