# Everybody Plays!

# Obstacle Course

An obstacle course is a series of objects placed from 2 feet to 8 feet apart. The obstacles are things such as hula hoops, tunnels, mats, vaulting horses, large cones, poly spots, balance beams, hockey sticks, scooters, ropes, and many other items. Items in an obstacle course help a person go in, out, through, over, around, under, or on top. The idea is that the person doing the obstacle course learns different ways to move and navigate around objects. An example may be that the participant goes on top of five poly spots (flat rubber circles on the floor about 8 inches wide), under a half of a hoop, over a pile of mats, around six large cones placed in a row, through a tunnel, and then on a vaulting box.

The participant can do it for fun or for time; it can be done individually or as a group. Take the challenge and have fun!

A girl smiles as she runs across the top of a foam landing mat.