No.105
Shuttle Relay
Japanese name: 折り返しリレー
Materials
- A turning cone
- A baton (optional)
- A start line
How to play
- Make a queue for each team and put a turning cone about 10 m away. Agree on outward and return lanes.
- On the signal, the front player runs around the cone in the agreed direction and returns. The next waits behind the line.
- A hand-to-hand baton transfer or gentle palm touch starts the next player. Do not push them to start.
- Finished runners clear the route and join the queue’s back. For unequal team sizes, agree beforehand who runs twice.
- Finish when the final runner returns. Rest, change order and any double-run role, then repeat.
Ways to adapt
Preschool children: 5 m with an adult. Older primary school children: adjust distance.