Other tag games – Log, Simon says halt, Tread water, Handicap, Head, and Fishtail

Log-This is an old, popular game which combines practice in floating with tag, and can be played with 5 or as many as 20 players. Spaces are marked off at opposite ends of the pool, or some objects in the vicinity may be designated as goals. The player who is the log floats on his back midway between the two goals. The other players swim in a circle around the log. Without any warning, the log suddenly rolls over and gives chase. The other players try to reach one of the goals without being caught. Any player caught must become a log and float in the center with the first log. The last one to be caught becomes log for the next game.

Simon says “halt”-This is another game that can be played with 5 to 20 swimmers. The player who is It stands at the side of the pool outside of the water. He covers his eyes with his hands, and begins to count aloud from 1 to 10. As soon as he starts counting, all the other swimmers start to swim the length of the pool. After reaching 10 in his count, It says, “Simon says ‘Halt’ ” and uncovers his eyes. When he does so, everyone must be motionless in the water. Anyone seen moving is sent back to the starting point. The game continues until all players swim the length of the pool, or give up.

Tread-water tag-One player is chosen to be It. The others swim about the pool. To escape from being tagged, a swimmer must be treading water when It reaches him. The tagger tries to touch a player before he can stop swimming and tread water. When a player is tagged, he changes places with It. A referee may be helpful in this game to determine whether a tag was made before or after the swimmer began treading.

Handicap tag-This game can be played with as many as 15 players. The one who is It must try to tag the others as they swim about the pool. But he must tag them on the arm or leg. When a swimmer has been tagged, he continues to swim, but may not use the arm or leg which has been tagged. When he has been tagged several times and can no longer swim, he is out of the game. The swimmer keeping in motion longest wins.

Head tag-This game is played in the water and alongside the pool. The player who is It must touch another on the head; that one in turn becomes It. Players may dive or jump in from the sides of the pool and may climb out to avoid It. However, no one is permitted to run around the corners of the pool. On reaching a corner, a player must jump or dive into the water. After It has tagged a player, he may not be tagged until another has been tagged and made It.

Fishtail tag-The players are each given a piece of cloth about 3 feet long which is to be tucked into the backs of their swim suits or trunks at the waist. (Be sure to use color-fast cloth to prevent running.) These pieces are the fishtails which are the goals in this game. At the starting signal, each player will try to snatch as many fishtails as he can without losing his own. He may protect his fishtail by turning away from an opponent; he may not hold onto his own fishtail. The one who has gathered the most fishtails wins. In case of a tie, the tying individuals may be re-equipped with fishtails and battle individually for the title.
This may also be played as a team game, in which case the teams are each given fishtails with team colors. One point is given for each captured fishtail; two may be given for each fishtail that has survived the game in its wearer’s trunks or swim suit.

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