Edison
Hoop d'Jour
Setup and Equipment:
  • Equipment: Hula Hoops and a sash or jersey for the "its"
  • Twenty five - thirty hula hoops are spread out acrosss the floor.
  • Four - Six students are designated as "its" and stand in the middle of the gym.
  • The rest of the class starts the game at the ends of the gym.
  • This a continuous game for one - two minutes for each of the turns of the "its".
Rules:
  • When the music starts players try to run to the other end without stepping on or being touched by a moving hula hoop.
  • They may have a five second rest at each end of the gym.
  • The “its” are kicking the hula hoops and trying to hit the feet of the other players.
  • Players that touch or are tagged on the feet by a moving hula hoop must stop running and stand frozen inside of a hoop.
  • The frozen players may reenter the game when a someone gives them a high-five.
  • Play continues for one - two minutes or the length of a song.
  • Then new "its" are picked and the game continues until everyone has a turn.