Emily @ Greymouth High School

This week in English/Pe we learnt another two new games. These games were from the Maori culture.  The First game we learnt was the game Ti Uru. This game was played on a netball court that had 5 dots at each end on the back line. The aim of this game is to get all of your teams dots removed from your side. To get your teams dots removed you need to catch the Ki while standing on the mat. To catch the ball you needed to catch it with a flat palm and if dropped pick it up with a flat palm. If you caught it above of your head two mats were removed. If you caught it by your hip one mat was removed. The second game we played was ki-o-Rahi. The aim of the game was to get the most points by the end of the games. We were split into two teams the Ki oma(attack) team and the Taniwha team(defence). The court was made into a series of circles inside out each other. Depending on what team you are on there were certain circles you couldn't go in. If on the Ki Oma team to score a point you nee...

This week in English we learned two new games. The first game we learned was a game called Kabaddi, a sport originally from India. Kabaddi is a non-contact sport that is usually played indoors. There are two teams on each side of the middle line. There are multiple ways of scoring a point, but the main being tagging someone on the opposite team then making your way back to your half. The defenders are trying to stop you by tackling you to the ground before you make it back to your half of the court. We had to adapt this rule as we are at school and on the wooden floor would be dangerous to the rule being wrapping your arms around said player and counting to three. The next game we learned was a game called Lacrosse, which originated in America. The aim of the game again is to have the most amount of points by the end of the game. To score a goal you need to throw the ball using the "stick" into the goal. You can get the ball to the goal by passing to your teammates or runni...