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At School 09

Players: 8-10
Girls and Boys
Age: 6
Props: Plastic Hoops

Some girls had particlar names for the moves, like 'shimmy' and 'disco arms'.

At School 15

Players: 3
Girls
Age: 9
Props: Plastic Hoops

Hula Hoops were used to play a form of chasey.

Scissor paper rock was used to choose who is IT, players keep running and jumping into hoops - if a foot falls outside the hoop you are IT.

At School 08

Players: 1
Boy
Age: 9
Props: Plastic Hoop

Spinning a hoop in reverse so that it skidded back to him along the asphalt

At School 19

Players: 7
Girls
Age: 7-8
Props: Plastic Hula Hoop

The player places the hoop (about 700 cms in diameter) over her head and around her body and then begins to gyrate so the the hoop spins around via centrifugal force. The player also uses a similar action to spin the hoop individually around their arms and legs.

At School 03

Players: 3
Girls
Age: 9
Props: Plastic Hoops

Three girls inside hoop, spinning around, falling onto grass.

Also

Players: 4
Girls
Age: 9-10
Props: Plastic Hoops

Hoop, all girls inside turning around

Players: 1
Girls
Age: 9
Props: Plastic Hoops

Hoop skipping

At School 06

Players: 2
Girls
Age: 6
Props: Plastic Hoops

One girl swung to hoop around her arm, the other skipped with it. Observed on asphalted court area near hall.

At School 12

Players: 4
Girls
Age: 7-8
Props: Plastic Hoops

Four girls were 'making up routines' to do with their hoops. They had been playing the same game yesterday, and one girl said that she had bruises from trying to spin the hoop on her wrist.
They all tried to spin the hoops on their wrists, and after a couple of false starts they all got them going together.

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