Summary
Pass an imaginary ball around circle. Each person adds a sound and gesture when catching/throwing. Throw a ball to a person and with it goes a noise. They catch it, repeat the noise, then send the ball elsewhere with a new noise. Also called Noise Ball or Soundball.
How it plays
- Players stand in a circle. One makes a sound while miming a throw, using eye contact and a gesture to show who gets the ball.
- The catcher first repeats that exact sound while miming the catch. Then they make a new sound and throw to someone else.
- Later, add multiple balls at once for a challenge.
Coaching points
- Make a clear connection for each throw. Notice who hasn’t had the ball yet.
- Don’t plan your next sound. Let a noise come out and turn into a sound, and don’t judge it.
- The step groups skip most often is repeating the thrower’s sound before sending your own.
Variations
- Word Ball: Throw words instead of sounds. See WordBall.
- Last Letter First Letter Ball: Throw a word starting with the last letter of the one you caught.
- Poetic: Throw whole poetic sentences.
- Size and weight: The thrower picks the ball’s size and texture (marble, bowling ball, beach ball).
- Emotion Ball: Throw an emotion instead of a sound.
- Genre Ball: The sound follows a genre (horror, western, opera).