Statue Tag

Warm Up Games

STORYLINE
Today we are playing Statue Tag. Your goal is to avoid being tagged and turned into a statue.

INSTRUCTIONS

• I will select one person to start out as the tagger and one person as the un-freezer.
• Before the game begins, spread out onto the field.
• When I say, “GO!” the tagger will try and tag you.
• The tagger may only use two-finger butterfly tags.
• If you are tagged or go out-of-bounds, you must freeze like a statue.   
• You can only be freed if the un-freezer tags you.
• We will begin a new round when I select a new tagger and a new un-freezer.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach:
  • Play on a half-field only.  
  • Depending on class size, increase the number of taggers and un-freezers.
  • For increased difficulty, have students wear flags.
  • Have taggers and un-freezers wear flags to tell who they are.