Penny Soccer
This game only costs $0.01 to play…
Overview:
- # of Participants: 6+
- Where to Play: Indoors
- Age of Participants: Middle School / High School
- Approximate Time to Play: 15 to 30 minutes
- Materials: 2 Folding Chairs, 10 Pennies
How to Play:
Set up two chairs on opposite sides from each other in a mid-sized indoor space with a smooth floor. We set our chairs about 50 feet from each other. Divide your group into two teams of 3-8 people. If you have too many people, feel free to get creative with how many goals there are!
The chairs will act as the soccer goals and the pennies will be the “soccer balls”. To score, a player has to kick a penny between any two of the chair legs so that the penny passes through or sits under the area beneath the chair. This means the penny can be scored from the front, sides, or back!
Have one player from each team act as the goalie and sit in the chair. The goalie can’t move the chair, but they can use their hands as they stay seated. To start off, take a single penny and drop it into the center of the arena, and the game will commence! When someone scores, give that team a point and have everyone return to the middle for another “penny drop.” But this time, drop TWO pennies into play. Now the players will more or less divide their attention on the different pennies, which will just add to the craziness. Add a penny with each round for more and more chaos!
After the final round, whoever has the most points wins.
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