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8.03 Watersports Day

 

Aim of the game:

Try out different watersports.

Rules of the game:

Start the day by hoisting the flag and each group presenting its yell.
Examples of activities:

  • Relay races
    • Air mattress race (bring your crew to the other side of a canal, with one person at a time on the mattress and 2 people pushing).
    • Beam or plank race (use wood to transport your crew across the water).
    • Lifeline (throw the line to a member of your crew and pull him/her across the water).
    • Rafting with a one-person raft or a tub.
  • Canoe slalom
  • Water basketball (score goals in a goalpost in the water)
  • Rowing slalom - under a line, backwards rowing, rowing an 8
  • Sailing race
Close the activities by awarding medals.

Variation:

Adapt according to different situations, age groups or the material available.

 

Age range:

7 - 17 years

Place:

Various

Duration:

1 Day

Materials:

  • Platform/stage for jury
  • Scoreboard
  • Flag
  • Medals
 
 

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