Relay Race
Where is the start and finish line for each team?
What is every student required to wear to show team spirit?
T-shirt (your team color)
How many bean bags does each team start with?
50 Bean Bags
How many points do you get for winning 1st place in any event?
3 Points
What does each team pull in Tug-of-War
Rope
Which direction does everyone run during the race?
Counter-Clockwise (left of your team cone)
Name 2 ways to show team spirit
1) Cheering
2) Positive Attitude
3) Being kind/kind words
4) Clapping
What happens if you touch any obstacle?
This is a foul. You must fix the obstacle and lose your turn. Go back to the end of the line.
How many classes in each grade will win the Field Day Championship trophy?
One class per grade
How many students will be pulling the rope at one time on your team?
13 students at a time
Where is the best place to run on the track to run the shortest distance?
As close as possible to the inside track (cones) a smaller circle rather than a bigger circle
How does cheering help your team win an event?
Cheering and positive affirming words motivates students to perform their best
How much time does your team get during this event?
Each team has 5 minutes
What determines the winner the field day?
Add up all the points for every team. The team that has the most points wins Field Day.
How many chances to your team have to win each round of Tug-of-War?
3 chances. You need to win 2/3 to win each round
A student who commits a foul must go back to the location of the foul and re-run the mistake. What 3 things would cause a foul during the race?
1) stepping out of bounds/cutting off a corner
2) pushing or interfering with another student
3) improper exchange (not taking the bean bag, running before you have the bean bag, leaving the cone to run before a teammate reaches the cone
How should your team behave if you lose an event?
Stay positive or neutral. Yelling or being bitter is not a good way to show spirit
What are the three obstacles in this event?
1) Hula Hoop Stand
2) High Bar
3) Hurdle
How many total teams are there on field day (including every grade)
K- 4 classes
1st- 4 classes
2nd- 4 classes
3rd- 5 classes
4th- 5 classes
5th- 4 classes
Total= 26 classes
How does your team win a single round of Tug-of-War?
You must pull the rope so that the string clearly passes the center line
Every student runs at a different pace. Some are faster than others. In order to give your team the best possible change of winning, how should you position your faster runners and why does this help your team?
Faster runners should be positioned at the beginning, middle, and end of the race. This helps to keep the pace more even throughout the race, rather than having faster and slower gaps. Placing slower runners between faster runners helps motivate students to maintain the team pace without major changes.
What can you do to help someone who is feeling sad feel better about not winning?
open ended
Explain how to go through the obstacle course.
Start with the line order, then how you go through each obstacle, and finish with returning to the line.
1) Stand in the line
2) One at time- go through the hula hoop
3) go under the high bar
4) jump over the hurdle
5) Pick up one bean bag and go to the throw line
6) Make throw attempt
7) Run straight back to starting line at the end high fiving your teammate
The Spirit Contest is made up of 3 parts.
Name all three parts and what is included in those parts.
1) T-shirt Contest- Judge on your T-shirt design as well as any banners your class made
2) Cheering Contest- judge on your team song/cheer/dance
3) Sportsmanship- judge on your class performance during the entire event. Respect, Kind, Following Directions, Positive, and Cleaning up.
What are three best practice strategies to help your team win at Tug-of-War?
1) position students on alternating sides of the rope
2) Stay low to the ground and face forward
3) Coordinate pulls and rests as one team