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The game is mentioned in a book by James Kirkup (b 1918), “The Only Child” (1957). There were songs sung along with the game. The words most closely associated with it are “One Two Three O’Leary”, which was adapted into a pop song by Des O’Connor. It is also the title of a song written by Woody Herman and Wally Bishop and recorded by the Andrews Sisters. Etymologists contend the popular modern phrase "balls to the wall" was originally used to describe the over-the-top excitement of the game's more intense moments.

The game can hardly be earlier than the invention of the cheap tennis ball. In Britain at least, it cannot be earlier than 1921, when a company called Avon started to mass produce them. It is not well documented, but is common in the UK from the early 1950s. It does not appears to have a widely accepted name. The name “sixes” is used to indicate that each stance had to be performed six times. The name “ten” is used to indicate that the first (easy) stance had to be performed ten times, the next one nine times, till the most difficult stance was done. It appears to have died out in the late eighties. The game was also known in Sweden. Two balls and a wall" is a childrens' game, almost exclusively played by girls. You stand next to a wall throwing the ball at the ground so that it then bounces off the wall, then back towards you. Once the first ball is in the air you launch a second ball, catching and throwing in rotation. You then perform a sequence of stances, while the balls continue in flight. If, during one stance, you drop the ball, you must go back to the first stance and start again.

Silent ball is a popular children's game in which a ball is thrown from player to player while everyone remains silent.

The game only requires a single ball and participants will almost always sit on some kind of elevated platform, usually a desk since the game is a favorite to play in the classroom. Once the game starts, the players must remain absolutely silent (with the exceptions of involuntary actions such as sneezing, coughing, etc.) or else they lose and must sit down. Players continue to toss the ball until there is only one player left; the winner.

To lose, or to be out, usually signified by the act of sitting down, a player must basically:

talk, whisper or otherwise make a sound stand up or radically shift to catch a throw miss (usually defined as when the ball touches the ground) a reasonable throw throw the ball to the teacher

Variations and additions to these rules are often made. To make gameplay easier or to ensure that the game is fair to everyone, it is sometimes required to establish eye contact with the person that will receive a throw before throwing it. Also, if the ball is tossed inaccurately or in an aggressive manner, the person who threw the ball is out (sometimes only if the receiver does not catch the throw). This is usually taken care of by only allowing underhanded throws. Other adaptations include disallowing a player to throw the ball back to the person who they received it from (unless there are only two players left) and a time limit on how long a player can hold the ball before having to pass it.

Official Rules' When you get to the final 6 you can throw to the person next to you. Final 4 can throw back to each other final two must use their left hand (unless you're left handed)

This game is frequently used by substitute teachers and regular teachers to give themselves, and the class, some quiet, relaxing time away from work.