Product
Balls
Noodles
Size
14" (0.36 m) to 24" (0.61 m)
Age group
Participants
12-30 participants
Difficulty
Intermediate
Activity Type
Team
An indoor fun nursing home game
Nursing home games should be both beneficial and fun for the residents. Adapted Table Ball is an inclusive physical activity that ensures everyone is included, taking mobility into consideration to keep everyone active and healthy.
Description
In teams, participants will have to move the ball on a table by hitting it with a noodle.
Objective
This PE game for nursing homes aims to boost eye-hand coordination by having participants move an object with a tool to a target.
How the game is played
Arrange participants around the table. Using a noodle, each participant hits the ball to move it to another participant, either in front or participant, either in front of or beside them.
Adaptations/variations
- Place two cones at each end of a single or series of several tables to delimit a goal area: participants, separated into two separate teams, must score in the opponent’s goal by hitting the ball with their noodle.
- Each participant must stay in his or her zone (i.e., in the half of the series of tables) and not walk around the tables;
- Attempt to drop an object placed vertically on the table (e.g. OMNIKIN® noodle, wooden block, etc.);
- This activity can be done standing or sitting;
- Once the participants are skilled, it is possible to use the OMNIKIN® SUPER ball to add a level of difficulty.
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