YOUTH GROUP GAMES: Protect the President

Protect the President is an easy game to play at your next youth group!

PLAYERS: 8+

EQUIPMENT: 1 dodgeball

RULES:
1. All players stand in a large circle.
2. Choose two players to stand in the center of the circle: player 1 will be the president and player 2 will be the bodyguard.
3. The players forming the circle will try to hit the president with the ball.
4. They can throw the ball at the president or pass it to someone else in the circle.
5. All players, aside from the president and bodyguard, are not allowed to move from their positions.
6. The president stays in the center and tries to dodge the ball.
7. The job of the bodyguard is to protect the president from being hit.
8. Once the president is hit the bodyguard becomes the new president and the person who threw the ball becomes the new bodyguard.
9. Game play never stops, so transitions between new presidents and new bodyguards must be quick or else players will easily eliminate the new president.
10. You can play for a certain time limit, or until a certain number of presidents have been eliminated. Determine which team of bodyguard and president can last the longest in the circle.
11. Add a second ball for difficulty

Music: www.bensound.com