Stuck in the mud

This is a playground favourite. The children must stay away from the chaser. If a child is caught, they are stuck in the mud until they are freed by another child. If a child is caught: 
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• They pick up the ball
• ​hold it over their head
• Open their legs
• ​Call for help!!
• Once a ball is kicked through their legs by another player, they become free and can continue with the game

For when the Player are older
To make the game more difficult, you could create four zones and close of zones accordingly. You could also create a ‘jail’ that the ‘caught’ children must go to, giving it a ‘cops and robbers’ theme