CR Recess Rules #2

Which of these are you NOT allowed to do?

• go UP the slide

• enter the bridge from the SIDE

• go on the monkey bars at the same time as another person

• throw bark

What is the referee's job on the wall ball court?

• The referee is in charge of telling the campus supervisor when a rule is broken.

• The referee decides who will serve the ball.

• The referee calls all out of bounds and fouls such as holding a ball, throwing a ball, double hits, and more than a single bounce.

Which of these are outs for the wall ball court?

• Skimmers (too low to play)

• Pizzas (double bounces)

• Side arm hits (like you’re swinging a baseball bat)

• Underhand hits (this game is overhand only)

• overhand hits (this game is underhand only)

In tether ball, court ball (4 square) and wall ball, _________ to decide who serves first.

• vote

• do rock, paper, scissors

• pick a number

In wall ball,  players may use two hands, either flat hands or fists.

• true

• false

The player who brings the ball to the wall ball court at the start of recess chooses three court rules. What are some examples of rules?

• Are “pockets” an out? (ball bounces exactly where court wall meets backtop)

• Are on the line balls an out?

• Are “Americans” allowed? (ball does not bounce before hitting the wall)

• Who will be the referee?

• How many hands can you use?

Why is there a one (1) game limit- “one and done” policy on tetherball?

• Kids get too crazy on the court, so we limit it to one.

• More kids can play when each pair plays one game at a time.

• There aren't enough tetherball courts.

What is a "countdown" in tetherball?

• Players waiting in line may ask a Campus Supervisor 

     for a “countdown” if game is too long.

• Kids in line countdown as soon as the game starts.

• If a student fouls, the kids in line can do a countdown to get them out.

Which number do you start with when starting a countdown during a game of tetherball?

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 40

Which are considered fouls in tetherball?

• touching the pole

• holding the ball

• touching the 

  rope

• crossing the mid-line

• getting hit in the face with the ball