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Hi I'm a counscler at camp and one of the games we play is Gaga. We play with a light ball like a blow up ball a little smaller then a basketball. It's a fun game, but I get out pritty fast since I can't tell where the ball is. I was wondering if there was a ball that's that light, but with bells or made some kind of noise. Any help would be appreciated!
Here is how Gaga is played I coppied this from Wikipedia I did not write this.
Ga-ga is played in a large octagon or hexagon called the Ga-ga Pit. Ga-ga begins with someone throwing the gaga ball up into the air. When it bounces the players say "Ga" each bounce for the first three bounces. After three bounces the ball is in play and the game starts. A popular variation allows the game with only two bounces. The players say "Ga" on the first bounce, and the second bounce follows with the players saying "Ga-ga," beginning the game. If the ball is caught after a player pops it up (see rule 4 below) then this will repeat. Some variations do not allow catching the ball at all. Using the walls of the octagon to aid in jumping is legal as long as the player does not permanently sit on the ledge of the octagon. Sometimes, closed hand hits may be banned. When there is a strong enough pit, some places may allow eliminated players to sit on the wall of the octagon.
The rules of Ga-ga are as follows:
You can hit the ball with your hands, but picking up the ball and throwing it at a player is not allowed.
If the ball touches a player anywhere on or below the waist (in some versions, below the knee), that player is eliminated from the game.
A player cannot touch the ball two times sequentially, the ball must hit another player before that player can touch the ball again. If the player violates this rule, it is called a double touch and that player is out. Some versions of the game allow double or even triple touches.
If a player pops the ball up into the air, another player may catch it and ground it. Some variations do not allow catching at all.
If a player hits the ball out of the court, and the ball doesn't hit anybody, then the player who hit it is out.
Hey there. I've actually played this game myself with the same problems. I haven't discovered a solution, but I recall in my earlier years playing with soft balls which had a beeper inside them. it worked very well for me. With the speed at which that ball travels though, it would really depend on your ability how well you could play, even with a sound cue.
Cool thanks I'll look for one!