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Blanket Ball

Team building game of tossing a ball using only a blanket.

Ranks

WOLF
BEAR
WEBELOS
ARROW OF LIGHT

Specifications

Arrow of Light, Bear, Webelos, Wolf

4+

Outdoor

4

3

2

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Supply List

  • 50-inch x 60-inch throw blanket (one for each team of four or more)
  • 6” playground ball (one for each team of four or more)

Objective

 Work together as a team to throw and catch a ball using a blanket.

Set-Up

Identify a location outdoors that is clear of hazards and large enough for teams to move about.  Watch for potential hazards where a missed ball may land.

Directions

With a team of at least four, one person for each corner of the blanket, additional players can grab the sides of the blanket.  A team of four can practice throwing and catching themselves.  Team members grab hold of the blanket’s corners/edges with a 6” playground ball in the center of the blanket.   The team works together to pull the blanket tight to have the ball thrown into the air and then the team works to catch the ball in the blanket.  Have the team see how high they can get their ball to go into the air.  After the teams have developed some skill in catching their own ball, they can toss the ball toward another team to catch in their blanket.  Teams continue throwing and catching back and forth.

 

Level Up – Make a game out of it where a team gets a point every time they successfully catch the ball in their blanket.  The first team with10 points – or who has the most points after a designated amount of time – wins.

Change the ball for water balloons.

Add another ball.

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.