Clown Car Race

Team relay race with a circus twist!

• Set Up

  • Create a start and finish line

• Equipment

  • Cones (optional)

• Objective

  The goal of this game is to race as a team!

• Directions

  1. Have players make lines of 5 to 6 players behind a hula hoop. 

  2. One team member steps inside the hula hoop while the other players each hold the hoop with one hand. Instruct the person inside the hula hoop to not touch it. 

  3. Once all clown cars are assembled, the teams race to a specific spot (like cones). 4. At the end spot (the cones), teams must complete a task. For example, every student must pass through the hoop (mini-hula hoop race). 

  5. Then, another student gets in the center of the hula hoop and everyone else holds the hoop with one hand, and the team races back to the starting point. 

• Variations

  ● Create a penalty if some of the races lose contact with the hula hoop (e.g. 5 second car “break down” where they can’t move). 

  ● More obstacles during the race 

  ● Older students: student inside the hoop is blindfolded.

• Coaching Points

  • Allow players to practice

  • Pause game if there is a safety concern or someone falls down

Reflection: Relationship Skills & Social Awareness

1. How did your team work together?

2. Who had a creative way to win the game? Shout out your teammates.