Tiger tag

Number of participants: the whole class

Necessary equipment: tatami or carpets, stopwatch

Skills: balance, finding a good hold, orientation is space, techniques of falling, security in falling,

Participants are scattered in the designated area. One of them will be “it”, s/he will chase the others first.

Aim: The game starts on the teacher’s mark. The chaser tries to catch the others. When s/he gets close to someone, s/he should jump on the “victim” so they will both fall down. The victim will constantly try to get free from the “tiger”. If the catch was successful they both become tigers. “The last man standing” is the winner.

Rules:

1. It is forbidden to kick or kick off the tiger.
2. It is forbidden to hit or scratch the tiger.
3. It is forbidden to leave the designated area or hinder the tigers in any way.

Variations:

1. With an advanced group we may allow more complicated techniques to bring the victim down.
2. We may restrict the form of movement the victims may use to run from the tigers.
3. We may restrict the form of movement of the tigers, too.