How to Make a Tetherball Court
Tetherball is a fun pastime that will get you active and is easy to play. It's also great for both one-on-one, and team play to boot. Making your own tetherball court in your backyard can be easily done with some hardware supplies you can purchase for relatively cheap, and a little hard work. Learn how to make a tetherball court so that you can start enjoying the game of tetherball in your backyard with family and friends.
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Things You'll Need
- Post shovel
- Power drill
- 14-foot metal pole at least 1 1/2 inches in diameter
- 8 feet of thin white rope
- Tetherball
Instructions
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Find a location in your yard that offers a lot of space and room to play. You want to avoid building your court near a tree, house or anything that will get in your way during playtime.
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Take your post shovel and dig a hole at least 3 feet deep, so that it will sturdily hold your tetherball pole.
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Use a power drill to drill a small hole into the top of your pole; it doesn't matter which side, just make sure it is big enough to loop your thin rope through and tie.
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Put your 14-foot pole into the ground, so that from the ground up it'll stand at about 11 feet tall. Make sure to put it in the ground so that the part where you've drilled the hole sticks at the top. Fill your hole with dirt and pack it tight to hold the pole.
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Tie your rope through the hole at the top of your pole and secure it with a knot, then tie the other end through your tetherball. Most sporting goods stores will have balls specifically made for tetherball that have holes to tie rope through.
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Tips & Warnings
For a portable tetherball pole, try filling the inside of a tire with cement, then place the pole into the cement before it dries.
Depending on height and size of players, you can drill multiple holes throughout the pole so that you can adjust the rope.
References
- Photo Credit ball image by Eldin Muratovic from Fotolia.com
