Lindsay, A. and Heleman, N. 2026, Team Up and Triumph, University of Nevada, Reno Extension

Materials needed

  • Beachball (or similar) for each team
  • Hula Hoop for each team

Divide participants into teams of 5-8. Choose a “referee’ to start the challenge and observe which team completes each of the challenges first.

Choose 1 or more team challenges from the list (depending on the time available) or create your own challenge!

girls doing a hulahoop

Team challenge-Squat Pass

  • Have each team line up with their backs against the wall, about a foot apart
  • Give the first person in line a ball
  • When the “referee” yells “Go!”, the team will do a wall sit (just to a sit that is comfortable to them) and pass the ball from one participant to the next, making sure your back does not leave the wall
  • The last person will send the ball back the same way to the first person in line
  • The team that moves the ball to the end of the line and back to the beginning first wins

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Anne R. Lindsay
Anne R. Lindsay
 

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