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No more boring PE warm-up and cool-down routines!

Make boring starts to a PE class or game a thing of the past. When your students take part in these sports warm-up games, they will be fully engaged, having fun, and effectively preparing their minds and bodies for the game or activity that lies ahead.

This innovative and easy to use 101 Fun Warm-Up and Cool-Down Games book provides complete information, with illustrations for implementing 101 core games including:

• Why warm ups and cool downs are important and what they should consist of
• 41 fun games that can be used in a variety of situations
• 60 sport-specific games in 7 sports (fun warm up games for badminton, baseball, basketball, football, hockey, soccer, and volleyball)
• 113 variations of the core games to help you shape the activities to your group's needs
• An easy-to-follow format with illustrations for the more complicated games to ensure proper setup and understanding of the game.

Find the right game for your group

A game finder helps you easily locate games and the game descriptions also include group size, age, and skill level, making it easy to find the game that's just right for your group.

A flexible resource for anyone working with young people

The variety of fun warm up games, the sport-specific applications, the adaptability to different groups, and the multiple uses of the games make this book a valuable resource. These games are so engaging that students and athletes will hardly know they're warming up or cooling down. Come game time, they'll be charged up and ready to go. And afterwards, they won't mind cooling down.

Table of Contents
Game Finder
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction. Theory of Warm-Ups, Cool-Downs, and Stretching

Part I. General Warm-Up and Cool-Down Games

Chapter 1. Quick Movement Games

• 1 High Fives
• 2 Quick Zoo
• 3 Front of the Class
• 4 Follow the Leader
• 5 Popcorn
• 6 Running the Rails
• 7 Swamp Monster
• 8 Space Walk

Chapter 2. Tag

• 9 Continuous Scooter Tag
• 10 Dog's Tail
• 11 Pursuit Tag
• 12 Continuous British Bulldog
• 13 Flusher
• 14 Ball Safe
• 15 Knee Tag
• 16 Island Tag
• 17 Everyone It Frozen Tag
• 18 Balance Tag

Chapter 3. Relays

• 19 Circle Relay
• 20 Cumulative Relay
• 21 Blindfolded Obstacle Relay
• 22 Shuffle Run
• 23 Custodian Relay
• 24 Arch and Roll Relay
• 25 Exercise Relay

Chapter 4. Races

• 26 Heel-to-Toe Race
• 27 Over and Under
• 28 Everybody Over and Under
• 29 Caterpillar Race
• 30 Butt Crawl
• 31 Octopus
• 32 Snakeskin
• 33 Over, Under, Around
• 34 Hole in One
• 35 Rat Race
• 36 Swamp Pass
• 37 Leapfrog
• 38 Le Mans 24-Lap Tandem Race

Chapter 5. Parachute Games

• 39 Team Run
• 40 Under Frog
• 41 High Rollers

Part II. Sport-Specific Warm-Up and Cool-Down Games

Chapter 6. Badminton

• 42 Bird Juggle
• 43 Thread the Button
• 44 Clear, Drop
• 45 Long Cross and Drop
• 46 Next-in-Line Badminton
• 47 Five-Player Continuous Rally
• 48 Upset
• 49 Cooperative Net Game
• 50 Cat in the Middle
• 51 Driving
• 52 Short and Long Game
• 53 Played by the Book
• 54 Narrow Clear, Smash, Drop

Chapter 7. Baseball

• 55 Jog Toss
• 56 Short Relay
• 57 Pop-Up One Bounce
• 58 Hot Potato Baseball
• 59 Two-a-Side Fantasy Baseball
• 60 Hot Box
• 61 Relay, Relay
• 62 Right-Left Consecutive Bunt Pepper

Chapter 8. Basketball

• 63 Throw to a Wall Relay
• 64 Pass Around
• 65 Star Pass
• 66 Dribble Tag
• 67 Shoot for the Stars
• 68 Rebounding Trios
• 69 Professional Bump
• 70 Take-a-Break Keep-Away

Chapter 9. Football

• 71 Hot Football
• 72 Wild Flags
• 73 Round the Corners Snap
• 74 Completed Passes
• 75 Ultimate Football

Chapter 10. Hockey

• 76 Obstacle Course for Hockey
• 77 Hockey Soccer
• 78 Puck Handle Score!
• 79 3-on-2 Keep-Away
• 80 Two-Line Pass
• 81 Double-Up

Chapter 11. Soccer

• 82 Crazy Eights
• 83 Pit Ball Terror
• 84 Throw-In Ball
• 85 Split Triangle Run
• 86 Double Cone Ball
• 87 One-Goal Soccer
• 88 Dribble Goal Line
• 89 Grid Pass
• 90 2-4 Keep-Away
• 91 Jugglers
• 92 Soccer Wallballk
• 93 Soccer Volleyball

Chapter 12. Volleyball

• 94 Shower Volleyball
• 95 Balloon Volleyball
• 96 Volleyball Relay
• 97 Setting Threes
• 98 Frozen Tag
• 99 Five-Pass Volleyball
• 100 Short Volleyball
• 101 Continuous Pass

• References
• About the Author

John Byl, PhD, is a professor of physical education at Redeemer University College in Ancaster, Ontario. Dr. Byl has taught physical education and coached for more than 25 years, and he has authored several books related to games and physical activity. He is president of the Canadian Intramural Recreation Association of Ontario and is the chair of Ontario's Active Living Challenge.

Dr. Byl loves cycling and playing squash and golf. He also enjoys playing games with his family, especially his first grandson, Zachary.