For the most part, these games are going to be more
targeted towards swimming groups. These are great games you could play if you
are teaching swimming lessons or maybe a bunch of your friends bring your
children/babies to the pool together.
Tot Soccer
Yes! Soccer! Be excited all you Dads!
This game is pretty self-explanatory, however the
goal is to score on the other team (get the ball to touch the wall if you don't
have a net) while only using your child's feet. The proper way to do this is to
have them kick the water (using flutter kick) by themselves or with your
assistance to push the ball to the other side by passing it around to your teammates.
Tot Soccer Practice
A variation of that game is to have everyone get in
a circle and have your child kick the ball back and forth/ around the circle.
Again, we want them to practice their flutter kick... either on their own or
with your assistance.
Tot Baseball
Have your child start out of the water and give
them a small baseball sized toy/ball that floats... (Tennis balls work great).
Get them to throw the ball as far as they can (work on their pitching skills)
and get in the water and swim out to their ball and bring it back to the wall
for a home run (Its not exactly like baseball, but trust me your kids will love
it). Your kids can either do this by them selves, with noodles/ floaties, or
with you!
Water polo
Water polo is a real water sport and a great one to
play with older kids to work on their eggbeater/ treading water. Set up two
goal posts, either with real nets or with colourful objects marking each
side. Get a ball and play!
The goal is to score on the other team by getting
the ball in the net, or between the goal posts.
The ball is not aloud underwater and you are not
allowed to push other players underwater... but those are really the only major
rules for a basic game of water polo.
Sometimes when playing with larger groups I will implement a rule where
the players are not allowed to move when they have the ball, forcing them to
pass to other people on their team. That way everyone is sure to get a turn
eventually and there are no ball hogs.
Have Fun!
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