Seven-up

  This is a playground game for 2 or 3 players that requires a wall (usually the side of a house or school building), paved ground, and a medium-sized bouncing-ball. It allows for conversation while you play and involves increasingly difficult skill levels and turn-taking, similar to jacks games. Each of seven levels is done seven times, and then repeated seven times with seven different additions. You continue up the levels until you make a mistake, at which time you turn the ball over to the other (or next) player. When your turn comes around again, you begin from the level you missed previously. The levels are as follows:

1. Throw the ball against the wall and catch it 7x.

2. Throw the ball against the wall, allow it to bounce once, and catch it 7x.

3. Throw the ball against the wall, hit it back to the wall and catch it 7x.

4. Throw the ball against the wall, hit it back to the wall, allow it to bounce once, and catch it 7x.

5. Throw the ball against the wall, allow it to bounce once, dribble it once, and catch it 7x.

6. Throw the ball against the wall, hit it back to the wall, allow it to bounce once, dribble it once and catch it 7x.

7. Throw the ball against the wall, hit it back to the wall, allow it to bounce once, dribble it once, hit it back to the wall and catch it 7x.

Once you have completed each of these seven levels, do each level again with the following additions:

1. Clap once after throwing the ball.
2. Clap twice after throwing the ball.
3. Twirl in a circle after throwing the ball.
4. Do the seven levels using only your right hand.
5. Do the seven levels using only your left hand.
6. Do the seven levels throwing the ball under your right leg.
7. Do the seven levels throwing the ball under your left leg.

 

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