Freeze Tag with a Ball

1. For 8 to 16 players, mark a 20 by 20 metre area. Everyone has a ball except two taggers, who hold a bib each.
2. A tagger freezes a dribbler by touching them with the bib. A frozen player stands still with legs apart and holds their ball above their head.
3. Any free player can rescue a frozen teammate by passing their own ball through the frozen player's legs, then going to collect it.
4. Play 90-second rounds. At the whistle the taggers score a point for every player still frozen; then two new taggers take the bibs.

Every dribbler watches two things at once: where the taggers are, and who is frozen. A rescue is a real risk. To pass through someone's legs you have to slow down, look at the target and let the ball leave your feet, often with a tagger close by. So each child keeps weighing it up: rescue now, circle round to a safer angle, or wait until the tagger turns away. The taggers choose too: chase the free players, or stay near a frozen one.