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ActivityFile10
ActivityTitle:JailBall
Source:Girard,T.,Hassan,Z.,&Schranz,B.(2007).ADAPTATIONOF10RECREATIONAL
GAMES.RetrievedNovember13,2015,from
http://www.hiproweb.org/uploads/tx_hidrtdocs/Sport_Fun_All_part4.pdf
Equipment:onesoftball,cones,whistle
DescriptionofActivity:
Theobjectiveofthisactivityistopromoteteamwork,improvehandeyecoordinationanditisa
formofphysicalactivity.Thegroupwillbedividedintotwoteams.Haveeachgroupstandon
oppositesidesoftheplaygroundorindoorroom.Placetheballinthecenterandafterthe
therapistcountsto3theparticipants,frombothsides,willruntograbtheball.Whenoneplayer
hasthepossessionoftheball,heorshewillthrowitatanopponent.Whentheotherparticipant
getshit,heorshehastogotothejailwhichislocatedatthebackoftheotherteamsside.Ifthe
balltouchesthegroundbeforetouchingtheopponent,theplayercanstayinthefield.Togetout
ofjail,aparticipanthastogettheballwhenitrollsintothehailandthrowitatanopponent.His
orherteamcanhelpbypassingtheballtothem.Thewinnerofthegameistheteamwhichsends
allplayersofotherteamtojail.Thetherapisthastostateandmakeitclearthattheycanonly
throwtheballandhittheopponentbelowtheneck.Iftheyhitanopponentsfacethenthat
participantgoestojail.
Leadershipconsiderations:
Thisactivityworksbestwithasmall/mediumsizedgroup(maximum16players).Itworksbest
likethissincethereisonlyoneballandifthereismorepeoplethenitishardertogetholdofthe
ball.Thiswayeveryonehasachancetogettheball.Considerusingaspaciousroomordoingit
intheoutdoors.Justmakesurethattheballcannottravelfarawayfromtheplayingarea.The
therapistwillbethemoderatoroftheactivity.Heorshehastoobservethattheparticipantsare
followingtherules.Starttheactivitybydoingawarmupactivitytowarmthemusclesup.Also,
makesurethattheparticipantsintroducethemselvestotheirteammembers.Thiswillmakethe
activityflowwithmoreeaseiftheparticipantsknoweachothersname.Explaintheactivityand
attheendmakeitveryclearthatitisnotallowedtothrowtheballattheopposingparticipants
face.Ifthetherapistseessomeonerepeatedlydoingthis,thentheyareallowedtositthemoutof
thegame.
Adaptations:

ParticipantswithParaplegia:considerreducingthesizeofthegroup(maximum12participants).
Thiswaytheparticipantshavemorespacetomovefreelywiththeirwheelchairs.Have
volunteersonthesidelinesinordertoretrievetheballwhenitgoesoutofbounds.Extendthe
sizeofthejailandallowthemtoreceivetheballevenifitgoesoutofbounds.Whentheball
touchesthewheelchair,otherplayershavetogivetheballtothatplayer.Theycansendthe
playertojaileveniftheballbouncesonce(Girard,Hassan,&Schranz,2007).Makesurethey
arestrappeddowntotheirwheelchairsinordertoavoidanyonefalling.Thetherapistshould
makeitclearthattheyarenotallowedtocrashintootherparticipantschairsonpurpose.
ParticipantswithADHDADHDhasatitscorethreeprimarysymptomareas:inattention,
hyperactivity,andimpulsivity,saidMichaelManos,PhD,headoftheCenterforPediatric
BehavioralHealthatthePediatricInstituteoftheClevelandClinic.Theyhaveconstantand
persistentsymptomsofalwaysbeingdisorganized,unabletofinishprojectsandunabletosit
still.Thisactivitycanbeadaptedinordertohelpwiththeseparticipantssymptoms.Insteadof
usingoneball,lineatleast6sixballinthecenterofthefield(Herrell,2011).Thiswillmakethe
activitymoreinteractiveandeveryonewillbedoingsomethingtheentiretime.Whetheritis
throwingtheballordodgingit.Atanypointduringthegame,thetherapistmayyelljailbreak
andthatreleasesallprisonersfromjailandtheymayreturntothegame.Thiswillallowthe
gametobelongerandsotheparticipantshavemoretodo(Herrell,2011).

References
Rodriguez,D.(n.d.).WhatIsAttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorder?RetrievedNovember13,
2015,fromhttp://www.everydayhealth.com/adhd/whatisadhd.aspx
Herrell,J.(2012,July5).LargeGroupGame:JailBreakCentriKid.RetrievedNovember13,
2015,fromhttp://centrikid.com/2012/07/05/largegroupgamejailbreak2/#.Vka0g66rRsM

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