Curtain Ball

Source: Games For The Playground, Home, School And Gymnasium
Category: BALL GAMES



_10 to 100 players._

_Gymnasium; playground._

_Basket ball; volley ball._

This is one of the most interesting ball games and is adaptable to
many conditions. For instance, where a curtain cannot be conveniently
hung, the game may be played over a high fence or hedge.

The game consists in throwing a ball backward and forward over a
curtain which conceals the opposing players from each other. As the
ball should not be allowed to touch the ground, scoring for the
opponents whenever it does so, the players have to be very alert, and
there is opportunity for much sport in the game. For a very large
number of players, more than one ball may be used.

GROUND
No outside boundaries are necessary for this game. The ground
should be divided into two approximately equal parts by an opaque
curtain eight feet in height, strung on a rope or wire carried across
from side supports. This should touch the ground, so that there is no
means of seeing the position of the opposing players on the other
side. As stated above, the game may be played across a high fence or
hedge instead of over a curtain.

PLAYERS
The players are divided into two parties of equal number.
There is no regular formation or disposition of the players over the
ground. Each party should select an umpire, whose duty it is to stand
at one end of the curtain on the opponents' side, where he can watch
the opponents and keep score.

RULES
The ball is thrown back and forth from one side to the other
over the curtain, and should be caught before it can touch the floor.
Players will try to deceive their opponents as to the point where the
ball is to cross the curtain, and the more rapid the play is the more
alert the players will have to be. The great sport of the game
consists in the unexpectedness with which the ball may appear at any
given point.

SCORE
Opponents score one point whenever the ball touches the
ground. The side wins which first scores twenty-one points.

This game was originated by Dr. Dudley A. Sargent.


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