Activity Overview
Players will be jumping through hoops to play Hula Hoop Races. This game can be played in two different ways. It can be played as a race between small teams or it can be played by one small team that races the clock.
Either way that you play, feel free to mix up the activities such as hopping, jumping skipping and running to add some flair to the game. You don't always have to be running to play this racing game. This adds a fun twist and challenge to the game and highlights different players' skills instead of just making the game completely about running speed.
Materials Needed
- One hula hoop for each group of 2 or 3
How to Play
- Break up into small teams (about 3 in each group but it can be done with 2).
- If there are only 2 or three people, you play play this game in a beat the clock format where you try to improve your time every time that you play swapping your order each time. .
- Give each group one hula hoop.
- Establish a starting line and another line about 30 feet away.
- The first person in each group runs to the line that is 30 feet away and holds the hoop a few inches off the ground.
- Then the next person runs down, climbs through the hoop and back to the starting line.
- The third person runs down, climbs through the hoop and back to the starting line.
- The first person then climbs through the hoop while still holding it and runs back to start with the hula hoop in hand.
- The first team who return back after all players have gone through the hoop is the winner. Or your best time completing the relay task wins!
