Chalkboard Sports

Game Type:

Classroom Sport

Activity Level:

Medium

Players:

4-12

Field:

Any classroom with a chalkboard/whiteboard

Equipment needed:

Soccer ball, various random equipment

Time:

10-20 min

Rules:

Start of Play –

Game play starts off with the rules of soccer, and after three minutes one  team gets to write a rule  on the chalkboard that changes the game. This rule must be approved by the referee on the grounds that it only changes one element of the game, and that this change affects both teams evenly. After another 3 minutes the second team may write a rule on the board. After each team writes two rules, teams have a possibility to erase a rule once it is their turn to modify the game. If they erase a rule they cannot write a rule in the same turn.

Alternate playing: The referee may write all the rules instead of the two teams. The referee may write the  rules at any time, and teams must pay attention to the chalkboard to make sure they are playing correctly.

Sample rule changes

• Increase or decrease the size of the goal
• Change the ball with another ball
• Increase or decrease the number of players
• No out of bounds
• One player may touch the ball with their hands
• All players must hop on one foot
• Players must play backwards

Context: Afterschool, Game Design Exercise, Class