FOUR QUAD (FORK WAD) Equipment: two ropes (stretch cord works well), enough colored balls so that each participant will have two and the balls will be of four different colors
(colored paper rolled into balls and taped will do), bag, stop watch
Concept: Cooperation, tossing and catching skills
Objective: See how long it takes the group to separate the balls by color into the four grids.
Task: Split the group into four equal subgroups. Each group is assigned a square, the squares are arranged similar to a four square court with no outside boundaries. Four volunteers hold up two ropes tightly separating the four groups approximately chin height. Each participant is asked to take two balls out of a bag without regard for the color.
The problem: on the instructors signal the objective is to see how long it takes the group to separate the balls by color into the four grids. The rules: the balls must be exchanged by a toss over the dividing line, the balls may only be held by the hands (no underarm stuffing), each dropped ball is a five second penalty and remains on the ground for a final count, each touch of the dividing line is a ten second penalty.
