Tip by McKenna Skaggs from Scottsdale, Arizona.
Hello! I have created my own game that is a combination of Candyland and Monopoly, but for volleyball. It is called Vollopoly!
I have created on a poster board a game board like Candyland with different colored squares and some squares contain a picture of a volleyball.
The game is set up by teams splitting into 2 sides of 6, playing regular volleyball rules. With every point scored, the side moves their game piece one space forward and the game continues.
*IF the game piece lands on a square containing a volleyball, then a player (any player from that winning side **different player each time) must run to the coach and draw a "Chance Card." The Chance Cards contain REWARDS, CHALLENGES, and CONSEQUENCES. Reward cards include items such as: "move ahead 2 spaces" or "get out of consequence card." Challenge cards are a way for EITHER side to earn bonus points by doing things such as jousting, playing a round with 2 balls, digging a coach. Consequence Cards are where coaches can have a lot of fun...some of my cards include items such as: "To the player who drew this card, lose your dominant hand for 2 whole rotations or until you get 2 kills with your non-dominant hand," "Lose your setter for 4 balls," "To the player who drew this card go directly to jail until your team scores 3 aces in a row" (there is also a get player out of jail free card as one of the rewards), "Get ready..team 6 touch." Consequences can be anything from losing an ability... to a physical consequence that causes the team to become more tired.
You can either play this for time or to a certain number of points. My game board has a beginning and end space.
*Now there are a TON of ways to customize this game! Coaches can add elements specific to what that team needs to work on such as: - +1 space for every middle kill - +1 for every hard cross kill - +1 every time libero sets the out of system ball and it is a kill - +1 for every 1st ball side out - -1 for every unforced error - the last point must be a middle kill for a side to win basically ANYTHING!
I have played this with both a 13's and a 16's team giving different goals to each group and they have LOVED it. It is fast, fun, and encourages them to work on being more strategic while playing.
I hope you like it!
Update: McKenna was nice enough to share some pictures!
I think this sounds like a lot of fun! Would you mind emailing me pictures of your board and chance cards or sending me what you put on your chance cards? jellisonp@usd300ks.com Thanks for the great game.