1. Catherine Casey TGfU University of Manitoba 2008
Using Humour and Novel Equipment to Develop Movement Skills in Invasion/Territory Games
Catherine Casey TGfU University of Manitoba 2008
Catherine Casey U of Manitoba

2. Catherine Casey TGfU University of Manitoba 2008
Chicken Keep-Away
Teams of 3
Use ½ badminton court (outside lines)
Count how many passes to teammates until the other team intercepts
Secondary Rules (examples)
No running with the chicken
Can’t hold chicken for longer than 3 seconds
Questions:
How do you increase the # of passes to your teammates?
What can do you do to make it easier for your teammates to pass you the chicken?
Catherine Casey TGfU University of Manitoba 2008

3. Catherine Casey TGfU University of Manitoba 2008
Slam Dunk Chicken
Teams of 3
Use full badminton court
Place one hoop in the middle of each end line
Teams play passing the chicken down the court
To score the chicken must be tossed into the hoop and stay in there
Secondary Rules (examples)
all team members must touch the chicken before scoring
throw/catch chicken with non-dominant hand
teams add rules to ensure safety
Questions
After you pass to your teammate, what should you do? (move)
How do you know where to move?
Catherine Casey TGfU University of Manitoba 2008

4. Catherine Casey TGfU University of Manitoba 2008
Chicken in a bucket
Teams of 3
Have one team member from each team stand and hold a hoola hoop where the hoop on the end line
A point is score when the team throws the rubber chicken through the hoop
Secondary Rules (examples)
No running with the chicken
Use lines on the floor to designate 2 and 3 point shots
Teams add rules to ensure safety
Questions:
How can we change the position of the hoop to make it easier/harder to score?
Catherine Casey TGfU University of Manitoba 2008

5. Catherine Casey TGfU University of Manitoba 2008
Chicken 3 on 3
Teams of 3
Place the hoola hoop over the basket ... to score the chicken must go through the hoop
Secondary Rules (examples)
No running with chicken
teams to establish rules regarding possession after scoring (safety)
Questions:
How do you make it harder for your player to score?
What are you doing to intercept passes from the other team?
Catherine Casey TGfU University of Manitoba 2008

6. Sideline Chicken “Rules”
2 Teams: X-Team O-Team
Secondary Rules:
People on the sideline cannot move feet: they can only pass to teammates on court or sideline
People on sideline cannot score
People on the court can only pass to people on the sideline
People on the court can score by throwing the chicken/through the hoop
Start game with one chicken and add more chickens (up to 6)
Can substitute nerf balls and basketballs for chickens
Rotate players from sideline regularly
X O
O X X
X X O
O X X
X O O
O O X
X O O
O X O X
Catherine Casey TGfU University of Manitoba 2008