Active sport games for team building
Three Ball Soccer
This is soccer. Soccer with not just one ball, not just two balls, but three balls! You'll need three...
Chairball
Set up your hall like a foosball table: With chairs as the black and white team. The 'black' chairs...
Blinded Volleyball
Have your group split up into two teams and set up like they are going to play volleyball. Then...
Niteball
Setup: Sticky-tape a ring of glow-sticks to the opening of the bins, one colour per bin. then place the...
Proper Dodgeball
The most popular game at our Youth Group (played just like in the movie 'dodgeball'). Two teams line up...
Ultimate Soccer
Each team selects a "goalie" who will stand on a platform. The goal is to get the soccer ball...
Team Bump
Divide group into 2 teams and have them stand on opposite sides of basketball hoop in parallel lines. If playing...
Ultimate Frisbee
Divide the group into 2 teams. Create a playing field with 2 "end zones" which are essentially rectangles marked out with 4...
NetTag
Create two teams out of your youth group. We usually separate with girls vs boys but that's not necessary...
Bacon
An action oriented game good for medium and large sized groups. Similar to football and ultimate, two teams try...
Newspaper Hockey
This is a fantastic game that gets even the quite kids involved. This game can be played with 10-25...
Chinese Kickball
This is kind of like a normal game of kickball except there is only one pitcher--no outfielders, and everyone...
Speed Ball
Divide the kids into two teams, even numbers of guys and girls on both team work best! Make one...
Outpost
Players are separated into equal teams and given their own colored flag-football flags which are worn around their waist....
Big Ball Volleyball
1. Sort your youth group into two teams and then move them to the volleyball court laid out earlier. 2. With...
Benchball
Start with half the benches at on end of the hall and the other half at the other. Split...
Scoop Ball Lacrosse
Basic Rules: Pass the ball teammate to teammate and try to score a goal for your team (lacrosse-style) Explanation:...
Dodgeball
The timeless classic game - dodgeball - requires little set up effort and is always a winner. There are...
Nuke 'Em
1. Create 2 teams. 2. Begin the game by throwing the ball over the net. 3. The goal of the game is to...
Matt Ball
The two bases are at opposite ends (much like the distance of a basketball court). Each base has one...
Confederate Rugby
Rugby, I am generally advised, is a glorious sport that demonstrates the very pinnacle of human achievement, or some...
Milk Jug Lacrosse
Each person has a milk jug. There are no boundaries set. Each team has a goal they are to...
Action Netball
You get 2 chairs sitting on the opposite ends of the playing area. Then you separate your group into 2 teams....
Atlas Shrugged
1. Split your group into 2-4 teams. Each team has a Frisbee and an end zone. 2. They start in the...
Cornhole
The long-time favourite American classic game of Cornhole, otherwise known as beanbag toss or sack toss, is a fantastic...
Poisonous stump
Want your friends to fall into the poison zone? Then this is the perfect game for you! Get ready...