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Athletic Games for High School PE

Adults may think of teenagers as creatures from another planet, but in fact, they are just children. And like all children, and adults too, they love to play games. Any game that challenges their physical ability is appropriate for high-schoolers. PE teachers note that even some games they played when they were younger, such as dodgeball and kickball, are fun for teenagers to play in high school PE classes.

Dodgeball
- Use a bouncy rubber ball that is not too heavy, since teenagers can throw the ball fairly hard. Form very large circles with 6 to 10 or more players on the edges and 6 to 10 players in the middle. Players at the edge of the circle throw the ball trying to hit a player in the middle of the circle. Once hit, that child joins the throwing players. Dodgeball variations include playing with teams that throw at each other simultaneously and using rectangular courts instead of circles.
Kickball
- The fact that a World Adult Kickball Association (WAKA) exists is a testament to the popularity of this childhood game. Teenagers in PE classes love it too. The game uses the same rubber ball as is used in dodgeball and is played on a baseball diamond using baseball rules of balls and strikes, running bases and throwing to bases to get players out. A WAKA game has 11 fielders, is five innings long and “bouncies,” or balls rolled to home plate that bounce in, are allowed.
Knock-Out
- Knock-out is played on a basketball court with a basketball. Players stand at the free-throw line, shoulder-to-shoulder. The first player shoots and if she makes a basket continues to shoot again. If she misses, the second player shoots while the first goes to retrieve her ball. If the second player makes a basket before the first player comes back and makes a basket, the first player is knocked out and goes to the end of the line.
Street Hockey
- Protective clothing is a must-have for goalies in street hockey.
  
  Street hockey is also played on a basketball court and uses a special puck that is made from plastic and meant to be used on asphalt. It is played like field hockey or ice hockey in that two teams move the puck down the court with their hockey sticks in order to hit the puck into the goal area, which can be marked off with plastic cones.

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