Smash Tag | Panga Haukuru
Time
5 minutes
Skill focus
Ground fielding
Running
Throwing
Complexity
Group size
Large
A game of Tag with a difference. Working in pairs or teams, Smashies move around the arena by throwing and catching the ball, the goal is to tag everyone or be the last Smashie standing!
Setup, Equipment & Instructions
- Two Smashies start the game as taggers.
- The Smashie taggers start with one ball between them.
- The Smashie taggers job is to tag all other Smashies, by either touching them with the ball in hand, or underarm throwing to make contact below the knee.
- Smashie taggers can only take three steps when they are holding the ball.
- The ball can be thrown between taggers to move around the arena.
- Once a Smashie is tagged, they also become a tagger.
- The game finishes when only one
- Smashie is left untagged.
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