Playground Olympics and
Paralympics Resource
(Mini-lympics)
With special thanks to Derby City SSP for their
development of this resource
Playground Olympics and Paralympics
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Between now and the start of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the Summer we are
challenging you to enable your pupils to try some sports that they may have never played before.
To help with this challenge, we are providing simplified set up and rules for 10 of the 46 Olympic and Paralympic
sports which we feel any school will be able to do given the equipment available in your PE store.
If you have any other ideas, please let us know!
Legacy Sport
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Following on from this resource we would like you to chose one of the new sports you try as your school’s
LEGACY SPORT.
This means that you will continue to play that sport in your school in future years as a continuation of the work
done to embrace the excitement of the Olympic and Paralympic Games being held in London in 2012.
If enough schools take up this challenge then it will potentially enable us to add new sports festivals to our SSP
competition calendar in the future giving schools the chance to develop these games and play fixtures in them
against other schools.
Playground Olympics – Sports
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Basketball
Handball
Water Polo
Hockey
Volleyball
Tennis
Archery
Playground Paralympics – Sports
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Boccia
Goalball
Sitting Volleyball
Key to symbols used
= Goal or Target player where applicable
= Cone or Marker (May vary in colour.)
= Net or Bench
= Seat (or Bench)
J
= Jack (in Boccia)
(T/E) = Teacher Explanation may be needed
Derby City SSP
Playground Olympic
Games
Basketball (Indoor or Outdoor)
Basic Set Up & Rules
Up to 5-a-side dependant on
space available.
The aim is to throw the ball into
the opponents’ goal/hoop. (2
points per Goal* – Games can be
played up to a certain number or
timed.)
Players can dribble by bouncing
the ball when moving and pass
using any technique they wish.
“Tackling” can only be done in the
form of a pass interception. (T/E)
*You could also add in an area at
each end and if a goal is scored
from outside that area 3 points are
awarded.
Equipment Required
•Cones/Markers to set out a playing area;
•Basketball if available, if not, then any ball (approx. football size) that bounces;
•Netball posts if basketball goals are not available (If you have neither, then you could
even have a player standing at each end as a “target” for the ball to be thrown to –
they could even be holding a small hula hoop for the ball to be thrown through! In this
case, make sure you are using a SOFT ball!);
•Bibs to distinguish teams.
Handball (Indoor or Outdoor)
Basic Set Up & Rules
Up to 7-a-side dependant on
space available.
The aim is to throw the ball into
the opponents’ goal. (1 point per
Goal – Games can be played up
to a certain number or timed.)
Players can dribble and pass as in
basketball.
Have an area at each end in
which players CANNOT score.
(Shown by the shaded area.)
“Tackling” can only be done in the
form of a pass interception. (T/E)
Equipment Required
•Cones/Markers to set out a playing area and goals;
•Soft (football sized) ball that can be held in one hand if
necessary and bounces;
•Bibs to distinguish teams.
Water Polo (Indoor)
Basic Set Up & Rules
Up to 7-a-side dependant on
space available.
The aim is to throw the ball into
the opponents’ goal. (1 point per
Goal – Games can be played up
to a certain number or timed.)
Players must SIT DOWN to
simulate being in water and can
only move when NOT holding the
ball. This must be done using a
“CRAB-FOOTBALL” style
movement. (T/E)
Each team only has 30 seconds to
score when they have the ball. If
they fail to do this, the ball is given
to the other team.
“Tackling” can only be done in the
form of a pass interception. (T/E)
Equipment Required
•NO WATER REQUIRED!
•Cones/Markers to set out a playing area and goals;
•Soft (football sized) ball that can be held in one hand and bounces;
•Bibs to distinguish teams.
•Stop Watch
Hockey (Indoor or Outdoor)
Basic Set Up & Rules
Up to 11-a-side dependant on
space available.
The aim is to hit the ball into
the opponents’ goal. (1 point
per Goal)
Players can dribble the ball
when moving and pass using
the stick and any technique
they wish.
The GOALKEEPER is the
only player on each team
who can touch the ball with
their hands and feet.
OR, have a small goal and
NO goalkeeper
Equipment Required
•Cones/Markers to set out a playing area and goals;
•Small ball (E.g. Tennis ball);
•Hockey sticks of any kind – 1 per player;
•Bibs to distinguish teams.
Volleyball (Indoor or Outdoor)
Basic Set Up & Rules
Up to 6-a-side dependant on space
available.
The object of the game is to get the ball
to land on the opponents’ side of the
“net”.* (1 point is won each time this is
achieved – Games can be played up to a
certain number or timed.)
A point is lost by a team if they hit the ball
OUTSIDE of the playing area that has
been set out without it bouncing.
The ball can only be hit using the hands.
Allow each team to touch the ball as
many times as they like before it is sent
back over the net. (This can be adjusted
dependant on success rates!)
*If this proves difficult, allow the ball to
bounce ONCE before it is hit. If it
bounces MORE THAN ONCE, then a
point is scored.
Equipment Required
•Cones/Markers to set out a playing area;
•Soft (football sized) ball that bounces;
•Tennis net if available. (If not, simply use benches or
cones to mark a centre line or “net”.)
Tennis (Indoor or Outdoor)
Basic Set Up & Rules
Up to 4-a-side dependant on space
available.
The object of the game is to get the ball
to bounce MORE THAN ONCE on the
opponents’ side of the “net”.* (1 point is
won each time this is achieved – Games
can be played up to a certain number or
timed.)
A point is lost by a player/team if they hit
the ball OUTSIDE of the playing area that
has been set out without it bouncing.
The ball can only be hit using the racket.
Each player/team can only touch the ball
ONCE IN TOTAL to send it back over the
net.
*If this proves difficult, allow the ball to
bounce MORE THAN ONCE before it is
hit. If it bounces MORE THAN the agreed
number of times, then a point is scored.
Equipment Required
•Cones/Markers to set out a playing area;
•Tennis ball or similar sized soft ball that bounces;
•Tennis net if available. (If not, simply use benches or
cones to mark a centre line or “net”.)
•Tennis rackets – 1 per player
Archery (Indoor or Outdoor)
Basic Set Up & Rules
5
10
15
20
Equipment Required
•Cones/Markers or Hula Hoops to set out target area(s);
•Bean bags or similar to be thrown towards the target(s).
Set out the cones/markers so that
you have a few different coloured
circles inside each other. (The
middle circle holding the highest
number of points working
outwards to the lowest number of
points at the outside circle.)
The object of the game is to throw
the bean bags as close to the
centre of the target area as
possible.
Alternatively, have coloured hulahoops laid on the floor with each
one holding a different number of
points.
NB - You could also change the
number of points depending on
how close or far away the players
are standing when they throw their
bean bags.
Playground Paralympic
Games
Boccia (Indoor or Outdoor)
Basic Set Up & Rules
J
Equipment Required
Cones/Markers to set out a playing area;
Up to 13 balls of tennis ball size or similar (Alternatively, use bean bags);
6 x one colour* for one team
6 x a different colour for the opposing team
1 x a third colour to act as the “Jack” or Target
(*Or suitably marked so that you know which ball belongs to which team);
Something for the player taking their turn to sit on. (Or a flat rubber spot to stand on)
Up to 6-a-side
The object of the game is to throw
or roll the balls to land as close to
the “Jack” as possible.
PLAYERS MUST BE SEATED
WHEN IT IS THEIR TURN TO
SEND THE BALL. (If this is not
possible then they must stand
stationary with both feet together
on a flat rubber “spot”)
Teams take alternate goes until all
the balls have been played.
At the end of each game (IE: after
6 balls each), the player, pair or
team whose ball is closest to the
Jack scores one point, and
receives an additional point for
every ball that sits closer to the
Jack than the opposition’s closest
ball. (T/E)
Goalball (Indoor)
Basic Set Up & Rules
Equipment Required
•Cones/Markers or Benches to set out a playing area and goals;
•Soft (football sized) ball that can be held in one hand if necessary.
•NB – Goalball is usually played by players with visual impairments and
so requires blindfolds and a ball with a bell in it. For the purpose of this
resource we are proposing a “sighted” version of the game. However, feel
free to have a go with the blindfolds and “bell-ball” if you wish.
Up to 5-a-side dependant on
space available.
The aim is to roll the ball into the
opponents’ goal. (1 point is won
each time this is achieved –
Games can be played up to a
certain number or timed.)
The person rolling the ball can
stand up, everyone else must start
in a kneeling position.
The defensive team can then stop
the ball using any technique they
wish.
Players stay in their own half of
the court.
NB – Goalball goals usually
stretch the whole width of the
pitch, but could be made smaller if
you wish to make the game more
difficult.
Sitting Volleyball (Indoor)
Basic Set Up & Rules
Up to 6-a-side dependant on space
available.
ALL PLAYERS MUST BE SEATED ON
THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES!
The object of the game is to get the ball
to land on the opponents’ side of the
“net”.* (1 point is won each time this is
achieved – Games can be played up to a
certain number or timed.)
A point is lost by a team if they hit the ball
OUTSIDE of the playing area that has
been set out without it bouncing.
The ball can only be hit using the hands.
Allow each team to touch the ball as
many times as they like before it is sent
back over the net. (This can be adjusted
dependant on success rates!)
*If this proves difficult, allow the ball to
bounce ONCE or even more before it is
hit. If it bounces MORE THAN the allotted
number of times, then a point is scored.
Equipment Required
•Cones/Markers to set out a playing area;
•Soft (football sized) ball that bounces;
•Tennis net if available. (If not, simply use benches or
cones to mark a centre line or “net”.)