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Part of Archery - Open Season

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Divide the group into two even teams and assign them a playing half each (use the centre line if played on a court OR mark out boundaries using cones). Players from one team will have three arrows each (this can varry depending on group size) and stood at the end of their area, whilst the other team will each be assigned an animal that they must remember (zebra, bear, tiger, monkey etc). Place cones down the centre line that will act as food for the animals to collect. When the coach/ref calls out an animal, they must run out to collect food (one per person) and run back to their end without getting hit. Players may shoot as many arrows as they like during a round, bear in mind they only have a limited amount each. Rounds should last for 10-20 seconds which should be a sufficient amount of time for animals to collect food. Once all arrows have been fired, count up the teams collected food and swap roles. The team that manages to collect the most food will be declared winners. 

RULES:

- If a player gets hit, they must return to their teams line at the end of the court
- If ALL animals get hit during a round, then the round will end and commence a new round selecting a different animal
- If a player gets hit whilst carrying food, they then must place the food on the ground where they got hit and return to their teams line. 
- If the coach/ref calls out "OPEN SEASON", then ALL animals will run to collect food!
- Players are not to move while shooting arrows - must stay at the end of the court on their teams line. 

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