Cage ball
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A cage ball is a large, inflated ball
, used in many American elementary schools physical education
programs. Cage balls typically have a diameter of 48" or 60", though 72" diameter models are available, commercially.http://www.shapeupshop.com/games/cageballs.html The inventor of the cage ball is Doctor Emmett Dunn Angell.
Physical education teachers will make many uses of cage balls, but perhaps the most common use is to employ it in a pseudo-soccer game.http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:UFRROucjMcsJ:www.personal.psu.edu/cdc175/Cageball%2520Activities%2520Handbook%255B1%255D.doc+%22Cage+Ball%22+games+use+in+PE+class&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us Because of its size, the ball is virtually impossible to dribble downfield, and students simply push against it with their bodies, often with several children climbing on the ball at once. As normally inflated, the ball yields easily to pressure. Some teachers use a rule under which children are permitted only to use their legs and not kick the ball. Cage balls are also used in "cooperative games".http://www.ncpad.org/exercise/fact_sheet.php?sheet=378&view=all
Cage balls have an internal rubber bladder to contain the air. The outside is sometimes vinyl
, though for many years the covering was only made of canvas
. Although spherical (when not being pushed), the cage ball shares the American football
's "laces
", which holds the bladder in.
) is a game among primarily three teams who work together to earn points by making the other teams drop the ball.
In Lincoln, CA, Jared Amalong's high school class created a game named Cage Ball. The rules were similar to volleyball; however, a cage was used instead of a net.
Ball
A ball is a round, usually spherical but sometimes ovoid, object with various uses. It is used in ball games, where the play of the game follows the state of the ball as it is hit, kicked or thrown by players. Balls can also be used for simpler activities, such as catch, marbles and juggling...
, used in many American elementary schools physical education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
programs. Cage balls typically have a diameter of 48" or 60", though 72" diameter models are available, commercially.http://www.shapeupshop.com/games/cageballs.html The inventor of the cage ball is Doctor Emmett Dunn Angell.
Physical education teachers will make many uses of cage balls, but perhaps the most common use is to employ it in a pseudo-soccer game.http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:UFRROucjMcsJ:www.personal.psu.edu/cdc175/Cageball%2520Activities%2520Handbook%255B1%255D.doc+%22Cage+Ball%22+games+use+in+PE+class&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us Because of its size, the ball is virtually impossible to dribble downfield, and students simply push against it with their bodies, often with several children climbing on the ball at once. As normally inflated, the ball yields easily to pressure. Some teachers use a rule under which children are permitted only to use their legs and not kick the ball. Cage balls are also used in "cooperative games".http://www.ncpad.org/exercise/fact_sheet.php?sheet=378&view=all
Cage balls have an internal rubber bladder to contain the air. The outside is sometimes vinyl
Vinyl
A vinyl compound is any organic compound that contains a vinyl group ,which are derivatives of ethene, CH2=CH2, with one hydrogen atom replaced with some other group...
, though for many years the covering was only made of canvas
Canvas
Canvas is an extremely heavy-duty plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, and other items for which sturdiness is required. It is also popularly used by artists as a painting surface, typically stretched across a wooden frame...
. Although spherical (when not being pushed), the cage ball shares the American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
's "laces
Shoelaces
Shoelaces, which are also called shoe-strings, shoe laces, or boot laces, are a system commonly used to secure shoes, boots and other footwear. They typically consist of a pair of strings or cords, one for each shoe, finished off at both ends with stiff sections, known as aglets...
", which holds the bladder in.
Games
In addition to pseudo-soccer, there is also Omnikin, a Canadian game. Omnikin (also known as Kin-BallKin-Ball
Kin-Ball, also known as Omnikin, is a team sport created in Quebec, Canada in 1986 by Mario Demers, a physical education professor. The International Kin-Ball Federation counts 3.8 million participants, primarily from Canada, the U.S., Japan, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Denmark...
) is a game among primarily three teams who work together to earn points by making the other teams drop the ball.
In Lincoln, CA, Jared Amalong's high school class created a game named Cage Ball. The rules were similar to volleyball; however, a cage was used instead of a net.