Water Basketball
This game may be played in a pool or in shallow water. Two hoops, peach or bushel baskets, or basketball baskets, are suspended 5 feet above water, facing each other at sides of pool, or about 40 feet apart. Generally, rules of basketball apply, except that players may advance while holding ball. Tackling and ducking are considered fouls and are punished by an award of a free throw at basket from distance of 15 feet. Usually there are no out-of-bounds rules and a basket may be thrown from anywhere in the water. A basket counts 2 points and a score foul one point. It has been found that the game is less tiring if played in water not more than waist deep. An excellent game for poor or nonswimmers if played in shallow water.
Water Baseball
This game may be played in a pool, or at a beach or lake. In open water, the “diamond” is marked off by “bases” which may be stakes, or securely anchored buoys. Life preservers or seat cushions may be used for buoyed bases. In a pool, points at edge may be marked as bases; there is no need for a pitcher’s plate, as no pitcher is used. Batter knocks ball into playing “field” as he would serve a volley ball, then swims toward first base. In pool play, batter usually stands on edge of pool, serves ball, then dives into water and heads for first base. Usual rules of baseball apply from then on, except that “catcher” serves as a fourth baseman, guarding home plate. Size of playing field can vary according to age and skill of players; number of players involved can be very flexible.
Water Volley Ball
Teams in this game can depend on available supply of participants. Players are divided into 2 teams, and a strip in center of playing area may be marked off as a neutral zone-corresponding to net in on-land volley ball. If net is used, hang so that bottom is about 3 feet above water. A water-polo ball may be used; players bat it back and forth over net or neutral zone, using hands. A side loses ball if it fails to return it, if it hits net or falls in neutral zone, or if it is batted over limit lines. If serving side wins ball, it scores one point. Only serving side scores. If it loses ball, it fails to score. Game is usually played until one side scores 21 points. In pool game, teams usually rotate from deep to shallow side.
Water Punch Ball
This game calls for a bit of equipment and some construction work, but where it has been used, results seem to justify the extra effort. A heavy, taut wire is stretched about 9 feet above surface of water of pool, running length of pool down the middle. Suspended from this cable on a sliding brass ring is a standard punching bag, at the end of a 7-foot rope. Group of players is divided into 2 teams, each remaining on its side of the wire. A rope floating with wooden beads may be run on water underneath supporting wire to make team limits. Each team is given one end of pool as its goal, and object of game is to bat punching bag to that end while opposing team is trying to reach other end with bag. The game received its name because the pool in the ensuing melee looks like a veritable punch bowl. Rules may be set up to provide for rotation from deep to shallow end of pool and to limit physical contact.
Break the Balloon
Younger children will enjoy this game, which may be played at either deep or shallow end of pool, depending on water skill of participants. Necessary equipment is a supply of toy balloons. Divide players into 2 equal groups, letting them choose sides, or selecting them by age or size. One team surrounds a balloon floating on water. At a signal, team of attackers tries to break balloon, while defending team protects it. Each team can be given 2- or 3-minute attacking periods. Team which breaks balloon in shortest time, or side which breaks most balloons, wins. Referee should have a shrill whistle with which to signal a halt when play becomes over-enthusiastic, as younger players may forget objective in heat of competition and try to eliminate competitors.
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