Royal Rumble 🥊👑🎾
Objective:
Dodge incoming shots, stay in the ring the longest, and become the King or Queen of the Court! Great for reaction speed, decision making, and fun competition.
🏟️ Setup:
Create a square or rectangular ring using 3–4 mini tennis nets (or cones/lines if needed).
If on a tennis court, use the actual net as one of the ring sides.
Use soft balls, foam balls, or footballs for safer play.
Mark a safe zone outside the ring for eliminated players.
👟 How to Play
All players start inside the ring – no rackets at first.
Coaches stand outside the ring and gently feed or roll/throw balls in.
If a player is hit by a ball, they are out of the ring.
When out, players grab a racket and join the coaches, helping eliminate others.
Players on the outside can throw underarm/ overarm, hit with a drop-feed, or from a tee for accuracy.
The last player standing inside the ring is the winner!
SAFETY: MAKE SURE IF THEY ARE HITTING, THEY ARE ADEQUATELY SPACED. YOU COULD TRY PUTTING HITTING SPOTS/CONES DOWN THAT THEY HAVE TO HIT FROM.
Adaptations & Feathers:
For Younger Kids (ages 4–6):
Each child has 3 lives.
Give “shields” (rackets held out front) to help defend.
Allow throwing the ball back in if striking is too hard.
Use a tee to drop-feed if struggling with timing.
For Older Kids (ages 7+):
Must hit using backhands only, or serve-only challenges.
Coaches or eliminated kids can hit from a greater distance. From the ring to increase difficultly
Set time limits per round for intensity.
Bonus Feathers:
Let eliminated players earn a “life” back with a challenge (e.g., rally 5 shots with a coach).
🏆 Winning Moment:
Crown the last child “King or Queen of the Court” – give them a fun token like a toy crown or wristband.
Seasonal themed variations for your game “👑 King or Queen of the Court”, designed to keep the gameplay fresh and festive while retaining the structure and key coaching goals:
🎄 **Christmas – “Santa’s Sleigh Dodge” 🛷🎅🎁
🎯 Setup: Kids are elves in Santa’s sleigh loading zone, dodging incoming falling presents (soft balls) from mischievous snowmen (coaches outside the ring).
🎅 Out? You become a helper elf, feeding more “presents” from outside the ring.
🧝♂️ Last elf standing becomes Chief Elf and gets a jingle bell prize!
🐣 **Easter – “Egg Arena!” 🐰🥚
🎯 Setup: Players are dodging falling chocolate eggs (foam balls) launched by the Easter Bunny's helpers.
🥚 Out? They become egg-launchers!
🌟 Bonus: Catch a golden egg (yellow foam ball) to earn an extra life!
🎃 **Halloween – “Pumpkin Panic!” 🎃👻
🎯 Setup: The ring becomes a haunted graveyard!
Kids dodge haunted pumpkins (orange balls) thrown by ghosts outside the ring.
👻 If you’re “haunted,” you become a ghost too!
🧙♀️ Last survivor becomes the Pumpkin Prince/Princess and earns a spooky sticker!
💘 **Valentine’s – “Cupid’s Ring” 💘🏹
🎯 Setup: Kids are in the “Heart Arena,” dodging Cupid’s arrows (soft balls in pink/red).
💝 If hit, they become Cupid’s helpers on the outside.
🕊️ Optional twist: players inside have to hold a “love letter” (beanbag) and protect it from being knocked out of their hands!
👩👧👦 **Mother’s Day – “Breakfast Dash!” 🍳☕
🎯 Setup: Children are serving imaginary breakfast to mum – don’t spill it!
Balls = flying croissants or cups of tea thrown by “hungry family members.”
🍞 If you drop it, join the family and start lobbing more breakfast in!
👑 Last one = “Head Chef of the Court!”
👨👦👦 **Father’s Day – “Tool Shed Scramble!” 🔧🧰
🎯 Setup: Kids are dodging falling tools in dad’s messy garage (balls = hammers, spanners, etc.).
🧰 Once hit, they become helpers, tossing more tools in.
🏆 Winner becomes “Super Sidekick” and gets a pretend wrench (trophy)!