{"id":17331,"date":"2019-03-18T09:57:12","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T13:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?p=17331"},"modified":"2023-01-18T15:13:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T20:13:30","slug":"catapult-pe-game-for-student-fitness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/catapult-pe-game-for-student-fitness\/","title":{"rendered":"Catapult PE Game For Student Fitness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/catapult-activity-physed.png\" alt=\"catapult activity physed\" width=\"420\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/catapult-activity-physed.png 611w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/catapult-activity-physed-220x178.png 220w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/catapult-activity-physed-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/catapult-activity-physed-370x300.png 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My name is Lindsay Karp, I teach physical education and health at Bret Harte Elementary and A. Russell Knight Elementary in Cherry Hill, NJ.<\/p>\n<p>Catapult is a fun, energizing game that focuses on multiple fitness components and creativity. I first saw this game on Twitter from another PE teacher who I could not find again, so just wanted to give a shout out if you are reading this, thank you! I modified this game to make my students more successful within their skill-set. I used this game during our \u201cHealth and Wellness\u201d week while we discussed fitness components and nutrition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>28 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/big-10-bowling-pins-W5267\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bowling pins<\/a> (14 on each side)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/sports-and-pe\/coach-and-instructor-resources\/flags-cones-and-spot-markers\/cones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cones<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>4 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/search\/index.php?q=Rest+Mats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mats<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>12 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/sports-and-pe\/balls\/gator-skin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gator Skin balls<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Set-Up:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Split the gym with 10 cones down the half court line<\/li>\n<li>14 pins set-up on each baseline<\/li>\n<li>2 mats behind the cones on each side<\/li>\n<li>Gator Skin balls can be tossed on each side<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Health and Wellness week! Ss working on muscular strength while playing their new favorite game Catapult!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/physed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#physed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/workthoseabs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#workthoseabs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/buildingstrongknights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#buildingstrongknights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARKknights1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ARKknights1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PSGAdAkO5R\">pic.twitter.com\/PSGAdAkO5R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lindsay K (@PeMrskarp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeMrskarp\/status\/1093482427132112896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Activity Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>NOTE: I have large classes, so this can always be modified for smaller classes<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Teams have two jobs &#8211; Catapults and Runners.\u00a0Each team will have 6 catapults (students on the mat) and the rest of the team are Runners.\u00a0The Runners&#8217; job is to retrieve gator balls and give them to the Catapults &#8211; they cannot guard the pins.\u00a0Once Catapults get a ball, they do a sit-up and then throw the ball to knock over the pother teams\u2019 pins.\u00a0Catapults switch every 2 minutes to allow for correct form and rest time.\u00a0Once Catapults switch, they then become Runners. The first team to knock down all 14 pins is the winner.<\/p>\n<p>I add different levels each round, so the above is Level 1.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level 2:<\/strong> Played like level 1, but add:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Catapults can throw and hit moving target shoulders and below, that Runner goes off to the side and performs 5 of an exercise of their choice (jumping jacks, push-ups, knee highs, lunges)<\/li>\n<li>If Runners catch the ball thrown from the Catapults, the Catapults goes to the side side and performs 5 of an exercise of their choice (jumping jacks, push-ups, knee highs, lunges)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Level 3:<\/strong>\u00a0Played like level 1 &amp; 2, but add:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 guards for each team<\/li>\n<li>Guards have to stay in their zone (baseline to red tape, a few feet in front of the pins)<\/li>\n<li>Guards can use a gator ball to deflect the throw<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Level 4:<\/strong> Played like level 1, 2, &amp; 3, but add:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guards can throw to try and knock down the pins on the other side<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each level can be modified as needed and grades 1-5 can play this game!<\/p>\n<p>My students LOVED this game! Once they understood the basics, we kept adding levels for challenge and differentiation. They got such a great workout the whole time! This is a new house favorite!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/catapult-activity-PE.png\" alt=\"catapult activity PE\" width=\"425\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/catapult-activity-PE.png 425w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/catapult-activity-PE-220x179.png 220w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/catapult-activity-PE-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/catapult-activity-PE-368x300.png 368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Other Teachers Who Tried &#8220;Catapult&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coach\u00a0Payne (@HomesteadPE) tried this activity with his students and created his own unique version. See his video below.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Loved your tweet on catapult game. Did my own version after I saw it. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/alaskape?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#alaskape<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HomesteadPE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HomesteadPE<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/catapultpegame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#catapultpegame<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A53U6wf03P\">pic.twitter.com\/A53U6wf03P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Coach Payne (@HomesteadPE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HomesteadPE\/status\/1096114423997984768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>About the Author:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17337 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/linsday-karp-pe-teacher.png\" alt=\"linsday karp pe teacher\" width=\"125\" height=\"221\" \/>Lindsay Karp is currently an elementary physical education teacher in Cherry Hill, NJ. 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