Sports Season Party in Your Own Backyard
Things don’t cool down after the fourth of July as the second half of the year means everyone’s going on football, baseball and sports mode. Don’t put away the backyard grill just yet. There are more parties to prepare for as everyone anticipates the next football picks and tailgate parties. This is a wonderful time to connect with friends and family members who share the same passion for the games, and the teams!
You can start setting the mood for summer sports season by encouraging your family and friends to play ballgames in your backyard while you prepare the house for a party.
Sports activities will get your blood pumping and help you get back into shape, which is important if you don’t want to resort to go the chemical way of dieting, like using noxycut. Not only will you be getting good exercise but you will be starting a valuable family past time. Sports activities are a great way to spend time with your kids. So get up off the couch, put down that soda, and get out in the yard for a little touch football.
If touch football is not for you, why not play a little kickball with your kids. Set up a diamond similar to a baseball diamond. Now the pitcher rolls a large soft ball, like a playground ball, on the ground to the “batter.” Only in kickball, the batter kicks the ball and runs to first base. Since the ball is soft, the fielding team can throw the ball at the runner to get him out. Since the kicker will almost always manage to kick the ball and foul balls are rare, this is a classic game to play with young kids and others who are not very athletic.
A fun family game that makes a good past time sports activity is tetherball. This rousing game can be played with one or two people. Tetherball is called that because the ball is on a tether – it is on a rope tied at the top of a pole. The ball hangs about hand level. The object is to hit the ball and make the rope wrap around the pole. The two players attempt to make the ball go different directions. If you have never played tetherball, you should give it a try. It is really fun! And it really gets you moving (and laughing!)