{"id":16713,"date":"2019-01-18T10:17:44","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T15:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?p=16713"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:47:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:47:32","slug":"7-fun-tournament-ideas-keep-group-active","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/7-fun-tournament-ideas-keep-group-active\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Fun Tournament Ideas to Keep Your Group Active"},"content":{"rendered":"

Help your group recognize American Heart Month this February by scheduling fun tournament games to play throughout the month that will keep them active while exercising their heart. These activities can be altered to fit any group age, from young kids to teens, and senior residents.<\/p>\n

Bowling Tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Instead of providing a regular bowling activity, organize a fun bowling tournament for your group. Use your regular bowling pins, or a fun jumbo bowling set<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for the tournament.<\/p>\n

Before the activity, divide your group into teams, and have each team keep their own score using bowling score pads. Be sure to award the winning team with trophies<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for their victory.<\/p>\n

If you have many teams who want to participate, in which one bowling set would not work, be creative and create your own bowling sets, like using 2-liter bottles for the pins and rubber balls<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0as the bowling ball.<\/p>\n

Putt Putt Tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Encourage your group to channel their inner Arnold Palmer or Jack Nicklaus as you host a fun putt putt tournament. To play, simply set up your choice of golf putting green<\/a> <\/strong>or\u00a0automatic putter<\/a><\/strong> in your Activity Room for them to try to make putts.<\/p>\n

To make the game easier for older adults, create a larger target for residents to putt into. For example, invert a large box and place it on the floor. Then cut a large hole in the side of the box so residents can putt their ball so that it travels into the large hole. Award a point for each putt that is made.<\/p>\n

Tennis Tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Set up a tennis net<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in your Activity Room for your group to play a fun game of seated tennis. Simply pass out plastic tennis rackets<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for them to hit a soft foam ball<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>back and forth over the net. If you need to slow down the game a bit for older adults, consider using an inflated balloon instead of the foam ball.<\/p>\n

For the tournament, have teams play one another, and then have the winners of those games play each other until there is only one winning team left.<\/p>\n

Frisbee Tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Turn your Activity Room into a fun place to play a Frisbee game. Instead of using the common plastic Frisbees, provide residents with foam discs<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to see which team can successfully hit their target.<\/p>\n

Set up a few targets \u2013 below are a few suggestions. See which team can successfully hit their target. Award points for each successful throw.<\/p>\n