Bench Ball

Equipment: Netball like ball, two benches or similar at either end of the pitch
Stolen from: My school PE teacher

The aim of the game is to get all of your team onto your bench.

Split the group into two teams (Boys vs girls works well) and appoint one person in each team to be the first person on the bench; they stand on the bench on the opposite end of the pitch from their team.

I usually play using basic netball rules, ie no running with the ball or using your feet. Players try and throw the ball to the person on their bench; if they catch it, the person who threw the ball stands on the bench with them and joins in catching. The winning team is the team that gets all their players on the bench.

I try and be quite strict about not letting people on the bench swap places with people still on the pitch because it gets rid of the tactical parts of the game.