How to Play Team Ball

Team Ball is very similar in construction to Dodge Ball. Team Ball is a great game to play with large groups of friends, or for teachers to play with their students in PE. Below are the rules and how-to's of Team Ball.

Things You'll Need

• Rectangular court (basketball courts work best)
• Three red rubber balls

Instructions

1. Break your group into two equal teams. Each team takes one side of the court, with a dividing line in between.

2. One member of each team must volunteer to go out. The player who goes out, must walk around, and stand outside the court, behind the opposing team.

3. Give each team one of the balls, and place the second on the ground, in the center of the court.

4. The teams proceed to throw the balls at each other, much like Dodge Ball. If somebody is hit, they go out, and take their place next to the player who volunteered to go out. If a player catches a ball that is thrown at her, one of the players on her team that was previously taken out, can come back onto the court to play some more.

5. If a ball goes out of bounds, the players who are out, get to grab the ball, and throw it themselves. If they hit an opposing player, then that player is out, and the player who threw the ball goes back to join his team.

6. The winning team is the team with the last man standing.

Tips & Warnings

• Try keeping the ball low, when you throw. It will make it more difficult for players to catch it. Try getting all the balls on your side, so you can throw one to your teammates that is out.

• Make sure to establish that head-shots do not count. Even though the ball is rubber, it can hurt.