Team Up Games

Our 79 Active Team Up Games

Our list of 79 fun active Team Up games are typically for our youngest age groups, however, they can be modified to be suitable for the older age groups too as fun warm up activities. The youngest age groups will engage in more of these games during their sessions, using the story based narrative and imagination to bring the games more to life. Typically they can expect to play around 5 of these games, or a couple followed by a sport, although it can often be more! The skills learnt in these games involve and improve the skills that children will later use in sport. These games are quick and fast paced to keep children's engagement.

A list of the games we provide with a short description can be found below. Don't be surprised if we add more games to this list too!

#1. Angry Gorillas

The zookepers must get from one side of the zoo to the other avoiding the bananas being thrown by the Angry Gorillas who are locked up in their cages. If the zoo keepers get hit they join the gorilla's team. Who will win, the Gorillas or the Zoo keepers?

#2 Animal Olympics

Series of animal events such as cheetah sprint, Bunny hops, Kangeroo jumps, Gorilla throws etc. Gold, silver and bronze medals for each event. How many medals will be won?

#3 Animal Races

A child chooses and animal for the whole groupto impersonate. The race begins. Who will win the race? Who will give the best impression?

#4 Back to Front

Children run a circuit at slow pace. When coach says back to front, those at the back must join the front as quickly as they can before the end of the countdown. How many will make it to the front in time?

#5 Ball Tag

Taggers try to tap others with their ball (no throwing). If succesful, they pass the ball to hat player who must tag someone new. Who will survive the round untagged?

#6 Banana Tag

The Banana Taggers must tag others to turn them into bananas. Players must evade the taggers and free their tagged friends by peeling the banana. How many points will the banana tagging team get?

#7 Base Race

Teams start opposite and when their number is called they race to the other teams base. Which team will get to the other team's base first and win the most points?

#8 Beans on Toast

Coach calls out different types of beans for children to act out. Baked bean- curl up. Jelly bean- wobble, Runner bean- run, Long bean- stretch out, Chilli bean- shiver, Jumping bean- jumps, String bean- make thin line, Beanie baby- act like baby, Mr.Bean- make others laugh with funny dance, French bean- bonjour! Beans on Toast- all get together in circle.

#9 Blob Tag

1 blob tagger starts. When they tag a player they join together. 4 can seperate into 2 blobs. Continue until all tagged. Can anyone escape the blobs?

#10 Bomb squad

Baddies select which balls are the bombs. The bomb squad then come in and choose how many balls they'd like to take. If they stop without touching a bomb they earn that many points. If they touch a bomb they explode and they get zero points. Each round an additional bomb is added. Which team will end with the most points?

#11 Bucket and Sandcastle

The bucket team turn cones into buckets. The Sandcastle team turn cones into sandcastles. Which team will have the most?

#12 Bug Party

Children are told a story about a bug's day getting ready for their bug party. They act out the actions from the story. After the bug party they must gather food from the dark forest whilst avoiding the spiders. Can the bugs gather enough food for the next bug party?

#13 Capture the flag

The children on one side have to cross the middle line into the other team's zone to collect their flag and bring it home without being tagged whilst the other team are doing the same. Game can include more than 2 teams, more flags and jails/spawn points. Which team will capture the flag?

#14 Cat and Mouse

Cats chase the mice and try to take their tails. If they lose their tail they join the cats team. How many mice will be able to evade the cats?

#15 Chameleon Tag

Tagger changes every 10 secs. If tagged they are frozen until the new tagger begins. Play until all have been a tagger. Who will be the ultimate chameloen tagger?

#16 Chicken Run

Child holds ball between legs. They must move from their coup to the nest and lay their egg. Once they have they run back to their coup and tag their teamate who will then have their turn. Which flock will lay the most eggs?

#17 Chicken, Twin Hero

Tagger in middle circle. They select a player and ask chicken twin or hero? chicken-all must run past tagger. Twin- they and a friend run past tagger. Hero- Solo run to the end. Chicken can only be played 3 times and no action must be played twice in a row. How many will cross?

#18 Coconut shy

Children throw coconuts at the shy (Dodgeballs on cones). Team with most knocked off coconuts win. Who will knock them all off?

#19 Colour React

Children start in middle and react to coaches call by touching coloured cone with hand (or collect if many). Can be steup as NESW or scattered. Winner gets point. Which team will win the most points by reacting the quickest?

#20 Cross the river

Teams start in opposite rivers. They must get from one bank to the other without being tagged by the other team who are doing the same crossing from the other side.

#21 Dead End

Line tag variation. Escapaists must stay clear of catchers. If tagged catchers pass ball to player and player is stuck blocking a line. 1 escapaist has the role to free stuck players by catching the ball from the stuck player and putting ball in scoring zone. How many points will the free-er get, how many players will the tagger get and who will be left stuck at the end of the game?

#22 Dodgeball Tag

Players each start with 1 dodgeball in large area. Players can move anywhere in the area and tag someone by throwing their ball at someone's leg. If tagged the player sits and leaves their ball on the floor. If playing in teams, player sat down can be revived and freed if a player decides to throw them their ball and they catch it from 5 steps away. Players that are in can collect stray balls and hold a maximum of 2. Who will be left standing at the end?

#23 Falling Flamingos

Children must stay on one leg the longest without falling. Variation of grandmas keys or musical statues. Who will fall and have to restart? Who will get to the end first?

#24 Four square

Children must try to get an opponent out. If you win you move up a square. If out you go back to the start. How many times will the number 1 player stay at the top?

#25 Four way Dodgeball

Children play dodgeball with 4 squares side by side. Any square can be a target. Players must stay in square. Play until all balls are out of play or only 1 team remains. Teams score points on how many players are still in. Variation that involves goals behind each square and goalkeepers.

#26 Frozen / Musical statues

Children must move until the coach says to freeze (or music stops). Anyone moving is out. Who will last to the end?

#27 Get out of here

1 player per safe zone. If zone is occupied a player can go up to them and say 'get out of here'. when called the player must leave the safe zone and find another. Taggers on outsides trying to tag others. Taggers pass ball to player they have tagged. Who will remain untagged?

#28 Gladiators

Players must retreive balls from gladiator circle without being tagged. If tagged they join the gladiator team. Next round they must put ball back in without being tagged. Variation, each team has an area to bring the ball back to. Can they get past the gladiators?

#29 Golden ball

Children must knock-off or collect the other teams golden ball without being tagged/hit by opponent's ball. Which team will protect their golden ball?

#30 Grandmas Footsteps

Children move from the startline towards the finish. When the caoch says freeze the children must stay still. If they move they must go back to the start. Who will get to the other side first?

#31 Grandmas Keys

Children creep up on grandma and try to take her keys. If they make too much noise grandma will turn round. If she sees someone move they must go back to the start. Who will be spotted moving? Who will get the keys?

#32 Homebase

Children must get to their home base which is being guarded by the guarder with limited time. How many points for the guarder? Who will get back safely?

#33 Home tag

1 team faces north, the other south. Both on the middle line. Each team picks a side name. If team A is called, A must run to their home and B must turn and try and catch them. How many will get home safely?

#34 Honeybear

The bees are tyring to get their honey back from the bears who are guarding it asleep by their cave. The bees must creep up and try and not wake them up. If the bears awaken they will chase the bees back to the bee hive. Bees will try and take 1 pice of honey back to their hive. Will the bess get their honey back? Will the bears keep some honey?

#35 Hot Potato

Children throw and catch in a circle. If someone drops the ball they have 10 secs to retrieve itand touch someone else. If they get hit they have to hot someone else before the time is up. Who will be left with the potato at the end?

#36 Hungry Hippos

The Hippos must collect as much food as they can from the middle before the food is gone. Which Hippo team will eat the most food?

#37 Late for school

Children are told a story about a child getting ready for school and must act out the actions with the coach. Each day when they get to school they find a problem and have to get back to sleep to try and get back to school on time the enxt day. Will they ever get to school on time?

#38 Mini-Dodgeball

Children aim to hit players on the other team. 1 point per hit. Which team will hit the most players and get the biggest score?

#39 Mirror Tag

The children run to avoid being tagged. When tagged they must make a shape or movement. They can be freed by a friend who mirrors the action. How many will be tagged? How many will be freed?

#40 Mr Men and Little Miss

The coach calls out Mr Men and Little Miss characters and the children follow the action. Who will make the best Mr Men or Little Miss actions?

#41 Numbers

Each team gives players a number. When number is called the player must run to the middle and try to score past the opponent. Which team will score the most goals?

#42 Opposite day

Children do opposite of coach request. If says stand they sit. If catch they drop etc. If they get it wrong they are out. Who will be left standing, or do I mean sitting?

#43 Pacman

Taggers staart in circle and stay on lines to tag as many children as possible. If tagged children become taggers too. Who will avoid being tagged? Can the taggers work together to block the others?

#44 Pirate Adventure

Children go on a pirate adventure across the seven seas! They will follow the capture by shouting 'aye aye captain' proceeded by acting out the order such as scrubbing the deck, climb the rigging, prep the feast, look out the telescope, being under attack and fire the cannon, wlak the plank, swim past the crocodiles, follow the map and dig for treasure. Will the pirates capture the treasure and return home safely?

#45 Pokemon battle

3 way dodgeball or tag game. Water team beats fire, Fire team beats grass, Grass team beats water. Play a game where only certain teams can defeat the other. Elemantal team with most players left at the end wins. Players can choose their favourite pokemon of that type. Can catch a pokemon by throwing their dodgeball at that pokemon. When caught player must either join that team or sit on side (depending on the rules of that round). Which element will come out on top?

#46 Popcorn Machine

Children in the inner circle are the popcorn machine team and the children on the outside are the cinema workers. The popcorn machine throws out the popcorn around the conema and the workers must put it back in. Which team will have the least amount of popcorn?

#47 Remote control

Children move around the area whilst the coach presses the magic remote control. Play-run, pause-freeze, fast forward- sprint, slow motion- slow down, rewind- move backwards, record- silly dance, change the channel- different movement. Who will react the quickest to the buttons?

#48 River Bank

Game starts with children in middle line. Caller shouts river bank or bridge. If river- jump to left. If bank jump to right. If bridge one foot on both sides. If someone goes to the wrong side they are out. Who will last the longest to win?

#49 Rhythm Master

One player is detective and one is the rhythm master. The rhythm master chooses a dance/action and others must copy. When the coach says change, the rhythm master must change their action with others copying. The detective has 3 guesses to try to catch the rhythm master! Can the detective spot the rhythm master or will they stay undedected?

#50 Robin Hood

Rob from the rich to give to the poor. Children take balls from other teams areas and bring back to their own. Variation they take from one team but cannot give to themselves must give to another team. Tactically which teams will they help?

#51 Rocket Ships

Children visit different planets whilst avoiding the meteors and shooting stars that come tehir way! Who can get to the final destination in one piece?! Who may encounter the aliens?

#52 Rock, Paper, Scissors Race

Children hop 1 stepping stone at a time towards tehir opponents base. When they meet in the middle the 2 must have a rock, paper or scissors battle. The winner stays and continues to move closer to the opponent. The loser must return to the back of their teams line. Play continues until 1 team gets all the way to the other teams base. Who will conquer in a race to the base?

#53 Sandmonster

The children run around an area. The coach randomly calls out a child's name who then becomes the sand monster and tries to tag as many friends as possible. When tagged the child is stuck in quicksand. Only untagged players can be tagged or be the sandmonster. Game continues until all are stuck or time is up. Who can evade the sand monster?

#54 Shark Attack

Children swim around teh sea with sharks not far behind them. When the coach shouts shark attack, the swimmers must get an island before the sharks eat them for their dinner! If the children are eaten they become sharks for the next round. Who will swim to safety? Will the sharks eat everyone before the time is up?

#55 Sharks and Surfers

Surfers try to ride the waves and get from the sea to one of the 4 islands on the sides without being eaten by the sharks. Can they make it to one of the 4 islands before being eaten by the sharks?

#56 Sharky Sharky

The fishes try to get past the hungry sharks. The sharks say 'hey fishy fishy swimming in the sea' and the fishes reply 'hey sharky sharky you can't catch me'. The fishes then try to get past the sharks. Can the fish swim past the sharks?

#57 Shepherd and Sheep

Shepherds start in their pen around the sides. Sheep are in the field in the middle. When the game starts the shepherds must tag as many sheep as they can. When tagged the sheep go to that colour pen. Any sheep left at the end stay in the field. If there are more in the field then the winning shepherd the sheep win. Who will have the most? Can the sheep evade the shepherds or will the shepherds catch the sheep?

#58 Shipwrecked from Danger Island

Children swim to an island before the countdown ends. The coach calls out a colour at random and this is the danger island. Anyone on that island is shipwrecked. Variation shipwrecked islanders must swim to a new island before the sharks eat them. Who will stay alive? Who will become shipwrecked?

#59 Shopping List / Supermarket Sweep

Coach calls out their shopping list. If they call a food type the children must run tot he colour shelf before the others. The last one to the line is out as they are out of food. Who will get to the end with a full trolley?

#60 Skittles

Children's feet are glued to the floor but they can move their body to evade the oncoming bowl from the coach. If they are hit they are out. Who will survive?

#61 Slalom

Children run around the winding course and ski down the slope. Who will get the fastest time?

#62 Sleeping Lions

Children find a comfy spot and rest. If they can stay still they stay in the agme. Any movement and the lions awaken. Who will stay asleep the longest? Who will make it to the end?

#63 Snakes in the grass

Snakes are in a circle with children moving around the outside. If they go too close the snakes can get them and will join the snakes. When the coach calls release the snakes the snakes leave the grass area and try to catch as many children as they can before the coach calls for the snakes to go back to the grass. Will the snakes get all the children?

#64 Snakey Snakey

The children must cross the lake without being touched by a snake! The snake allows some to pass and will give them clues as to who can pass each round before others must try to get past the snake. If caught, they join as snakes for the next round. Who will get the furthest? Can the snakes catch everyone?

#65 Star Wars

Space cadets must run from the start line to the finsih line (round outer circle) trying to avoid meteors being thrown by the aliens (on inner circle). Can the space cadets get to the palnet safely?

#66 Stepping Stones

The children must use the stepping stones to get them from one side of the river to the next. They must try not to fail in the river along the way or the hungry crocodiels and hippos will eat them up! Can be a race or continuous cycle to see how many get through. How quickly can they get to the end? Who will fall in the river?

#67 Superhero Tag

Hero can free children. Villains are the taggers. Some have special powers. Will good prevail?

#68 Team Tag

Team captains wear colour bib and start on coloured cone. Other players start in the middle section. Captains try to convert players into their colour by tagging them and saying the colour. Once tagged, the player then can convert other players too. All players other than captains wearing bibs colour can be changed. When the time is up, players join their colour team to see who has won. Which team captain will have converted the most children?

#69 Tic Tac Toe

2 teams, 0 and X. 1st person from each team runs and place their 0s or Xs on the board. They then run back and hi5 their team mate who then goes next. This continues until a team have 3 in a row. If all squares are full without a 3 in a row the next person will either remove a 0 or X or add to a free space when available when it is their turn to do so. Which team will get 3 in a row?

#70 Ticking Time Bomb

Children are told how long the round will be and then must pass the bomb to each other without dropping it. If they drop it, or are holding the bomb when the time is up they are blown to simthereens! Who will survive the explosion?

#71 Tidy Your Garden

Children must tidy their garden by getting rid of their rubbish and throwing it over the fence. The neighbours are doing the same at the same time. The winners are the team who has the least rubbish and the tidiest garden. Which garden will end the tidiest?

#72 Traffic Lights

Children drive their cars on the roads trying to crash into others. When the traffic light changes, the children must either go or stop. If they drive through a red light they will get caught by the police. Will the cars avoid crashing? Who will get to their destination safely?

#73 Trick Tag

The taggers stand in the middle. The challengers line up one behind the other. In turns the first person must try to trick the tagger by changing direction and run around them to get to the other line safely. If tagged they join the middle taggers. If the runner succeeeds, they rejoin the back of the challengers line and stay in. Who will last to the end?

#74 Trip to the beach

Coach acts out their day of going on a trip to the beach. First they get ready at home, then they pack the car and drive to the beach before having some fun adventures on the beach! What will the children encounter on their day out?

#75 Ultimate Tag

Every player is a tagger. If tagged they must crouch down and watch the player that tagged them. If the player that tagged them gets tagged by someone else the original player can get up and run around again. If a tie rock paper scissors determins who is seated. Who will end the game standing?

#76 What's the Time Mr.Wolf

Children ask the wold what the time is and walk towards the Wolf that many steps (1-12). At any time the Wolf can say dinner time and will chase the children back to the start. How many people will the Wolf eat?

#77 Yoga Shapes

The children try to imitate the yoga positions on the card. Can they do the perfect starfish or snake? Children can try to copy the card or show a variation of their own! At the end of each shape the coach will call out who has done the best yoga shapes. Who will do the best shape?

#78 Zombie Apocolypse

Children must run to the other street without being infected by the zombies. If they lose 1 tag belt they are infected. If they lose 2 they have become fully infected and have turned into a zombie. Who will survive and get to the hospital to collect the cure to save the world?

#79 Zone Defence

Children in small sided teams inside their zone. They must keep balls out of their zone. Variations all v all where children put balls into other teams zones. 1 defender team against everyone who can use the whole area not just their zone. Who will defend their zone the best?