Summer Event
This year's summer event is on 4th July and will run from 2.00pm to 5.00pm
at Wootton Upper School.
Please note that boys are expected to wear uniform for the Presentations. A tuck shop will be open during the afternoon.
If the Anchors competition goes ahead it will be Sports, organised by Angela Hathaway.
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 - 1700hrs
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.
- 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 - Unihoc
- The Unihoc will follow the rules as for the Unihoc Competitiom with the following exceptions:
- Teams will be of 3 boys each
- If we play outside, an airflow ball will be used rather than a puck
- The length of the games will depend on the number of teams taking part
- Depending on the number of teams, teams may not all play each other
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
- Boys enter as individuals and are organised into either 2 or 4 leagues depending on numbers.
- Matches are played to normal tennis rules and will consist of at least 2 games depending on the number of matches to be played and the stage of the competition.
- In the leagues boys will score 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
- Where there are 4 leagues the winners will progress to semi finals and then finals. Where just 2 then the winners will go straight to the final.
- Boys must provide their own racquets.
- 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 ref.
- Numbers taking part must be supplied to Angela Brydon as soon as possible, and names of those taking part by Thursday 2nd July please.