Rock Paper Scissors Hop

Teach players the rules of Rock Paper Scissors. 

There are three possible hand gestures;

Rock which is made with a fist

Scissors which is made by pointing your index and middle finger (like the Cub Scout sign)

Paper which is made by placing your hand flat. 

With two players there are four results. 

Rock (A fist) beats Scissors (crushes it).

Paper (An open hand) beats Rock (covers it).

Scissors (A fist with index and middle fingers extended) beats Paper (cuts it).

And a tie in which both players flash the same gesture.

Divide players into two teams. Instruct teams to line up in a single file line, with each team at opposite ends of the playing field, so that the first player on each team is standing on the first “X” at their end of the field.

Instruct players that the first player in each line will hop from “X” to “X” toward the opposing team’s end of the field until they meet. Once the players meet, they will play a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. The winner will continue to hop toward the opposing team’s end of the field, while the loser will go to the back of their own team’s line. The next player in that team’s line will hop toward the player who won, and again play Rock, Paper, Scissors when they meet. Play continues until one player from a team makes it to the opposing team’s end of the field.