Submitted by: Chuck Kipp
Added: June 22, 2008
Duration: >30 minutes

Needed:

• 2 buckets or 2 garbage cans
• 4 chairs to use as part of the game
• 2 Wadded up paper balls or nerf balls or bean bags
• Scripture Mastery Cards – Use the cards on Bro. Kipp’s Seminary Place or use the cards provided by CES (http://home.earthlink.net/~cccckipp/index.htm)
• Chalkboard or Whiteboard for Keeping Score

Scoring:

• Try to accumulate the most points by making baskets from the shooting chair.
• Score two points for each made basket
• Score three points for longer shots

How To Play:

• Set up classroom as shown in diagram below for 2 teams; if you have a very large room you could set up for three or more
• Divide the class into 2 teams
• Give each team a set of scripture mastery cards and have them spread the cards out on the floor in front of them; tell them to become very familiar with the cards that are in front of them
• Game play begins by saying a scripture mastery clue out loud or reading the mastery verse verbatim
• Both teams are playing at the same time
• One of the team members grabs the scripture mastery card from the floor and hands it down the line to team member 1.
• Team member 1 runs and puts the card in the bucket, and then runs to the shooting chair.
• From the shooting chair, they are allowed to make one attempt.
• If they make the shot, award the team two points and go on to the next clue.
• If they don’t make the shot, they must rebound their own ball and hand it to team member 2.
• Team member 2 runs to the shooting chair and makes one attempt.
• If they make the shot, award the team two points and go on to the next clue.
• If they don’t make the shot, they must rebound their own ball and hand it to team member 3.
• Once a shot is made, award that team 2 points and go on to the next clue.
• Team member 2 is the first to shoot, regardless of the team member that shot last in the previous round.
• After each made shot, the teacher should check the buckets to make sure the right card was placed. This is a good time to review the verse.
• If a wrong card was placed in the bucket, allow the other team to send a designated shooter to the shooting chair and attempt a “foul shot”
• Work quickly so that you can cover all 25 scripture mastery verses

Hints:
Here’s the MADNESS and what makes the game really fun!

After 2 or 3 of the scripture mastery clues have been given, change the chairs or the shot in some way. Only one rule

Here are some ideas that I have used:

• Turn the chair the other way so they have to shoot over the back of the chair
• Bank shot - has to hit off the chair and go in to get points
• Hook shot - turn the shooting chair sideways so that they have to shoot a hook shot
• Granny shot - underhand
• Other hand - they must shoot with their non-shooting hand
• Through the hole over the bucket - put the bucket on the floor and turn the chair over and put it over the bucket. They must make it through the hole in the chair.
• Backwards - Turn the shooting chair 180 degrees so that the shooter has to shoot it over their shoulder
• Off the ceiling - must bank the ball off the ceiling and into the bucket

CAUTION: only use this one if you are using paper balls or

• The Long Ball Move the bucket chair and the shooting chair farther away from each other. I usually end the game with 2 of these shots.
• These shots are obviously harder. There will be times when neither team makes the attempt. If 3 or 4 team members have attempted a shot and a shot has not been made, say out loud, "OK, two more times!" Allow 2 more shooters to make an attempt, and if no one makes it, move on to the next clue.