Distance Ball

Distance Ball

Go the distance, with our
Distance Ball game!

Fun for kids of all ages,
and easy to play in your
own backyard.

What You Will Need:

• 2 or more Players
• Long open area in your yard
• Jump Rope or Garden Hose (to mark the lines)
• 2 each of a variety of different type balls, such as a Pinky Ball, basketball, beach ball, playground ball, Skushi Ball, or Falsawood Ball

What You Do:

• Mark a "Throw Line" that the players will throw from - we like to use jump ropes or a garden hose.
• Place several more lines in your yard to use as "Measure Lines". For example, place a Measure Line six feet from the Throw Line, then another Measure Line 12 feet from the Throw Line, and another Measure Line 16 feet from the Throw Line, and so on. You decide the spacing between the Measure Lines, and how many lines you'd like.
• Place one of each kind of ball on the Throw Line in front of each player. For example, place a Pinky Ball, a playground ball, a basketball, a Falsawood Ball, and a beach ball in front of each player.
• To begin play, have Player 1 choose one of the balls in front of him or her, and throw it is far as possible. Score 1 point if the ball passes the first Measure Line, score 2 points for passing the second Measure Line, and so on.
• Player 2 selects the same ball that Player 1 used, and throws his or her ball as far as possible, and records the score.
• Play continues until each Player has thrown one ball and recorded their score.
• Player 1 starts the second round, and throws a second ball as far as possible. Continue playing in this manner, until all players have thrown all the balls.
• At the end of the game, all the points earned should be added up, and the player with the most points wins.

Variations:

• This is a simple game, but it is a lot of fun to see how some balls are easier to throw than others. Experiment with a variety of balls.
• If you do not have more than one of each type of ball, have Player 1 throw all the balls and tally his or her score, then follow with Player 2, and so on.