Handball: Square Dodgeball with Hiding Places

Two teams with a random number of players compete against each other on a handball court or similar field. Hoops are placed on the floor as goals.

The attackers try to get the ball into a hoop to score a point.

Defenders try to intercept the ball and take the offense.

Making it harder:

Defenders can prevent this by standing in the hoop and blocking it.

Variations:

To give the attackers more opportunities, there are more hoops than defenders.

Setup:

Form two equally strong teams.Use a foam ball.

Obstacles (depending on the available equipment, e.g., mats, small boxes, hoops, etc.).

Game Concept:

Runners vs. Throwers. The game is played with a foam ball.

One player from the runner team starts as the goalkeeper. The first runner throws the ball into the field and begins an obstacle course (4 to 5 stations). For each completed station, they earn 1 point. If the player completes the entire course (a "home run"), the runner team earns 8 points.

The throwers try to score a goal as quickly as possible from the 7-meter line.

• If a goal is scored, the runner must stop their round and take over the goalkeeper position.
• The previous goalkeeper joins the back of their team’s line and passes the ball to the next player.
• Now, the next runner throws the ball into the field, and a new thrower moves to the 7-meter line.

With each new runner, there is a new goalkeeper in goal and a new thrower at the 7-meter line.

Throwers are not allowed to enter the goal area. If the thrower misses the goal, or if the goalkeeper catches/blocks the ball and gains control of it within the goal area, the goalkeeper can put the ball back into play while the runner continues their course.

If the runner’s round is interrupted by a goal, the points scored up to that point are counted. The game is played for a set time. Each team plays once as the runner team and once as the thrower team against the other teams.

Tip:

Always use a foam ball so that even children who are hesitant to play as goalkeeper can participate.

Materials:

Balls, cones with numbers or cards with numbers, dice, hoops, ladders, hurdles.

Game Instructions:

Two teams compete against each other. The first players roll the die and remember the number they rolled. The player sprints to the ladder/hurdles/cones/posts and completes the obstacle course. At the throwing line, the players aim to hit the cone with the number they rolled. Players quickly retrieve their ball and return via a second obstacle course.

To make it harder:

• Use smaller or larger balls for throwing.
• Increase or decrease the distances to the targets.

Variations:

• The team must hit the targets in order, from 1 to 6.
• Teams aim to reach a specific point total, e.g., 20. The first team to succeed wins.
• In pairs: if one player in the pair hits target number 3, the other must also try to hit target number 3.

Game Explanation:

Two teams, each wearing different colored vests, are spread across two fields. When a player is hit, they move to the other field and help their teammates.

A player who hits an opponent may return to their own circle.

The team loses when all players are out of their own circle.

Making it harder:

Make the field larger/smaller. First, players must pass the ball twice before they can throw it. Throwing should be done with a bounce.