State Standard: 1, 2, & 4

1. One team is on defense, positioned to “guard the gates” in the play area, while the other 2 teams are the attacking teams on offense (see starting positions on the diagram).
2. To score, attacking team players must stay in bounds, make it through 1^st gate, then across zones 1-3 (only 1 gate per zone needed), all while w/out being tagged to score a point. If the player makes it past zone 3, the player then travels via the outside perimeter to the original starting point of the game, puts a popsicle stick in the team collection area (a hula hoop or bucket can be used) to score a point for her team, then the cycle starts again by attacking the zones from the start area.
3. Safety zones (located directly after successfully passing each zone) are available for attacking team members to rest or strategize before entering the next zone.
4. The defending team can only tag the attacking team players when they are in the attack zone. Defensive players are not allowed to change the zone they are assigned to defend from the start of the game.
5. If the attacking player is tagged, she must immediately stop, return to the start area by traveling via the outside perimeter, and try again.
6. Play each round for a designated time period (90 sec to 2 minutes is suggested); each team is on defense at least one time.

Variations: Add or remove gates as you see fit. For my students, I go 2, 2, 3, which I describe in the tutorial podcast below.