Place a gym mat on each side at the end of the playing area the gym mats are the swamps.
Mat ball pe game.
To get out of the swamp one of your teammates must throw a dodge ball to you and you must.
This game is played like most dodge ball games except when you get hit with a dodge ball you must go to the other teams territory and stay on their swamp gym mat.
Each team is allowed four outs.
Matball is a variation of kickball that produces interest from middle and high school students.
Matball place large gym mats around your play space as bases because multiple players can be on a base at one time.
Unlike kickball the bases are large floor mats and any number of players.
Once you reach the home mat you score a point for your team but you continue and play until either your team gets four outs or you get tagged or hit with the ball.
If a player travels with the ball there is a turnover of possession.
Matball also known as big base kickball is an indoor team game where players try to score runs by going around the bases after kicking a ball.
It creates a fun competitive environment that encourages students to push themselves to succeed.
Play starts with a tip off.
If someone is off the mat the catch becomes void.
All players on the mat must be physically on the mat when the ball is caught by a team mate.
There are two teams one starts as the kicking team and the other in the outfield.
How to play matball.
Matball known in some areas as big base or gaga ball is a sport usually played indoors but also sometimes outdoors.
The strategy is to get as many students on the mat as possible and then run together.
Matball is a standards based invasion game that is suitable for kindergarten and elementary school pe programs.
Each kicking player advances to the first mat then decides as other teammates take a turn whether to advance to the next mat.
Matball can be played in a gym or outdoors.
Children have enjoyed the game of kickball for a long time.