Basque Cap

Objectives

The learner can consolidate the numbers.

Materials

A basque cap (a beret)

Preparation

Teach or repeat the numbers.

Instructions

• Divide the group into two teams, which line up across from each other. There should be 10 to 30 meters between the teams.
• Give all the learners a number, the learners facing each other get the same number.
• Appoint a team captain for each team.
• Place the basque cap in the middle of the two teams.
• Shout a number.
• The two learners with the mentioned number have to run to get the basque cap.
• The learner who succeeds in bringing the cap behind the line of his/her team and handing it over to the team captain, gets a point.
• The other learner can get a point if s/he succeeds in touching the other learner before s/he has reached the line.
• Shout a second number if no one succeeds in grabbing the cap. That way the players can develop strategies on how to act.

Variant

• You can use words instead of numbers, to consolidate specific vocabulary.
• To make the game more challenging (in terms of sport) players have to start at a specific spot or in a specific position, e.g. plank.

Tips for the instructor

Don’t let the exercise become too physical. Simply touching the opponent is enough. Punish fouls by taking away points.