5 Old School Games to Teach Your Kids in a Backyard Home Court

Kids these days are bright and creative. They have new, exciting games they like to play. Let’s be honest, if you challenged your kids to play one of these new games on your backyard home court, you’d probably be eating humble pie for dinner along with a long soak in an ice bath. Well, it’s time to turn the tables and show your kids who’s the OG of the backyard home court championships. Here are five old school games to teach your kids in a backyard home court.

Classic Basketball on Your Backyard Home Court

Let your kids know who is the king of your backyard home court with a classic one-on-one game of basketball. Basketball is a timeless game that is great exercise and good fun. Be careful though, or your kids might just outmaneuver you. In addition to classic basketball, there are loads of fun basketball style games to play on a backyard home court.

These games include Blackout, 21, and Horse, to name a few. These basketball style games are especially fun with kids. When you install a basketball court in your backyard, your kids can enjoy basketball fun after school and  all summer long.

Tennis on Your Backyard Home Court

Teach your kids about tennis greats like Sampras, Nadal, and Agassi while hitting the ball around on your backyard home court. Tennis is an ideal family sport since it can be played by nearly all ages and ability levels. All you need is a racket and a few tennis balls to make your backyard home court a place of fun and good hearted tennis competition. Tennis also can be a good way to have quality conversations with your kids. Casually practice hitting the ball back and forth while chatting. Teach your kids the fundamentals of tennis this summer on your backyard home court. 

Volleyball on Your Backyard Home Court

Serve, set, and spike while playing volleyball on your backyard home court with your whole family. Enjoy camaraderie and collaboration with this action packed team sport. Volleyball can be played with as few or as many people as you’d like. For even more fun, install a four-way net that creates four courts. All four teams play at the same time and the chaos is super fun! 

Dodgeball on Your Backyard Home Court

Remember the days of playing dodgeball in middle school P.E. class? Well, it’s time to put those skills to use against your own kids. Dodgeball is guaranteed laughs and good times with your family. It is also a great game to play on your backyard home court at a party or get-to-gether since it can be played with large numbers of people. 

Pickleball on Your Backyard Home Court

Though pickleball has gained widespread popularity over the last few years, it has actually been around since the 1960s. Though similar to tennis, pickleball uses a smaller racket and a smaller space on your backyard home court. With a smaller racket and slightly different rules, pickleball is a game of finesse and strategy. It would be especially fun to play with your teenage kids on your backyard home court. 

While your kids may have their own modern games, there’s nothing like the classic old school court games. When you install a backyard home court, you can teach your kids these five old school games and more! Give us a call at Orange County Pools and Spas to learn more about installing a backyard home court and fun games you can play with them all year long. Your whole family will be glad you did! Contact us today at Orange County Pools and Spas!