Almost Anything Goes 2024

EVENT #1

Name:                                      Lily Pad Leap

Number of Contestants:        Two

Equipment:                            Lillypad

 

Description of Event: The two contestants will travel from the start line to the finish line by jumping from one disk to the other. The contestant's feet must be in contact with only one lilypad at a time. There is a 5 second penalty each time a contestant's foot touches the ground between the start and finish.

 

EVENT #2

Name:                                      The Weight of the World

Number of Contestants:        Four

Equipment:                            Traffic cones, PVC pipes, giant ball

 

Description of Event: The four contestants surround the ball looking outward.  They lock hands with their backs touching the ball and lift it off the ground.  They must maneuver through the obstacle course without dropping the ball off their backs.  The contestants must keep their hands locked at all times.  The contestants may not touch or hold on to the ball with their hands.  There is a 5 second penalty for touching any of the obstacles, releasing your hands or dropping the ball. If the ball is dropped, the contestants may begin at the point where the ball was dropped, but no forward advantage may be gained.

 

EVENT #3

Name:                                      Through the Hoop

Number of Contestants:        Four

Equipment:                            Flag balls, hula hoop, blindfold

 

Description of event: 2 contestants must stand inside the painted box. Both teammates must hold the hula hoop with both hands and they may not move out of the box. One of the other teammates will be blindfolded and spun. He/she will then pick up a flag ball and toss the flag ball, one at a time, toward the hula hoop holders. The fourth teammate retrieves the flag balls and returns them to the tosser, all teammates may also shout verbal directions. A successful toss is one in which the flag ball passes through the hula hoop while both teammates are holding it with two hands and standing inside the designated box. Time stops when the team makes 3 successful tosses. (90 second max)