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The Serpent's Tail.
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Around The Chair
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What's My Thought Like?
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Leapfrog

Source: Games For The Playground, Home, School And Gymnasium
Category: MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE GAMES





The back
Any player who bends over to make a back for others
to leap over is called the "back." He must rest his hands on
his knees or near them to make a firm back. It is against the
rules for any player making a back to throw up his back or bend
it lower while a player is leaping over it; but each player,
before jumping, may say "High back!" or "Low back!" which the
one who is down must adjust before the jumper starts. He then
must do his best to keep the back perfectly level and still,
unless the game calls for a different kind of play. In some
games the back stands with his back toward the jumpers, and in
others with his side toward them. If he is to stand on a
certain line, he must "heel it" if with his back toward them,
or, if his side be toward them, stand with one foot on either
side of the line.

The jumper
The player who leaps must lay his hands flat on
the back at the shoulders and not "knuckle," _i.e._ double
under his fingers. Any player transgressing this rule must
change places with the back. The back must be cleared without
touching him with the foot or any part of the body except the
hands. Such a touch is called "spurring," and the transgressor
must change places with the back if the latter stands upright
before the next player can jump over him. If he does not stand
upright in time, he remains back. When a leap is made from a
starting line or taw, the jumper may not put his foot more than
half over the line. Good jumpers will land on the toes with
knees bent and backs upright, not losing the balance.

The leapfrog games here given in alphabetic order include


I. WITH ONE BACK: II. WITH TWO OR MORE BACKS:

Leader and Footer Bung the Bucket
Leapfrog Johnny Ride a Pony
Leapfrog Race Cavalry Drill
Par Saddle the Nag
Spanish Fly Skin the Goat




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