(adapted from "Troop Program Resources")
Equipment: A volleyball or basketball
Procedure: The Scouts form a circle. One Scout, chosen to be "It", is stationed inside the circle. Play is begun by passing the ball to a Scout other than It. The ball is passed around or across the circle from Scout to Scout, while It tries to intercept it and force it to touch the floor. If It can make the ball touch the floor, the Scout who last touched the ball before It did goes to the center and the game continues. Emphasize to the players that It must make the ball hit the floor. Thus, if a Scout in the circle can catch the ball before it hits the floor, It has failed even though he might have touched or hit the ball.
Scoring: None. This is a good preopening game because Scouts can be added to the circle as they arrive at the meeting place.
Last Revised 05/29/02