Basketball Tag

Basketball Tag

Basketball Tag combines ball handling, movement, quick changes of direction, and teamwork, as players help each other. In the game, the runners move around the play area with a ball, dodging the taggers, while the taggers try to catch the runners by touching them. When a runner is caught, they stop, place their ball between their legs, and form a “hoop” with their hands. Another player can free them by throwing a ball through the hoop.

Game Instructions

• Mark the play area and choose several children to be taggers. The taggers move around running without a ball.
• The remaining players are runners, holding a ball in their hands.
• Runners move around the area, dodging the taggers while holding their ball. When a tagger touches a runner, the runner stops, places the ball between their knees, and forms a “hoop” with their hands.
• A caught runner can be freed when another runner throws their ball through the hoop and howls like a wolf. After being freed, both players continue the game normally.

Tip

• For added challenge, runners may only move while dribbling the ball.