Summer Event
This year's summer event is on 5th July and will run from 2.00pm to 5.00pm
at Wootton Upper School.
Anchors will be doing Sports, organised by
Greg Webb.
Juniors will be doing a Triathlon, organised by Allan Tresidder and
Andrew Burchell.
Company and Seniors will be doing Tennis in two separate competitions, organised
by Angela Brydon. The Senior
tennis is also open to female Amicus members!
The competitions will be followed by the devotions and presentation of the
annual battalion trophies. Please advise the relevant organisers of the numbers
of people taking part no later than Wednesday 2nd July.
Anchors Sports Rules:
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4 boys per team. Teams with more than 4 boys can have a different boy stand
out for each game.
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Teams with <4 boys will have to get boys to run twice to make up to 4
boys.
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Companies are encouraged to enter more than one team. Please make sure the
boys know which Company they belong to (would be helpful if they could wear
a Company name sticker / ID)
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Every team's score counts. The winning Company will be the single team with
the highest score.
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Total number of teams entering will be divided randomly into two groups by
the organiser before 3rd July. Each event will be played twice, teams in
Group A playing first, followed by Group B. Where possible Groups will be
arranged so Companies entering more than one team will be represented in
both Group A and Group B.
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As soon as each your team finishes they must sit down. The teams will be
awarded positions only once sitting.
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The first four teams to finish and be sitting down after each event will
be given points. 1st = 8 points, 2nd = 6 points, 3rd = 4 points, 4th = 2
points.
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Four judges will be appointed (volunteers required please) to decide on finishing
positions.
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After every event boys finishing in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th position will be given
card to give to Head Judge who will record result on master scoreboard.
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Event will be 1400hrs - 1600hrs with 30 minute break before 1630hrs - 1730hrs
service.
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Event will be outside on the field. Should there be very heavy rain we will
be in the Gymnasium.
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Games may be omitted depending on time (and if in gym).
Games:
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Relay running race: First boy carries a skittle, runs from start marker,
around top marker and back to finish marker passing skittle to the next boy.
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Potato and spoon: First boy holds spoon with ONE hand, no fingers must be
touching the potato! Runs from start marker, around top marker and back to
finish marker passing potato and spoon to the next boy.
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Hopping relay: First boy hops to the (half distance) end cone, round and
back, hopping all the way. When he gets back to the start line the
next boy goes
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Juggling ball Hoop: First boy runs from start marker to hoop and picks up
juggling ball. He then runs back to throwing marker and standing still throws
juggling ball into hoop. Leave juggling ball in hoop and run back to finish
marker to the next boy. If juggling ball misses hoop then boy must keep trying
until successful.
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Stompers: First boy walks on stomper (mini-stilt with rope handle) from start
marker, around top marker and back to finish marker to the next boy.
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Sack Race: First boy jumps in sack from start marker, around top marker and
back to finish marker to the next boy.
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Over and Under: Boys stand in straight line and pass skittle over first boy's
head, under second boy's legs, over third boy, under 4th boy to 5th boy who
runs to the front and starts again, over then under. Keep repeating until
first boy is back at the front of the line. (Teams with <5 boys will have
to get boys from front to run to the back to make up the numbers each time.
Just remember that you will probably get confused when the game is finished
- game is finished when a 5th boy runs to the front!).
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Loaded: First boy runs from start marker, around top marker where he picks
up one item, back to finish marker and gives it to second boy. Second boy
takes this item back to top marker where he picks up a second item and takes
that back to the next boy. This boy carries both items to marker and picks
up a third item and so on. Fifth boy brings all five items to finish marker,
team sits down.
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Hoops: First boy runs from start marker, through hoops, around top marker
through hoops and back to finish marker to the next boy.
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Football Dribbling: First boy dribbles football from start marker, around
markers to top marker and back to finish marker to the next boy.
JS Triathlon Rules
Companies may enter as many teams of 3 boys as they like. Teams of
less than 3 boys will be at a severe disadvantage, but are still welcome
to take part, or form mixed teams where numbers permit.
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The competiton consists of three events; skill, mental & stamina.
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For each event the teams will be ranked in order (so the 1st placed team
gets 1 point, 2nd placed team gets 2 points and so on).
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The scores for each event are then added up to find out which team wins the
overall event.
Skill - Football skills
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Shooting - each boy on the team has one shot to knock down as many skittles
as possible. Any skittles knocked over are not stood up again. The score
is the number of skittles knocked down after each boy has their shot. Each
team has 3 turns at this event, and their scores for each turn are added
together.
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Passing - the boys stand in a triangle approximately 5 metres apart. The
ball is passed around the triangle as many times as possible in 2 minutes.
The score will be the number of times that the ball is passed right round
the triangle. (For a team of 2 boys their score will be HALF the number of
double passes completed)
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Dribbling - 5 cones are placed approximately 50 cm apart, with a hoop 50
cm beyond each end cone. Team sits behind a base line. The football starts
in one end hoop. 1st boy dribbles ball from the hoop between each cone, leaving
the ball in the far end hoop; 2nd boy dribbles ball back to the starting
hoop; 3rd boy dribbles ball to the far end hoop; 1st boy dribbles ball back
to starting hoop; 2nd boy dribbles ball to far end hoop and 3rd boy dribbles
ball back to starting hoop. Ball must be stationary inside the hoop, and
previous boy sitting down behind the base line before the next boy stands
up. 10s penalty each time the ball touches a cone, or if a boy stands
up before the previous boy has sat down or if the ball is not stationary
inside the hoop. 1st team to finish gets 20 points, next gets 19 points
and so on.
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Throw-ins - keeping both feet on the ground (i.e. no run-up allowed) the
ball is thrown using a two-handed overhead throw. Points will be awarded
for distance. Each boy gets three throws. Throws must be in the direction
of the score markers!
Mental - Anagrams
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Each team will be given (the same) 9 letters printed on bits of card. The
teams have 15 minutes to write down as many words of 3 or more letters that
they can spell with the letters they are given (each letter card can only
be used once in each word, but if two cards have the same letter then this
letter can obviously be used twice). Words must be in Andrew's copy of the
Concise Oxford Dictionary. Abbreviations and slang are allowed provided that
they appear in the dictionary. Words score points according to the number
of letters. Any non-existant words will score -1 point.
Stamina
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All boys take part in a run around a marked course (the run will take between
5 & 10 minutes if you run all of the way). At the end of the race boys
will be handed a position card. This must then be taken to the scorer who
will allocate the appropriate points to the teams. All finishing places will
contribute to the scores. Any boys who fail to complete the course will come
in joint last place. If a team has less than 3 boys, the "missing" boys will
score as if they came in joint last place.
Company & Seniors Tennis Rules
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Boys enter as individuals.
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A league will be set up so boys will play a random selection from the
competition.
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Matches will consist of up to 6 games. Matches will stop if one player wins
4 games, so possible scores are 4-0, 4-1, 4-2 or 3-3.
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Games will follow normal tennis rules.
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In the league, boys score 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw. "Game Difference"
will work in the same way as goal differemce, e.g. if a boy wins a match
4-1, he will have a Game Difference of +3.
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The number of rounds in the league will be determined by how quickly the
matches last.
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Boys must provide their own raquets.
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Female members of Amicus are welcome to enter the senior competition.
Each match will need a referee, so companies taking part will need to provide
a referee if at all possible. The number of available referees may well limit
the number of matches that can be played simultaneously, and hence the number
of rounds in the league.