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Needed: Handoffs |
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Equipment Required: |
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Two Road Cones 18
high
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Four Bending Poles 24
to 30 apart
- Four tennis balls
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One Plastic Hockey
Stick, length approx. 52 (field hockey is best)
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Game Setup:
Four bending poles will be placed 24 to 30 apart centered
between lines A and C. Two cones will be placed 6 apart on
line C creating the goal. Four tennis balls spaced 1 foot
apart will be placed 3 foot from line C lined up with the goal
opening.
Place four tennis balls inside the hula-hoop located three yards behind Line C. Often the
hula-hoop is not used but a circle is created using spray paint for visibility. Place a
bucket on Line B. Riders 2, 3, and 4 must start the race behind the 6-yard line at Line A.
Rider 1 will start the race behind Line A. Give the fifth tennis ball to Rider 1.
Game Play:
On the signal to start, rider
number one weaves through the bending poles carrying the
hockey stick and hits one ball; the rider must continue to hit
the same ball until it goes through the goal posts (cones).
Rider one will then return weaving through the bending poles
and hand off the hockey stick to rider two. Riders number
two, three and four will complete the course in the same
manner in succession. The winning team will be the one whose
rider four is first over the finish line, mounted and carrying
the hockey stick.
All four bending poles
and the cones must be erect.
In the event that a pony
kicks a ball through the goal, that ball must be brought back
over the goal line by the rider whose pony kicked it over the
goal line. The ball does not have to go back to its original
position.
Riders must bend the
poles when returning to the start/finish line but the bending
pattern need not be a continuation of the weave on the way
down.
Correction rules:
All four bending
poles and the cones must be erect.
In the event that a
pony kicks a ball through the goal, that ball must be brought
back over the goal line by the rider whose pony kicked it over
the goal line. The ball does not have to go back to its
original position.
Riders must bend the
poles when returning to the start/finish line but the bending
pattern need not be a continuation of the weave on the way
down.
Special Tips:
Remember the holding area
line (6-yard line) is six yards from Line A and Line C. During the playing of the
games only the next rider out may be in front of this line. All others must be
behind it in the holding area. If there are more than one outgoing rider in front of
the 6-yard line, the team will be eliminated for that game.
The handoff should
be done with the hockey stick held vertically, blade in the
air.
The rider should be
careful when reaching forward with the stick to strike the
ball through the goal to keep from waving the stick near the
pony's eye, as the pony might shy away from the stick (as is
also the case with the Litter Race and with Fishing).
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