[Adult Sports Day] Fun Activities and Games for Grown-Ups & Classic Events

Five-person, six-legs giant ball roll

Rolling a big ball to the finish line in teams is a classic sports day event known as the “giant ball roll.” If the usual version feels too plain, how about adding a twist with a “Five-Person Six-Leg Giant Ball Roll”? Form teams of five, tie their legs together with ropes, and have them roll the giant ball while moving in a five-person, six-legged formation.

Since they can’t move their legs freely, the team’s coordination is tested even more! It’s also a great event for building camaraderie, so consider adding it to your sports day program.

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miyabi

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Bagworm relay

[New Record] If I can improve my time in the 50m sack race, I’ll totally dominate the obstacle relay, right?!

How about incorporating a “bagworm relay,” which looks adorably like a bagworm, into your mini sports day events? It’s called the bagworm relay because participants wear burlap sacks—just like what a bagworm “wears”! You use a large burlap sack, like the kind sold at hardware stores for coffee beans, to cover about half your body.

Since you can’t walk normally, you hop your way toward the finish line.

Jumping big and fast is great, but it also increases the risk of falling, so be careful—yet hurry—doing your best!

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Hula hoop relay

Hula hoop relay

This is a relay where two people run together inside a hula hoop.

Mark the start line and the turnaround point, divide into several teams, and at the starting signal, each team’s first pair runs.

They go around the turnaround point, return to the start, and pass the hula hoop to the next pair.

The team whose last pair gets back to the start first wins! If you don’t match your speeds, you might lose balance and fall, so go at the fastest pace you can manage together.

At the turnaround point, it helps to have the person on the inside act as the pivot to turn smoothly!

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sasashina

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Ball-passing game

Caterpillar ball handoff in catching

It’s a game where each team lines up in a single vertical file and transports a ball.

The person at the front holds the ball, passes it to the person behind, then moves to the back of the line, causing the whole line to advance.

The first team to reach the goal wins! Adding rules for how to pass the ball—such as passing it under the legs or over the head—makes it even more fun.

Since it’s crucial not to drop the ball, teamwork becomes very important, helping players develop cooperation and communication skills.

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Kanako

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human disentanglement puzzle

Team Communication Game: Human Knot [Sports Recreation Plan]

This is a human “untangling puzzle” that tests teamwork and brains as you unravel a complex knot of hands! Your team forms a circle, intertwines arms, and moves so that everyone’s tangle gets undone.

The tricky part is that it always feels almost solvable but not quite—like when “I’m clear over here, but the other side is still tangled,” or “we’re just wriggling around and making it even more complicated.” Keep your head cool, think at full speed without getting frustrated, read the situation calmly, and unite as a team to go for the win!

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yuri

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