Devide groups in 2, 1 group on Cones and other group pile behind red cones
Players at cones must each have a Hockey Stick and Tennis ball
Objective of the game is for the one group to run past the players with the equipment and try and not get hit with a ball
players at the cones must try and shoot the friends running past
keep the red cones a safe distance from players with equipment
swop groups around for everybody to get a turn
in more ways than one
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in more ways than one
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