Sport

Olympic Handball

As Olympic Handball becomes increasingly popular throughtout Ireland, children at Sligo School project have been playing the game for the last three years. Both boys and girls teams from the school have taken part in the primary schools championships. Both teams did exceptionally well with the boys making it as far as the All Ireland Finals.

During July 2001 some of our 6th Class pupils had the opportunity to spend three weeks in Germany where they improved their handball skills.

Three children from Sligo school Project have been selected for the Connacht Selection Team. They are Jonathan Gorman, Ruairi Lynch and Ciaran Evans. They will spend two weeks in Germany and Prague during June 2002 improving their skills.

During May 2002, Sligo School Project was involved in organising the biggest handball event to be held in Ireland. Sligo hosted an International Youth Tournament with teams from Ireland, Germany, England and the Czech Republic participating.

For more information on this exciting game contact theSligo Olympic Handball Association

FRISBEE GOLF

Place the hula hoops 15m apart (approx.) Give each hoop a number up to ten .Go in teams of two or three.Each team gets a frisbee and a score sheet.

To start the game:

A team starts by throwing the frisbee and trying to hit it into the hoop. Take turns and keep going until you get it into the hoop. Keep moving on until you finish the course.The team with the lowest number of shots at the end of the game wins.

Call On the Wall

Every one puts their foot in the bull to start. The person on the wall calls out an object. The last one to get to the object is out. The caller may call other places, first base, no. 3 on the wall, the lampost, the main door etc.

Tag Rugby

You can have from 5-10 players on a team. You wear tags and when your tag is taken off you have to pass the ball to someone on your team. Its not a rough game. You are not allowed to throw it forward you can also throw it to the side. You are not allowed to tackle people in the game. The team with the most points or tries win.

The circle game.

In the circle game, there are 5 circles and 5 five people.

Each person stands on a circle. The 4 people on the outside have

to change places with each other and the person in the middle has

to get to one of the outside circles before a person gets onto it.

Then that person’s in the middle. It’s like ‘Piggy in the Middle.’

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