Rainbow LaunchRingz Set

Add a new, versatile tool to your PE toolbox! Lightweight launchers feature a durable, plastic hoop covered with polyester foam that is easy on the hands. Spandex stretched across the center rebounds balls high into the air after making contact. The oversized launchers also have a large surface area, leading to more success for students of all abilities.

These oversized launchers can be used in many ways to create new challenges during hoop games and other activities. Incorporate them into relay games and pass the launchers to teammates to keep a ball in the air as they race toward the finish line. Add a new element of strategy to target games as players propel smaller balls toward beach balls to knock them off a large tee and earn points. Create a thrilling volleyball game as players use the launchers to pass a ball to teammates and hit it over the net, eliminating stinging on hands and arms. The launchers are a beneficial addition in many other games that focus on hand/eye coordination.

Launchers are available in convenient sets or individually for use with your existing balls and equipment. Complete Set includes 12 launchers (24-1/2” dia), 12 AirFoam Balls (9” dia), 2 SturTee Ball Holders, 1 NowNet Max Net, 1 Kowabunga! Beach Ball (18” dia), a VersaBag mesh storage bag, and activity instructions. Launchers and Balls Set includes 12 rings, 12 AirFoam Balls, and a VersaBag mesh storage bag.

15 Rainbow LaunchRingz Set Activity Ideas for Physical Education

The Rainbow LaunchRingz Set encourages students to develop hand/eye coordination, teamwork, and fundamental movement skills through launching, catching, striking, balancing, and locomotor movement. With oversized foam-covered launchers and a rebound center that safely propels balls high into the air, students of all abilities can experience success while participating in engaging games, relays, and cooperative challenges.

1. Rainbow Rocket Relay: Students race in teams while launching an AirFoam Ball into the air using the Rainbow LaunchRingz Set and moving toward a finish line before passing the launcher to teammates. Focus on running, catching, and stopping skills.

2. LaunchRingz Sky Keepers: Small groups work together to keep an AirFoam Ball airborne as long as possible using only LaunchRingz. Students practice balancing, hand/eye coordination, and striking movements.

3. Bounce, Blast, and Balance: Place Gopher Spot Markers around the gym as stations where students must launch, catch, balance on one foot, and move to the next station. Emphasizes dynamic balance and locomotor skills.

4. Ring of Fire Flyers: Students attempt to launch AirFoam Balls through suspended hoops using Hoop Standards. Focus on throwing accuracy, targeting, and coordination.

5. Kowabunga Knockdown: Teams launch AirFoam Balls at a Kowabunga! Beach Ball perched on a SturTee Ball Holder to score points by knocking it off. Students develop striking, aiming, and teamwork skills.

6. LaunchRingz Leapfrog: Students leap over floor markers after launching and catching a ball, then repeat through an obstacle path using FitStep Steppers. Emphasizes leaping, landing, and agility.

7. Volleyball VolleyVision: Use the NowNet Max Net for a volleyball-style game where students strike balls with LaunchRingz instead of hands. Focus on striking, moving, and communication.

8. Sky High Shuttle: Students move laterally between cones while continuously launching and catching an AirFoam Ball. Use GameCraft Cones to create movement lanes. Targets sliding and coordination.

9. Catch Me If You Can-Can: Pairs launch balls high while partners run to catch them before the second bounce. Students improve running, catching, and reaction time.

10. Ring Toss Runners: Students launch balls toward color-coded targets and sprint to retrieve them before returning to launch again. Focus on running, throwing, and stopping.

11. Launch-a-Lot Labyrinth: Create obstacle courses using FitBound Foam Hurdles where students launch balls over barriers before weaving through pathways. Develops agility and directional changes.

12. Balloon Boom Brigade: Replace balls with balloons and challenge students to keep them airborne using LaunchRingz in cooperative circles. Students practice gentle striking and timing.

13. Ring Rangers Rescue: Teams transport an AirFoam Ball from one end of the gym to the other without dropping it while navigating cones. Emphasizes teamwork, balancing, and locomotor movement.

14. AirFoam Alley: Students stand at increasing distances and attempt successful partner launches and catches. Encourage progression for different grade levels. Focus on catching and accuracy.

15. LaunchRingz Tic-Tac-Throw: Set up giant tic-tac-toe grids using Gopher Spot Markers. Teams earn squares by launching balls onto target spaces. Practices targeting and strategic movement.