Youth Ministry Games : Indoor Monkey Baseball

Line up eight folding chairs to the right of the batters location. With the bucket at the far right end.

Each team has their own pitcher and is allowed only one pitch per batter.

When the ball is hit, eight players from the fielding team must run from the field and sit in each of the chairs. The ball is then thrown to the person sitting in the first chair. That person then places the ball on the ground and passes it to the next person using only their feet. Continue passing the ball down the line in like fashion until it reaches the end. Once the ball reaches the end, the last seated person must drop the ball into the bucket using only their feet. (You'll be amazed at how difficult this is w/ a wiffle ball!)

Each side is allowed three outs. Outs are made when the batter misses their pitch, the ball is caught in the air, or the ball hits the pitcher.

Runs are scored by batters running around the cones which are placed at home and roughly pitcher's mound (about 7 ft.) Once around the two cones equals a run. If the batting team bats through their line up before they make three outs, the teams switch sides.

You can play as long or as short a game as you want, but typically two innings is standard.