Broomball
- Outcome A (10-30)-7
Divide the students into teams. Each student must
have a broomball broom to maneuver the ball, and a hockey helmet
for safety. (One ball per game.) Decide on some way to identify
one team from the other.
This game is played on ice, but with shoes rather
than skates. The idea of the game is to score on your opponents
more than they score on you.
How to Play
- Have a goal at either
end with a set crease larger than a hockey crease. For safety
reasons, only the goalie is allowed in the crease.
- Begin at the middle
of the sheet of ice with a "bully", which is similar
to a face-off in hockey. Two players from opposing teams place
their broom on either side of the ball. On the whistle they lift
their brooms from the ice, tap one anothers broom, then
return to the ice and tap. This is repeated three times before
they can hit the ball to one of their players. Students use a
saying like "N H L" or "1, 2, 3" to indicate
the three touches before they can contact the ball.
- Students are allowed
to propel the ball up the ice with their broom only. No kicking
is allowed; however the foot can be used to stop the ball.
- No two line passes are
allowed. This ensures lots of short passes while moving down the
ice and prevents lifting the broom above the shoulder for slapshots
to get distance. Raising the broom above the shoulder results
in a one minute penalty and the team plays short-handed.
- Once a goal is scored
the game starts again in the middle with a "bully".
Bullies can be incorporated at any face-off circle if necessary
to keep the game going safely.
For more action, use two balls in one game.
Play without a goalie and have the students aim
to hit a pylon inside the crease.
Play on snow if a skating rink is not available
These
are clues that you have reached the outcomes ...
Students demonstrate balance and control
on the ice.
Students receive and project the ball.
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