Competition

Competition has a positive side - like conflict, it is a motivator for change.

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Game! Peach Pit Bowl Peach pits or plum pits, sanded and painted (but only on one side). Split the peach pits into two boxes, given to the throwers. Each thrower has a team and each member gets a box. The thrower throws their pits up and the team members try to catch them. Each caught pit is a point, colorful side up two points. Winner team has the most points.

Game! Bean Bag Toss Two teams on opposite sides of a room. Each team has a square or mat that is their goal. Each team throws their beanbags to the other side's goal. Best to set a time limit - 2 or 3 minutes. Team which has thrown the most beanbags onto the opponent's mat wins.

Game! Chalk Mark Two teams are given territory with two boxes painted black. Each team member is also given some chalk (one team one color - white, the other another - yellow). Winner is the team who has marked the other teams boxes the most times. For small spaces, set a time limit of 2 or 3 minutes. Warn of eye injury. For large spaces, consider adding the element of strategy and ploys.

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A good mentor hopes you'll leave, but a great mentor knows you will. Leslie

Game! (Table) Tennis Relay Split into two teams. Give each team one racket or paddle and one ball. On 'Go' one member of each team walks or runs as quickly as they can with the paddle or racket at arms length, balancing the ball. If the ball falls they must start back at the beginning. Each member must go around the court or table. First team with all its members having done so wins.

Game! Quarter Staffs An ancient game - two players, hands on staffs (about 120cm), use push or ploy to disarm or drop their opponent. Players should be matched by strength and weight. It is a game, not a fight, so no swinging or hitting the opponents' body.

Game! Run for It One person has a paddle, they are in the center. Circle of friends, one has a tennis ball. Tennis ball is thrown at the feet of the batter (below the knees only) who runs and tries to hit the ball out of the circle. The first person to score a hit takes over the paddle. The winner is the paddler who lasts the longest.

Game! Stick Hockey Find a hockey stick shaped stick the next time you go for a hike. Draw two parallel lines about 18m long and 3m apart. Mark. base line and then 13m from it mark a series of lines across the parallels, at right angles, to make boxes. Number each box, the more difficult the shot, the higher the number. Find a smooth rock to hit - practice until you can make each goal. Compete against a friend to see who can score the highest with three hits.

Game! Stick Jumping Draw a base line. Two players or two teams. Lay three sticks in front of each team, like a ladder | | |. Players run, jump over each ladder rung and then jump as far as the can. Whoever jumps the furthest wins each round.

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If you are debating wether to allow your child to play a team sport and you are just not sure if the pros out-weigh the cons, consider watching the show TED LASSO, an America football coach who goes to England to coach soccer. If you expect him to fail, you would be joined by the owner of the team he coaches for. But, as you watch, you start noticing what the game can do - it can make a team player out of a self-center star. It can talk honestly about vulnerability. It really shows the needs of a team, to include various strengths and weaknesses. It portrays women as whole individuals. It portrays commerce as having gains and loses. It portrays children as wanting our time, not possessions. It portrays loss and triumph as more meaningful when you are a part of something greater than a single self. It portrays the self as complex and in need of authenticity. It promotes the need for mental health, as it effects both the psyche and the body. It portrays the effects of power on the pysche. It promotes sex positive behavior and a deeper understanding of the idea of intimacy.