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Stójka (Freeze Tag with a Ball)

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Translation detailsModel: mistral-large-2512.

A game of rural boys from the Tarnobrzeg and Nisko counties (Lesser Poland), suitable for upper primary school grades and lower secondary school grades. The children form a circle; in its center stands the leader and throws the ball high into the air. During the throw, all others scatter; however, they must freeze on the command “Freeze!” shouted by the leader once he has caught the ball. He then aims the ball at the nearest player. If he hits (“tags” or “freezes” the player, the tagged player catches the ball or stops it), everyone scatters again to freeze on the command “Freeze!” when the ball is in the hands of the tagged player. If he misses, he must do the same until he hits someone.


Source scan: Kujawsko-Pomorska Digital Library, marked “Public Domain”. View PDF — page 193.

  • Type: game
  • Traits: Not stated in the source
  • Source: Eugeniusz Piasecki, Zabawy i gry ruchowe dzieci i młodzieży (1922)
  • Printed pages: 188–189 / PDF 193–194
  • Digital edition: Digital edition · Source record
  • Open the edition at the relevant page: p. 188
  • Read the source text: zgr-114