Brennball: 12 Variations for Physical Education

In this game collection you will find the game instructions for classic Brennball and many variants for physical education. In Brennball, a person from the running team throws the ball into the field and tries to run around the bases. During this time, the fielding team advances the ball to the box as quickly as possible. In the variants, the learners can overcome obstacles, climb a mat wall, run together on a gymnastics mat, or hit the ball into the field with a bat. Because the physical demands are not particularly high, Brennball can also be played well in heterogeneous classes.

This is included in the material

• Game instructions for classic Brennball with a setup diagram, material list, rules for the running and fielding teams, and scoring including home runs
• Overview of all Brennball variants at a glance
• Variant descriptions for equipment Brennball, basket Brennball, drop ball, mat Brennball, frisbee Brennball, mountain Brennball, cooperative Brennball, Brennball with different balls, moving bases, baseball Brennball, hand Brennball, and Alaska, each with a material list, setup diagram, and game description

Tips for using the material

• Change the rules together: The rules of classic Brennball can be adapted together with the learners.
• Combine variants: The variants can be freely combined with each other, for example with obstacles or a slalom course, with different bases, or with special rules such as the "catch," where a ball caught directly out of the air results in an out.
• Specify a mode of movement: As an additional rule, a mode of movement can be specified, for example hopping on one leg, running backward, or dribbling a ball while doing so.
• Involve everyone: Cooperative Brennball is suitable for actively involving children who do not get the ball as often otherwise.
• Adapt to the group: In mountain Brennball, the height of the mat wall can be adapted to the ability of the group; for less athletic children, a small box can be added as a climbing aid.
• Alternatives within the variants: Brennball with different balls can also be played with two balls, in baseball Brennball the ball is hit or thrown from a ball holder, hand Brennball can also be played as soccer Brennball, and in Alaska, instead of three people, all members of a group can run at the same time.

These skills are promoted

• Throwing, running, and catching in alternation between the running and fielding teams
• Skill and strength when overcoming obstacles in equipment Brennball
• Cooperation and coordination when four people carry a gymnastics mat together in mat Brennball
• Precise passing and running freely in cooperative Brennball
• Learn about the flight and bounce properties of different throwing objects

To match this, there is equipment Brennball with setup cards, certificates for a Brennball tournament, as well as collections with dodgeball variants and zombieball variants.