PE 4 RECREATIONAL

GAMES
(Research examples about AQUATIC
GAMES WITH BALLS, AQUATIC
GAMES WITH VARIOUS
MATERIALS and WATER RELAY
GAMES)

JHANELA JANE N. SEVILLA

PE 4 Instructor

Table of Contents

Aquatic games with balls………………………………………………..……………………………….…………..1

  Water volleyball…………………………………………………..…………………………………….…….1
 Hit the bobbing head………………………………………..………………………………………………2
 Ping pong catch……………………………………………….……………………………………………….2
 Fish in the middle………………………………………….………………………………………………….3
 Bobbing heads………………………………………………….………………………………………………3
 Bumper balls…………………………………………………….………………………………………………4
 Number’s crunch…………………………………………….…..……………………………………………4
Water relay games……………………………………………………………………….……………………………..5

 Sponge play……………………………………..……………….….………………………………………….5
 Pass the water balloon……………………….……………..…………………………………………….6
 Pop the water balloon……………………………………………………………………………………..7
 Fireman relay…………………………………………………………………………………………………..8
Aquatic games with various materials…………………………………………………………………………9

 Floater winner…………………………………………………………………………………………………9
 Pool scrabble……………………………………………………………………………………..…………..10
 Seaweed struggle…………………………………………………..……………………………………….10
 Tug of war……………………………………………….……………………………………………………..11
 Cup to cup……………………………………………………………………….……………………………..12
 Sponge run……………………………………………………………………………….…………………….13
 Kiddie pool toe diving…………………………………………………………….……………………….14
 Water balloon toss………………………………………………………………………………………….14
 Water balloon dodge
ball………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….15
Group members………………………………………………………………………………………………………….16

Aquatic games with balls

Water volleyball
 Water volleyball (also called pool and aqua volleyball) is a competitive middle-court oriented
water game.[1] It can be played between two teams, each team consisting of 1 to 4 players, depending
on the area of water in which the game is being played.

Water volleyball has emerged from recreational pool activities, sports, aquatic clubs, water
parks, through the practice of unification of the beach and water tournaments. In the 1990s, Disney
water parks had pool volleyball entertainment. DLRG- Ortsgruppe Havixbeck, has organized first water
volley tournament in 1985, creating by-so water volleyball club.

Mechanics:
a. Water volleyball is played between two teams, usually consisting of 1 to 4 players.

b. One team is chosen to serve first, whereupon they serve twice, then the team which did not serve
first serves twice, and play continues in this fashion. The winner is first team to score eleven points.
However, if the score gets to 10 apiece, then the team to score either two points ahead of the other
team, or else first to fifteen points, wins the game. There are usually 5 games in a match.

c. The first team to reach 11 points wins. If the score reaches 10 apiece, then it is first team to by 2
points or first to 15 points.

d. The server must hit the ball upwards, towards the receiver and it must be within arm’s length of the
receiver when standing still. The serve is not allowed to be a spike and the receiver cannot spike of the
serve. One team serves for 2 points then the other team serves, and play continues in this fashion.
When it is 10 apiece, you start serving 1 serve each. A flip of a coin at the start of the game is used to
see who serves first, or else the person in the deep end serves first.

Hit the Bobbing Head

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Mechanics:

a. Start off with a bang with this game that will get everybody riled up.
b. The number of players should 5 or more.
c. One player stands in the center holding a ball or a soft paddle. Other players surround him and stay
underwater. If anybody bobs their head up, the middle player needs to whack it with the paddle.

Ping Pong Catch

Mechanics:
a. Take advantage of ping pong balls floating on water to make a new game
b. Number of players should 5 to 10 persons.
c. Let all players stand on one edge of the pool.
d. Throw the ping pong balls in random areas of the pool and let everyone swim to catch them. The one
who catches the most is the winner.

Fish in The Middle

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Mechanics:
a. This game can get quickly exhausting but that’s because it is just so much fun.
b. Number of Players should 3 to 6 persons.
c. An equal number of players are to be present on each side and in the middle.
d. The edge players pass a ball between them, the middle players need to intercept it.
e. When they do, they switch places with the ones who threw the ball.

Bobbing Heads

Mechanics:
a. Number of Players should 4 persons.
b. This game needs foam ball or beach ball.
c. Imagine whack-a-mole but in a pool, where the hammer is a player in control of throwing balls at the
moles.
d. The moles are of course the other players who must avoid being hit by the ball. When a player is hit,
they must sit out for the round.
e. Last player standing becomes the new “hammer”.

Bumper Balls

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Mechanics:
a. Number of Players should 2 persons.
b. This game needs beach balls and rope.
c. First designate a small area in the pool as “the arena”. Section off the arena using the rope.
d. Players then enter the arena, each holding a beach ball.
e. The object of the game is to bump other players into the rope using only the beach ball. If a player
touches the rope, they must sit out until the end of the round.
f. The last player standing wins the round. Play for fun or go for a full tournament.

Numbers Crunch

Mechanics:
a. Number of Players should 2 or more persons.
b. This game needs 20-30 ping pong balls and permanent marker.
c. Using the marker, number each ping pong with a point value, then scatter them across the pool.
d. Divide players into two teams. On “Go”, players jump into the pool and race to collect ping pong balls
for their team.
e. Players can only carry one ball at a time and must place it in their team’s basket to score before
grabbing another one.
f. Once all of the ping pong balls have been collected, tally up the scores. The team with the highest
score wins.

Water relay
4 games
 I. Sponge Relay

Materials Needed:

 2 teams of several kids each

 2 large sponges
 4 small buckets or containers of some sort

Mechanics:
 The two empty buckets should be the same size and should have a "fill line" marked half
way up.
 On a count of 3 (or ready set go) the first participant in each line should dip their sponge in
the bucket of water, run to the empty bucket, squeeze the water from their sponge, then
run back, hand off the sponge to the next person in line, and get in the back of the line.
 The first team to fill their bucket to the fill line wins! 

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Pass the Water Balloon

Materials Needed:

 2 teams with several participants 

 Several filled waters balloon

Mechanics:

 Have each team line up single file.

 Hand the first person in each line a water balloon. Have them place the water balloon
under their chin. Then they have to pass the water balloon to the next person in line using
only their chins. 
 Pass the balloon along to each person in line using only chins.
 If a balloon drops and breaks, give the team a new balloon but they have to start back over
at the beginning of the line.
 The first team to pass the balloon successfully all the way through their line wins!
III. Pop the Water Balloon
This one is a great one for kids who really want to get wet.

Materials Needed:

 2 teams with several people

 A water balloon for each participant
 2 lawn chairs

Mechanics:

 Have each team line up single file at a predetermined starting point and hand each
participant a water balloon.
 Set a lawn chair about 20 ft. away from each team.
 On the count of 3 (or ready set go) the first player on each team should run to the chair and
sit on their balloon until it pops. Then run back and tag the next person in line.
 The team to pop all their balloons first wins!

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IV. Fireman Relay

Materials Needed:

 2 teams with several people each

 A paper cup for each participant 
 4 small buckets or containers

Mechanics:

 Before you start, poke a hole in the bottom of each cup with a pencil.
 Have each team line up single file.
 Set a bucket full of water at the front of each line. Set an empty bucket at the end of each line.
The buckets at the ends should be the same size and have a "fill line" marked about halfway up.
 The player in the front of each line should fill their cup in the full bucket, then pour it into the
next person's cup, then they pour it in the next person's cup, and so on until the end of the line.
The person at the end dumps into the empty bucket.
 Keep passing water down the line and into the bucket at the end.
 The first team to fill their bucket to the fill line wins!
 Aquatic games with various materials

1. Floater Winner 8
This game might look calm, but it requires quite a lot of concentration.

Number of Players
5 to 10

How to Play
 Each kid balances a small toy on his head and floats on the water gently.
 The kid who can balance the toy right until reaching the other end wins.

2. Frisbee Toss
Did you know that Frisbees can float on water? Then use that to create a wonderful game .

Number of Players

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5 to 10

How to Play 
 Arrange Frisbees at the far end with scores on each one.
 Players have to throw a ball to hit a Frisbee. Whoever scores the most, wins.

3. Pool Scrabble

Learning new words by having fun in the water and completing the game at the same time.

Number of Players
5 to 10

How to Play
 In a small shallow pool, throw the scrabble chips in the water.
 Let the kids retrieve the chips and form the words on the board by the side of the pool.

4. Seaweed Struggle

A twist on the Octopus game, only this time the tables are turned.

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Number of Players
10 to 15

How to Play
 Let the majority of kids band together to form the seaweed and stand at the center.
 Other kids have to swim from one end to the other without being caught by the seaweed.

5. Tug of War
Now that you are in the water, there’s no fear of hurting yourself as well. So, give it your all.

Number of Players
20 or more

How to Play
 Split kids into two teams and use a strong pool rope.
 Each team pulls on the rope until they pull the rope to get a center mark in their area. That
team is the winner.

6. Cup to Cup

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Supplies: Two buckets and plastic cups

Prep:

Put one full bucket of water in the grass and have one player sit right behind the bucket.

Have the rest of the team sit in a straight line right behind the first player.

Have the last person in the line turn and face the other way so the last two players are back-to-back
instead of one after another.

Put another either smaller bucket or a bucket with a marked halfway line in front of the last player.

Play:

1.Give the first player an empty cup. They must dip the cup in the full bucket of water and pass it
backwards over their head to the next kid.

2.The second kid must then pass it over to the third and so on until the final kid on the team dumps the
water in the cup into the empty bucket.

3.Then pass the empty cup of water back up to the front.

Win:

The first team to fill their bucket wins.

Adult Version:

Blindfold everyone in the line.

7. Sponge Run
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Supplies: Two plastic buckets, large sponges

Prep:

Place a bucket full of water (or a kiddie pool) on one side of the yard and place an empty bucket on the
other.

Give a sponge to each player and have them stand by the full bucket or water (or kiddie pool).

Play:

1.Players must dunk the sponge in the water trying to soak up as much water as possible.

2. They then have to put the sponge on their head and hold it their while they run to the empty bucket,
hoping to keep as much water as possible in the sponge.

3. Wring out the sponge into the empty bucket and run back, continuing until someone reaches the
mark on the empty bucket.

Win:

First person to fill up their bucket to the marked line wins.

Adult Version:

They must keep the sponge on their head walking to the bucket without actually holding it on, just
balancing it on their head. If they drop the sponge, they must go back to the filling station.

8. Kiddie Pool Toe Diving

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Supplies: Kiddie Pool, diving rings (or other pool toys)

Prep:

Setup a full kiddie pool with all sorts of of fun little toys, rings, etc.

Play:

1. When you say go, players must try to fish out as many items from the kiddie pool as they can with
their toes only.

Win

The winner is whoever can get something out first or whoever gets out the most things.

Adult Version:

Blindfold players for the game.

9. Water Balloon Toss

Supplies: Water balloons (use these auto-fill ones for faster filling)

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Prep:

Have everyone pick a partner and tell them to stand in two straight lines, partner facing partner.

Give each team a water balloon (or a sponge if you’re playing with young kids).

Play:

1.Have someone count to three and on three everyone must toss their water balloon to their partner.

2. they catch the water balloon or they drop the water balloon but it does not break, one person on the
team takes a step back (make sure everyone stays in line).

3. If they drop the water balloon and it pops or it pops while they’re trying to catch it, they’re out.

4. Continue tossing water balloons and taking step backs all at the same time until there is only one
team remaining.

Win:

Last team to drop their water balloon wins.

Adult Version:

Teams must catch the balloon, not drop it (even if it doesn’t break).

10. Water Balloon Dodgeball

Supplies: Water balloons (use these auto-fill ones for faster filling), a large bucket, tape or plastic cones

Prep:

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1.Fill up a bunch of water balloons and put them in the middle of your yard. For this game, you probably
want water balloons that are a bit bigger so they break easily (but not so easily they break when you
throw it).

2. Use tape or cones to make a line dividing your yard into two with the bucket in the middle of that line.

3.Split players into two teams and have one team go on each side of the line.

Play:

1.Water balloon dodgeball is just like regular dodgeball. Here are the rules.

2.Players have to race to get a water balloon out of the bucket in the middle of the yard when you say
go then throw water balloons at each other from their side of the yard.

3. If someone gets hit by a water balloon (not just the water if it pops on the group) and the water
balloon actually breaks, they are out and have to sit on the sideline.

4.If they get hit by a water balloon but it just bounces off them and doesn’t break, they can pick up that
balloon and keep playing. Or if you want, you can say if it hits them, they’re out.

5.If someone catches a water balloon thrown at them, the person who threw it is out and the person
who caught the water balloon can bring someone back in from the sideline who was previously out.

6. If the water balloon breaks while they’re trying to catch it, the person who tried to catch the balloon
is out.

Win: The team who has the last person standing on their team wins.

Adult Version: Balloons must actually break on the players; they can’t just hit people.

Group members:
Alexis G. Lopez
Jollina A. Magdasoc
Shane M. Lorayna
Shailyn L. Gnilo
Rona Mae N. Mancion
Christine R. Espinas
Sheila Anne M. Mapa
Bryan O. Luminario
Aldhen M. Madrideo

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