Simple putting game for 2 to 4 players. 5-10 minutes of fun and mildly competitive putting practice.
Category: Games and challenges
The game does not have a clear end point or overall winners. The idea is that it adapts to everyone’s putting level until it is an even competition, and everyone’s team will eventually win a round.
Putting game for two teams. Good 5-10 min warmup.
Two players or teams compete with each other. The game has gotten popular the last couple of years also on social networks.
It’s somehow very satisfying to launch a disc at an exercise ball. It also helps get rid of the common mistake of throwing the disc too high.
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Name Games
In team sports, learning names is usually easier than in individual sports. “Pass the ball, Tommy!” is a good motivator to learn your team-mates name. It is really important for the coach to know the players names – as it helps connecting with the kids and makes it easier to keep things organized. There are lots of good games that help in learning names. Here are a couple of examples.
Name hunting
- Divide the group into teams of 5 people.
- Everyone writes their name on a piece of paper.
- The team makes sure they know each others names.
- The name-tags of all teams are mixed and taken 10 m away with the text side down.
- The task of the teams is to retrieve the names of their own team to the starting point one by one.
Name circle
- A classic. In the ring, the first person says their own name, the second repeats the first and their own.
- This pattern is repeated through the whole circle. Of course, the coach is the last one on fire.
Throwing all kinds of objects is good for a disc golfer. Besides, it’s great for warming up.
A bit like biathlon, except without the shooting and the skiing. A simple team game with running and putting.
A putt version of the traditional head-to-head game. A fun putting game that encourages creative putts.
The fastest way to retrieve a thrown disc is not to retrieve it at all! You should use catch as a warm-up and for approach training. The following games make use of this ingenious invention.
Supplies
All you need for these games is open space and one putter per pair.
Rules
Catch Challenge
Each pair plays catch with each other. The disc should be caught without taking any steps. The distance between the pair should be determined based on their age and skill-level.
- Two variations:
- Keep the distance constant. How many catches did you get out of 20 throws? This can be used for practicing both putts and approaches. In the approach-practice you can draw a circle on the ground around the player. The player is allowed to catch the disc within the circle.
- For each successful catch, the thrower takes one step back. How far apart can you get?
- Note: The longer the throwing distance, the more distance you need between pairs for safety.
Catch Relay
- The goal is to advance a certain distance, across a finish line, without dropping the disc. Catches must be made without taking steps.
- The first thrower becomes the next catcher (2) after a successful catch (1).
- The pair can choose the distance from which each catch is attempted
- The thrower may only start running after the catcher has caught the disc and shouted “Catch!”
- If the disc is dropped or the catcher has to take steps to catch the disc, the disc must be returned to the thrower for another try.
