HOPE 4

• According to the World Health organization, aquatic recreational activities can be beneficial to health and well-being. Swimming pools, beaches, lakes, rivers, dams, falls and spas provide environments for exercise, rest and relaxation, and fun.
• The water’s buoyancy makes exercising easy.
• Ninety percent of the body is buoyant when the water is up to the neck.
• Water offers continual resistance to every move in all directions, that is, around 12 to 14 % more resistance than exercising on land.
• Water - natural and adjustable weight-training machine
• water dispenses heat more efficiently, so there is less chance of overheating because the water’s cooling effect relieves the body.
• Games are an example of a recreational activity. They :

  1.      may be done indoor or outdoor

  2.      may be played individually, by pairs or by groups or teams

  3.      may need props and tools

  4.      aim at enjoyment, learning or exemption

  5.      are guided by purpose, structure and rules

  6.      require mental, physical or psychological prowess

  7.      may vary according to the ages and sexes of players
• Group games:

  1. tug of war
  2. samson, delilah, and the lion
  3. rabbit, wall, and soldier
  4. touch ball
• tug of war: pits two teams against each other in a test of strength
• samson, delilah, and the lion: will choose which character to play when they face their opponents.
• Samson – Grunt and flex muscles; beats Lion
• Delilah – put hands on hips and shake hips back and forth; beats Samson
• Lion – show fangs and claws and growl; beats Delilah
• rabbit: hop and put index and middle fingers together above the ears; beats Wall
• wall: put hands in front of opponent as if blocking them; beats Soldier
• soldier: kneel as if firing a rifle; beats rabbit
• kickball: have the players of one team return the ball from the home base to the field and then circle the bases while the other team tries to stop them by ragging them “out” with the ball before they can return to the home base; diamond field
• kickball composes of 9 players
• kicker is out if 3 strikes are called (foul ball is counted)
• kicker is out if ball reaches first base before the kicker
• kicker is out if ball is caught by any of the defensive players
• kicker is out if kicker is tagged or hit by a defensive player
• base runner is out when s/he loses the right to the base because ball reaches it first
• base runner is out when s/he cannot go back to former base because it is already occupied by teammate
• base runner is out when tagged or hit by a defensive player
• relay games: played between two or more teams. Some members of the team start and those who remain wait for their turn and eventually join as the game progresses.
• relay games - played between two or more teams. Some members of the team start and those who remain wait for their turn and eventually join as the game progresses.

   
• tap me needs a bandana and cones/obstacles
• tap me - Done by pairs – front player is blindfolded, back player (guide) places hands on partner’s shoulders
• zigzag relay: Played by two teams who assemble behind the starting line
• zigzag relay: First player assume kneeling position on the first marker with palm flat on the ground
• zigzag relay: Next player will jump over the first player like in the luksong baka and assume same position on the next marker
• checkers:

  • a game for two players
  • Each player has 12 discs or checkers which are placed on the black squares
  • black checkers always move first
  • play proceeds alternately
  • checkers may only move forward from their initial positions
• checkers two types of moves: capturing and non-capturing
• checkers: eliminate all opposing checkers or make it impossible for an opponent to execute any move
• checkers: light colored squares are never used
• GoTG: also called salpakan
• GoTG: designed for two players and requires the use of logic, stimulating armies at war trying to outflank and outmaneuver each other
• In GoTG, there is an arbiter – a neutral third person – act as a judge in the challenge by looking at the pieces, applying piece ranks and eliminating the weaker piece
• GoTG game board: 9x8 squares or 72 plain squares