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NAYSI Activity Tip
September 1, 2001
No. 7
Carolina Football
This is a highly aerobic, free form, touch or flag football game with the emphasis on passing the ball. First down lines are optional. Teams have four downs to score after returning a kick off. Players, up to seven per team, can run and pass the ball in any direction at any time. The ball may be passed any number of times without regard to the line of scrimmage during each down. An incomplete forward pass or fumble ends the down. A forward or backward pass that is dropped is returned to spot from which the pass was made. When the ball touches the ground on a fumble, that spot establishes the line of scrimmage for the next down.
A score results in six or seven points. If extra points are desirable, use one point for a pass and two points for a run. Players may not block but they can obstruct opponents with screens and picks as in basketball. The “touch” to down the ball carrier must be made with at least one foot on the ground. This prevents diving injuries. Variations on these rules are encouraged. The game is the thing, not the rules.
For more activities like this, see the NAYSI Compendium of Beach Games. It is found on the Resource List at the NAYSI Mall.
NAYSI Activity Tip is a feature of www.NAYSI.com. Find a new activity here that your players, students or campers can play. You can played some of these at home with your own kids. You can even play them on the field and court with your group or team. Past issues are found in the Archive at www.NAYSI.com.
Saturday, September 1, 2001
Friday, July 27, 2001
Shinny - a favorite of Joe Galat
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NAYSI Activity Tip
July 27, 2001
No. 6
Shinny - a favorite of Joe Galat
A favorite street game of Joe Galat of American Youth Football among his playmates when he was growing up in Western Pennsylvania.
Shinny is an ice hockey type game that was played on paved streets. The sticks were discarded broom sticks. The puck was made of crushed soup cans and the goals were old lawn chairs. The distance between the goals changed according to the number of players and where the cars were parked. The game stopped to let cars pass.
In Shinny, there were two, three or four players per side, always boys. The girls did not play shinny in this neighborhood. Players were generally divided into attack and defense. A goal keeper was used if enough players were available. It was a rough game the way they played it but gloves, pads, helmets and other protective gear was not worn. Games were played to any number of points agreed upon or until they were called home to eat.
Variations: Today, there are many ice hockey and field hockey type games based on Shinny. It can be played indoors or outdoors on on ice skates, on in-line skates or roller skates and in tennis shoes using balls or street pucks. Goals can be nets, markers, lines or anything else that defines the target. There are other forms of hockey that are played with soft foam balls and heavily padded sticks.
Artificial ice is also available. It comes in sheets and can be installed on all kinds of surfaces. It acts much like real ice but needs no refrigeration.
Safety tips: There are two rules that are important in Shinny. First, players should not be permitted to lift their sticks above the waist or hit other players with the stick. Second, players should not be permitted to block (check) or trip other players. Emphasize skill, not brute strength and aggression.
In games involving sticks, rackets and moving objects, it is wise to use the proper safety gear. Protective equipment can include helmets, mouth guards, eye protection, gloves, as well as arm, knee and shin pads.
For more about Shinny, see the following Britannica link:
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=114961&tocid=29690
About Joe Galat: Shinny was a favorite street game of Joe Galat when he was six to 10 years of age growing up in Cresson, Pennyslvania. Galat is the President of American Youth Football and owner/operator of Camp America in College Corners (Oxford), Ohio. He is the former head coach and general manager of the British Columbia Lions in the Canadian Football League and was an outstanding lineman and linebacker at the Cradle of Coaches, the Miami of Ohio Redhawks (formerly Redskins), coached by John Pont.
NAYSI Activity Tip
July 27, 2001
No. 6
Shinny - a favorite of Joe Galat
A favorite street game of Joe Galat of American Youth Football among his playmates when he was growing up in Western Pennsylvania.
Shinny is an ice hockey type game that was played on paved streets. The sticks were discarded broom sticks. The puck was made of crushed soup cans and the goals were old lawn chairs. The distance between the goals changed according to the number of players and where the cars were parked. The game stopped to let cars pass.
In Shinny, there were two, three or four players per side, always boys. The girls did not play shinny in this neighborhood. Players were generally divided into attack and defense. A goal keeper was used if enough players were available. It was a rough game the way they played it but gloves, pads, helmets and other protective gear was not worn. Games were played to any number of points agreed upon or until they were called home to eat.
Variations: Today, there are many ice hockey and field hockey type games based on Shinny. It can be played indoors or outdoors on on ice skates, on in-line skates or roller skates and in tennis shoes using balls or street pucks. Goals can be nets, markers, lines or anything else that defines the target. There are other forms of hockey that are played with soft foam balls and heavily padded sticks.
Artificial ice is also available. It comes in sheets and can be installed on all kinds of surfaces. It acts much like real ice but needs no refrigeration.
Safety tips: There are two rules that are important in Shinny. First, players should not be permitted to lift their sticks above the waist or hit other players with the stick. Second, players should not be permitted to block (check) or trip other players. Emphasize skill, not brute strength and aggression.
In games involving sticks, rackets and moving objects, it is wise to use the proper safety gear. Protective equipment can include helmets, mouth guards, eye protection, gloves, as well as arm, knee and shin pads.
For more about Shinny, see the following Britannica link:
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=114961&tocid=29690
About Joe Galat: Shinny was a favorite street game of Joe Galat when he was six to 10 years of age growing up in Cresson, Pennyslvania. Galat is the President of American Youth Football and owner/operator of Camp America in College Corners (Oxford), Ohio. He is the former head coach and general manager of the British Columbia Lions in the Canadian Football League and was an outstanding lineman and linebacker at the Cradle of Coaches, the Miami of Ohio Redhawks (formerly Redskins), coached by John Pont.
Wednesday, June 27, 2001
Tiny Tennis - for more advanced players
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NAYSI Activity Tip
Tiny Tennis - for more advanced players
June 27, 2001
No. 5
Tiny Tennis is a game that helps players, from beginners to the advanced, develop their soft touch skills around the tennis net. It is played using only the service courts. Tiny Tennis can be played as singles using two or four service courts or doubles using four service courts. The backcourt and alleys are not in play.
The skills emphasized are racket control, hitting soft accurate touch shots
from the forehand and backhand side, reading the opponent’s racket, and quick foot movement. Younger players learn to judge where the ball will land and move to the proper position to play a bouncing ball.
During play, the ball must bounce in the service court to be considered
good. However, players may move outside the service boxes to play the ball.
Balls that hit the lines during play or on serves are considered good or in
bounds. Slams are not permitted at any time. Volleying can be prohibited or allowed.
Serves are done with a drop and hit underhand stroke from below the waist starting outside the service court. Points may not be scored by the server on the serve.
Players keep score just as they would in regular full court tennis. The server's score is announced first.
Tips: Youngsters can be taught the novel scoring system of tennis by starting with a 0 -1 - 2 - 3 - 4 scheme, with 4 being game. Ad scoring or advantage to the server (ad in) and advantage to the receiver (ad out) can be modified by telling the players than they must win by two points. Once they understand the 0-1-2-3-4 scoring, then simply switch them to the regular love - 15 - 30 - 40 - game scoring.
Play Tiny Tennis for beginners with used tennis balls. New tennis balls
bounce more than used tennis balls. Low bouncing balls make judging the
flight of the ball easier.
Reference: For more tennis games for children nine and younger, see Munchkin Tennis at Books, etc. at www.NAYSI.com. Cost is $14.95 plus $3.50 postage.
NAYSI Activity Tip is a feature of www.NAYSI.com. Find a new activity that can be played at home with your kids or on the field and court with your group or team.
NAYSI Activity Tip
Tiny Tennis - for more advanced players
June 27, 2001
No. 5
Tiny Tennis is a game that helps players, from beginners to the advanced, develop their soft touch skills around the tennis net. It is played using only the service courts. Tiny Tennis can be played as singles using two or four service courts or doubles using four service courts. The backcourt and alleys are not in play.
The skills emphasized are racket control, hitting soft accurate touch shots
from the forehand and backhand side, reading the opponent’s racket, and quick foot movement. Younger players learn to judge where the ball will land and move to the proper position to play a bouncing ball.
During play, the ball must bounce in the service court to be considered
good. However, players may move outside the service boxes to play the ball.
Balls that hit the lines during play or on serves are considered good or in
bounds. Slams are not permitted at any time. Volleying can be prohibited or allowed.
Serves are done with a drop and hit underhand stroke from below the waist starting outside the service court. Points may not be scored by the server on the serve.
Players keep score just as they would in regular full court tennis. The server's score is announced first.
Tips: Youngsters can be taught the novel scoring system of tennis by starting with a 0 -1 - 2 - 3 - 4 scheme, with 4 being game. Ad scoring or advantage to the server (ad in) and advantage to the receiver (ad out) can be modified by telling the players than they must win by two points. Once they understand the 0-1-2-3-4 scoring, then simply switch them to the regular love - 15 - 30 - 40 - game scoring.
Play Tiny Tennis for beginners with used tennis balls. New tennis balls
bounce more than used tennis balls. Low bouncing balls make judging the
flight of the ball easier.
Reference: For more tennis games for children nine and younger, see Munchkin Tennis at Books, etc. at www.NAYSI.com. Cost is $14.95 plus $3.50 postage.
NAYSI Activity Tip is a feature of www.NAYSI.com. Find a new activity that can be played at home with your kids or on the field and court with your group or team.
Sunday, June 17, 2001
Tiny Tennis for Beginners
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NAYSI Activity Tip of the Week
June 17, 2001
No. 4
Tiny Tennis for beginners
Tiny Tennis is a game that is useful for introducing young beginners as young as 7 or 8 years of age to the sport of tennis. Teenagers and adults will find this game interesting, for a short time. It helps them all become accustomed to the racket and a bouncing ball as they develop eye-racket coordination.
In its most simple form, two players (a child and a parent for instance) tap a tennis ball back and forth to one another. This can be done over a tennis net, across any line on the court, over a bench, or over a ribbon between two chairs at home in the driveway.
For beginners, the rules are very simple. Play Tiny Tennis in one service box on each side on the net. See how many times you can pass the ball back and forth across the net. Let’s go for five. Now let’s go for 10 in a row. Do not be concerned about how many times the ball bounces or even if the ball bounces over the net. Just get the ball over the net using the racket. Make it an enjoyable cooperative game.
As racket and ball control are developed, add a few new elements. Keep the ball bouncing inside the service court. Play the game with four players using all four service courts. Repeat the idea of seeing how many consecutive taps can be done that day. Make it progressive: five taps, rest, 6 taps, rest, 7 taps, etc.
Tips: Play Tiny Tennis for beginners with used tennis balls. New tennis balls bounce more than used tennis balls. Low bouncing balls make judging the flight of the ball easier.
Reference: For more tennis games for children nine and younger, see Munchkin Tennis at Books, etc. at www.NAYSI.com. Cost is $14.95 plus $3.50 postage.
NAYSI Activity Tip is a feature of www.NAYSI.com. Find a new activity that can be played at home with your kids or on the field and court with your group or team. Past issues are found in the Archive at www.NAYSI.com.
NAYSI Activity Tip of the Week
June 17, 2001
No. 4
Tiny Tennis for beginners
Tiny Tennis is a game that is useful for introducing young beginners as young as 7 or 8 years of age to the sport of tennis. Teenagers and adults will find this game interesting, for a short time. It helps them all become accustomed to the racket and a bouncing ball as they develop eye-racket coordination.
In its most simple form, two players (a child and a parent for instance) tap a tennis ball back and forth to one another. This can be done over a tennis net, across any line on the court, over a bench, or over a ribbon between two chairs at home in the driveway.
For beginners, the rules are very simple. Play Tiny Tennis in one service box on each side on the net. See how many times you can pass the ball back and forth across the net. Let’s go for five. Now let’s go for 10 in a row. Do not be concerned about how many times the ball bounces or even if the ball bounces over the net. Just get the ball over the net using the racket. Make it an enjoyable cooperative game.
As racket and ball control are developed, add a few new elements. Keep the ball bouncing inside the service court. Play the game with four players using all four service courts. Repeat the idea of seeing how many consecutive taps can be done that day. Make it progressive: five taps, rest, 6 taps, rest, 7 taps, etc.
Tips: Play Tiny Tennis for beginners with used tennis balls. New tennis balls bounce more than used tennis balls. Low bouncing balls make judging the flight of the ball easier.
Reference: For more tennis games for children nine and younger, see Munchkin Tennis at Books, etc. at www.NAYSI.com. Cost is $14.95 plus $3.50 postage.
NAYSI Activity Tip is a feature of www.NAYSI.com. Find a new activity that can be played at home with your kids or on the field and court with your group or team. Past issues are found in the Archive at www.NAYSI.com.
Tuesday, June 5, 2001
Run the Gauntlet - Dodgeball
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NAYSI Activity Tip
June 5, 2001
No. 3
Run the Gauntlet - Dodgeball
This is one of the many popular forms of dodgeball. It can be played either
as an elimination or non-elimination game. Learning occurs best, and it is
more fun, in non-elimination games.
The number of players can range 10 to as many as 25. Divide the players into two equal groups. The throwing team, using soft playground balls or
sponge-type balls, is stationed in two parallel lines about 30 to 50 feet
apart depending on their ages. The other team is challenged to run between
the two parallel lines while the throwing team attempts to hit them with the
ball. In running the gauntlet, the running team can either make one trip or
be challenged to run "down and back" to complete one trip. Pick some
suitable number of runs, say five round trips, and then have the two teams
change positions.
Teams can each take two or three turns running the gauntlet. Count one point for each runner hit with the ball. Should a runner catch the ball, a point
is awarded to the running team. Play the best of three sets.
Safety Rules:
- Players must be hit below the waist or shoulder. Decide which rule you wish to observe.
- When a player hits an opponent legally with the ball, the throwing team is awarded one point.
- When a player is hit illegally, the offended team can receive 1 or 2 points, and the thrower can be banished for the remainder of that game.
Teaching suggestion:
This game, as with many forms of dodgeball, emphasizes the skills of throwing, catching, running, jumping, dodging, agility and alertness. For players who do not already possess these skills, it is suggested that a few practice sessions or lessons be planned to help them become more familiar with these skills. This can be done quite easily with simple throwing and catching lessons involving 2-3-4 players at a time. Start slow and then increase the pace. Make this a game by challenging the players to make 20 passes. First group to do this wins. Players can also learn to run and catch as can occur in the basketball fast break. Fast or quick throws help the players become more accustomed to the fast pace of dodgeball.
NAYSI Activity Tip
June 5, 2001
No. 3
Run the Gauntlet - Dodgeball
This is one of the many popular forms of dodgeball. It can be played either
as an elimination or non-elimination game. Learning occurs best, and it is
more fun, in non-elimination games.
The number of players can range 10 to as many as 25. Divide the players into two equal groups. The throwing team, using soft playground balls or
sponge-type balls, is stationed in two parallel lines about 30 to 50 feet
apart depending on their ages. The other team is challenged to run between
the two parallel lines while the throwing team attempts to hit them with the
ball. In running the gauntlet, the running team can either make one trip or
be challenged to run "down and back" to complete one trip. Pick some
suitable number of runs, say five round trips, and then have the two teams
change positions.
Teams can each take two or three turns running the gauntlet. Count one point for each runner hit with the ball. Should a runner catch the ball, a point
is awarded to the running team. Play the best of three sets.
Safety Rules:
- Players must be hit below the waist or shoulder. Decide which rule you wish to observe.
- When a player hits an opponent legally with the ball, the throwing team is awarded one point.
- When a player is hit illegally, the offended team can receive 1 or 2 points, and the thrower can be banished for the remainder of that game.
Teaching suggestion:
This game, as with many forms of dodgeball, emphasizes the skills of throwing, catching, running, jumping, dodging, agility and alertness. For players who do not already possess these skills, it is suggested that a few practice sessions or lessons be planned to help them become more familiar with these skills. This can be done quite easily with simple throwing and catching lessons involving 2-3-4 players at a time. Start slow and then increase the pace. Make this a game by challenging the players to make 20 passes. First group to do this wins. Players can also learn to run and catch as can occur in the basketball fast break. Fast or quick throws help the players become more accustomed to the fast pace of dodgeball.
Sunday, May 27, 2001
Blanket Badminton
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NAYSI Activity Tip
May 27, 2001
No. 2
Blanket Badminton
Players (2 to 4) hold onto one towel or blanket and pop a volleyball or other soft ball back and forth over a badminton net as in tennis or volleyball. The blanket team must catch the ball in the air and then pop it over the net. Players must pass the ball from where they catch it. They many not run or carry the ball toward the net.
This game can be played in the back yard, at the beach or at any gathering of playful people.
Variations: The number of players can range from 2 to 8 or 10 depending on the size of the towel or blanket and court. Blanket teams can pop the ball into the air to make a pass to themselves. Play the game on a volleyball court or a tennis court. To add more excitement on hard court surfaces, allow the ball to bounce once before catching it.
Teaching tip: Practice the popping skill by having teams pop the ball into the air and catch it. Then work in pairs by passing the ball back and forth. Once a little skill has been developed, add in the scoring system of your choice.
NAYSI Activity Tip
May 27, 2001
No. 2
Blanket Badminton
Players (2 to 4) hold onto one towel or blanket and pop a volleyball or other soft ball back and forth over a badminton net as in tennis or volleyball. The blanket team must catch the ball in the air and then pop it over the net. Players must pass the ball from where they catch it. They many not run or carry the ball toward the net.
This game can be played in the back yard, at the beach or at any gathering of playful people.
Variations: The number of players can range from 2 to 8 or 10 depending on the size of the towel or blanket and court. Blanket teams can pop the ball into the air to make a pass to themselves. Play the game on a volleyball court or a tennis court. To add more excitement on hard court surfaces, allow the ball to bounce once before catching it.
Teaching tip: Practice the popping skill by having teams pop the ball into the air and catch it. Then work in pairs by passing the ball back and forth. Once a little skill has been developed, add in the scoring system of your choice.
Saturday, May 12, 2001
Good Hands
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NAYSI Activity Tip
May 12, 2001
No.1
Good Hands
What: Have a little fun in the backyard with your baseball and softball kids. Get two to five or six people spaced several feet apart in a pair, triangle, square or circle. Spread your legs apart, bend over at the waist as in fielding a ground ball. Then, simply bat a baseball or softball back and forth on the ground to each other with one hand. Keep the ball moving on the ground. It is fun, makes you watch the ball, and develops quick hands.
Who: This can be played by boys and girls from preschool through the pros.
Variations: Use the dominant hand. Use the non-dominant hand. Use both hands. Start with a larger playground ball if the smaller ball proves to be too tough to handle.
This is the first installment of NAYSI Activity Tip. Look here to find an activity that you can play at home with your kids or on the field and court with your group or team.
NAYSI Activity Tip
May 12, 2001
No.1
Good Hands
What: Have a little fun in the backyard with your baseball and softball kids. Get two to five or six people spaced several feet apart in a pair, triangle, square or circle. Spread your legs apart, bend over at the waist as in fielding a ground ball. Then, simply bat a baseball or softball back and forth on the ground to each other with one hand. Keep the ball moving on the ground. It is fun, makes you watch the ball, and develops quick hands.
Who: This can be played by boys and girls from preschool through the pros.
Variations: Use the dominant hand. Use the non-dominant hand. Use both hands. Start with a larger playground ball if the smaller ball proves to be too tough to handle.
This is the first installment of NAYSI Activity Tip. Look here to find an activity that you can play at home with your kids or on the field and court with your group or team.
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