Characteristics of the Six Types of Games

A player releases an object in order to hit a specific target

• Tag Games

• Target Games

• Invasion Games

• Net and Wall Games

• Striking and Fielding Games

Games where the players try to "tag" a certain place on an opponent's body

• Cooperative Games

• Target Games

• Tag Games

• Invasion Games

• Net and Wall Games

Engages the whole person and develops relationship skills

• Striking and Fielding Games

• Target Games

• Invasion Games

• Net and Wall Games

• Cooperative Games

Involve closed skills, precision and control and are self-paced

• Net and Wall Games

• Invasion Games

• Target Games

• Tag Games

• Cooperative Games

Need throwing, catching, pitching, hitting, intercepting and collecting, and running skills to be successful

• Cooperative Games

• Invasion Games

• Net and Wall Games

• Target Games

• Striking and Fielding Games

Two teams alternate turns at attempting to accumulate runs by striking an object

• Striking and Fielding Games

• Invasion Games

• Net and Wall Games

• Target Games

• Cooperative Games

A team must pool its resources to move some object downfield, "invade" the defending team's goal area and ultimately score

• Striking and Fielding Games

• Invasion Games

• Tag Games

• Net and Wall Games

• Target Games

Key principles include possession, progression and scoring

• Net and Wall Games

• Cooperative Games

• Striking and Fielding Games

• Invasion Games

• Tag Games

Small to large groups completing tasks

• Invasion Games

• Cooperative Games

• Net and Wall Games

• Tag Games

• Target Games

Need striking, agility and volleying skills to be successful

• Net and Wall Games

• Striking and Fielding Games

• Target Games

• Invasion Games

• Tag Games