Beach Flingo - What You Can Do With 2 Bibs and a Ball!
Beach Flingo is a game where you pass a small ball between yourself and a partner using a bib that is made of trampoline type fabric.
It is like upper-body keepy uppy's and is very addictive! It is a prop that most people will never have heard of, but it is the most favourite item I use when I run my Circus Skills Workshops, so go on, give it a try! So What is Beach Flingo? The unique fun sport with the unique bounce effect (works like a trampoline)! Easy to learn, perfect for travelling, pocket-sized (and for anywhere, not just the beach!) This is a very addictive game.
It comes packaged in a tube with instructions, 2 trampoline cloths and a ball.
Tricks for One Person Bounce: Volley the ball up in the air and bounce off bib.
Repeat! Off the Wall: Volley the ball off the wall.
Practice low & high throws.
Pirouette: Volley the ball high, pirouette, then bounce the ball again.
Tricks for 2 People Firstly, just practice passing to each other, and experimenting with high and low volleys, then try the following: Keep it going! How many passes can you achieve? Pass off the wall: Volley off the wall to your partner.
When I teach beach flingo at Conventions, I am usually able to teach in a Squash court which is ideal! Bounce pass: If you are on a wooden floor, then you may be able to bounce the ball between you (you may need to do a high volley so that the bounce comes up to a decent height off the floor).
Pirouettes: Volley the ball to your partner, then quickly pirouette before he/she returns the volley.
Back to Back: Stand back to back and try passing the ball over your heads back and forth! Juggling: Try standing side by side and passing one ball.
Now try passing two balls! How difficult is that! With enough time spent on this, you might even manage to juggle 3 balls...
Recoveries You are always likely to drop the ball or not quite reach a pass from your partner, so here's some ideas!: Bounce: If the ball bounces near you, you could press your foot down quickly on the ball to make it bounce high, and then volley a shot to your partner.
Dive: If you have a soft surface beneath you, then you could dive to the ground to make that extra volley happen! Overhead: You may receive a pass that is going over your head, so you need to turn round, and volley it back over your head using the bib! Do not run backwards as you may slip on something and hurt yourself.
Best to see where you are going! Sideways: If the throw is going out to one side, then hold the bib out to that side and volley the shot back towards your partner Keepy-Uppies: If the ball is coming in too low, you could kick it up, then volley it back to your partner.
If it is coming towards your head, you could bounce off your head, down towards the bib.
It is up to yourself if you allow your feet and other body parts to count when you are counting how many passes before the ball hits the ground! Lost your Ball? You may end up losing the small ball if you play this game a lot! The game works just as well with beanbags and juggling balls (and some people prefer using beanbags which don't roll too far when you miss a shot!) Multi-Person Flingo The beauty of Beach Flingo is that as long as you have enough bibs (2 bibs and a ball with every pack), any number of people can take part!
It is like upper-body keepy uppy's and is very addictive! It is a prop that most people will never have heard of, but it is the most favourite item I use when I run my Circus Skills Workshops, so go on, give it a try! So What is Beach Flingo? The unique fun sport with the unique bounce effect (works like a trampoline)! Easy to learn, perfect for travelling, pocket-sized (and for anywhere, not just the beach!) This is a very addictive game.
It comes packaged in a tube with instructions, 2 trampoline cloths and a ball.
Tricks for One Person Bounce: Volley the ball up in the air and bounce off bib.
Repeat! Off the Wall: Volley the ball off the wall.
Practice low & high throws.
Pirouette: Volley the ball high, pirouette, then bounce the ball again.
Tricks for 2 People Firstly, just practice passing to each other, and experimenting with high and low volleys, then try the following: Keep it going! How many passes can you achieve? Pass off the wall: Volley off the wall to your partner.
When I teach beach flingo at Conventions, I am usually able to teach in a Squash court which is ideal! Bounce pass: If you are on a wooden floor, then you may be able to bounce the ball between you (you may need to do a high volley so that the bounce comes up to a decent height off the floor).
Pirouettes: Volley the ball to your partner, then quickly pirouette before he/she returns the volley.
Back to Back: Stand back to back and try passing the ball over your heads back and forth! Juggling: Try standing side by side and passing one ball.
Now try passing two balls! How difficult is that! With enough time spent on this, you might even manage to juggle 3 balls...
Recoveries You are always likely to drop the ball or not quite reach a pass from your partner, so here's some ideas!: Bounce: If the ball bounces near you, you could press your foot down quickly on the ball to make it bounce high, and then volley a shot to your partner.
Dive: If you have a soft surface beneath you, then you could dive to the ground to make that extra volley happen! Overhead: You may receive a pass that is going over your head, so you need to turn round, and volley it back over your head using the bib! Do not run backwards as you may slip on something and hurt yourself.
Best to see where you are going! Sideways: If the throw is going out to one side, then hold the bib out to that side and volley the shot back towards your partner Keepy-Uppies: If the ball is coming in too low, you could kick it up, then volley it back to your partner.
If it is coming towards your head, you could bounce off your head, down towards the bib.
It is up to yourself if you allow your feet and other body parts to count when you are counting how many passes before the ball hits the ground! Lost your Ball? You may end up losing the small ball if you play this game a lot! The game works just as well with beanbags and juggling balls (and some people prefer using beanbags which don't roll too far when you miss a shot!) Multi-Person Flingo The beauty of Beach Flingo is that as long as you have enough bibs (2 bibs and a ball with every pack), any number of people can take part!
