Tower Ball
Tower ball: each team defends a cone tower while trying to knock down the other team's tower with a ball.
How to play
- Each team builds a tower of cones in its zone.
- Teams pass and throw to knock down the opposing tower.
- Defenders block with their bodies but can't enter the tower zone.
- Rebuild after each hit and keep score.
Rules
- No contact.
- Throw below shoulder height.
Variations
Easier
Big tower and no defenders.
Standard
Standard game.
Harder
Small tower.
Adaptations
- Limited mobility: tower rebuilder.
- Soft ball.
Learning goals
- Improve throwing accuracy.
- Cooperate as a team.
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