| If the kids have been pestering you for some new | | | | even installed indoors. The game itself is very easy to |
| activities around the house, why not consider installing | | | | learn, and quick to pick up. Each individual set takes |
| a tetherball court? Tetherball is a fun and exciting sport | | | | only a few minutes to resolve, and players are free to |
| for two that works around a rather simple premise. | | | | set any point-goal they desire to determine when the |
| Two players stand around a tall pole, attached to the | | | | game has been 'won'. Tetherball courts can be |
| poll is a ball on a rope. The object of the game is to | | | | adjusted for younger children by increasing the length |
| wrap the rope all the way around the pole by | | | | of the rope, or decreasing the height at which the rope |
| continually batting the ball in the opposite direction of | | | | is set. An average game of tetherball provides a |
| your opponent, whenever the ball makes contact with | | | | healthy activity that is challenging, but not overly |
| the pole one point is awarded. | | | | strenuous. With such ease of access, people of all |
| While the game may sound a bit hectic; it is quick to | | | | ages and physical abilities are able to participate. |
| set up, safe, and takes up very little room in the yard. | | | | Parents can take relief from the fact that it is virtually |
| Setting up a tetherball court is extremely easy, all that | | | | impossible to become injured in an average game of |
| is needed is the ten-foot-tall tetherball pole, rope, and | | | | tetherball; because the game is stationary it is a great |
| the ball itself. The ball is approximately the same size | | | | way to keep your eye on the kids while managing |
| and weight as a volleyball, while the rope is generally | | | | work around the house. It provides children with |
| made of soft, slender nylon to prevent the possibility of | | | | physical activity that seems novel and requires no |
| rope burn. The pole must be completely stationary, so | | | | additional set-up. No parental supervision is necessary |
| it may either be weighted down, or dug into the ground | | | | to initiate a game, and the rules are simple enough that |
| for stability. Players need only a radius of a few feet | | | | children can judge for themselves. |
| surrounding the pole in order to play, and players are | | | | Tetherball is a perfect addition to any home; it is quick |
| encouraged to move their lower bodies as little as | | | | to set up, requires no clean-up after using, and is |
| possible. In fact, a penalty is assessed if the player | | | | accessible to people of all ages. Even if you don't |
| enters their opponent's play-area. | | | | have enough room in the yard for volleyball or |
| As a result, very little room is actually needed both to | | | | horseshoes, you can probably still set up a tetherball |
| set up and play tetherball, some tetherball courts are | | | | court. |