This is another terrific variation of the classic game of “tag.” It is also another exercise that easily adjusts to children of practically all ages and skill levels.

Have two children start at opposite ends of a line (if you need a portable line, try using rope or chalk or click here). If the line is too long, just place a cone or a marker of some type to clearly define the length. For young children, you may only need a line that is 10 feet long. However, for skilled baseball players, you may want the line to be as long as 90 feet long, the distance between the bases on a baseball field. Just adapt to the age, skill, and sport of the athletes involved.

The exercise is simple. Just have the athletes run in a circle to try to tag each other. They are not allowed to reach over the line to tag and when the coach blows a whistle the runners have to change directions. This is a great exercise for acceleration and deceleration running, as well as to help with direction changes. If the line is long enough, you can even have more than three or even four runners playing at the same time.

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