By bringing people together to play different games, anyone can improve their athleticism and have fun socializing with friends and family by playing backyard games during the summer.
When students get out of school for the summer, finding activities that are engaging while also providing an outlet for socializing may be tricky for some.
Being on your phone can pass time and sometimes be helpful, but there is “better things to do” than being on your phone all summer, according to sophomore Matthew Gabriel.
Gabriel plays many different games with neighbors, friends, and siblings such as wiffle ball, football, and cornhole.
“It is something to do other than be inside on your phone,” Gabriel said.
For Spanish teacher and cornhole advisor Alison Todd, cornhole is a fun and easy game that “anyone can play.”
According to Todd, the Cornhole Club meets on Wednesday mornings, and “depending on the weather” can be inside or outside.
To Todd, the game is all-around fun for everyone. “You do not have to have any special skills [to play cornhole],” Todd said.
Backyard games is also an “easy, stress-free” thing to do, according to Wellness teacher Chris Nenstiel. “Everybody can relate to a backyard game.”
For Nenstiel, choosing to play backyard games can have deeper reasons. “A lot of us have memories of playing those games,” Nenstiel said. “They’re fun and give you choices.”
Freshman Isabele Taylo said backyard games are a way to bond and get exercise with friends. “My friend and I made up this game called Nut Ball,” Taylor said, “which is kind of like baseball, but we use a walnut and a [bamboo] stick.”
According to Taylor, backyard games are also a way to “relax” and “havefun.”