PLAY FOR GOAL 13
Climate Action

WHAT’S THE GOAL?

Taking urgent action to tackle climate change and its impacts.

By 2030, we will have strengthened resilience to climate related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.

WHY DOES IT MATTER?

Climate change is caused by human activities and is threatening the way we live and the future of our planet.

By addressing climate change, we can build a sustainable world for everyone.

DRILLS & GAMES

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OZONE SHIELD

by Becca Todd, United Kingdom

Description of the game

A physical simplified representation of global warming to demonstrate how it works.
The players’ feets represents the ozone layer around the earth and have to keep the heat in.
The players’ hands represent the pollution.
The ball represents the heat from the earth.

How To Play

All players stand in a circle with their feet spread apart.
One player starts pushing the ball around.
If the ball runs through a players legs, the players is out of the game – and the circle gets smaller.
Players normally use 1 hand

ADVANCE THE GAME

Using 2 hands would make it easier for the players. Using 2 balls would advance the game.

ORGANISATION

Players: 5 and up
Area: Flexible. Minimum 5 by 5 feet
Materials: Minimum one ball

Bring Water To LIfe

by Camilla Olsen, Denmark

Description of the game

The players need to get the glass of water to the dessert before everything dries out and plants, animals and people are dying.
The obstacles can symbolise bad roads, making it difficult to get the water out to the people or plants. Or it can be climate action you talk about.

Impact Games for Goal 6 & Goal 13, Hellerup School, Denmark.

How To Play

Have the kids in groups of 3-4 – together.
They need to get through an obstacle race mad of all you have. If you are inside a gymnasium use the equipment, robes things they can walk around, jump over crawl under.
If you are outside around trees etc. give each player a glas of water filled up the same.
Now have them get through the obstacle race with out loosing any water. Make the obstacles a little complicated.
After their first race, see how much water they have.
VARIATION & RACE 2
Let them come up with suggestions on how they can create the obstacle race differently so they can get through the race faster and with more water. You can make the roads more levelled, carry the water differently. Just let them try different ideas.
Have them time them self. If the first race took 2 minutes, see if you can shorten the time.
ADVANCE

Add both water and a ball, that they can drible, or carry.

ORGANISATION
Area: Any size that you have can work.
Materials: Balls, obstacles, watch/timer, eater and glasses.

Create GAME SITUATION

There are so many great ways to create a game. Allow the players to be quite creative with this by introducing the goal at the beginning of the match and asking them how this could be included: Do one team have a big goal and the other a small. Do everybody play with a glas of water or change a rule every minute.

A simple way to bring in the Global Goals when playing a match, is that every time a team scores or make a save, or during a water break they can double their points or get a point by stating a Global Goal and what they could do to help promote this in their community. Easiest to play small side games with 3-6 players, so they can hear each other.

You can always have several games going at the same time. There are some rule ideas under Goal 17.

WRAP UP & SHARE

PUT YOUR TRAINING IMPACT ON THE MAP

If you have time, give the players a chance to talk solutions, and how they them selve can do something in their every day.

What are the consequences of pollution?
How do you feel pollution in your everyday?
Can we solve this problem or is it too late to act?
What other global goals is supported when reaching this goal?

Your TRAINING IMPACT counts. Share it here

DID YOU CREATE A NEW IMPACT GAME TODAY?

When you and your players create your own drills for the global goals, please share it. Every game counts.

Describe your game in a drawing (or a small video), add a few words and send it to us.

As a thank you we will share your Impact Game under the relevant Goal here on the website and of course crediting you and your team!

Your IMPACT GAME counts. Share it here

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PLAY FOR GOAL 13 Climate Action