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June 21 - 2026 - Father's Day Backyard Olympiad

June 21 - 2026 - Father's Day Backyard Olympiad

A. Teams Announced - Teams asked for Team Names:

B. Warrior Drafting for Events

C. Predicitons: - Which Team will win each event? - Which team will have funniest moment? - That Funny-moment probably involved: slipping/falling, getting filty, etc ((Add other options to make this feel like multiple choice?))

D. "The Before" Photo: ground-sitting (grnad kids) front row, chair-sitting(parents + uncles), standing(grand-parents)

  1. Egg Toss
  • Twist: Fearless Feet (Double Steps)
  • Cummulative Points: Each catch is worth a 1pt per step (aka fearless team goes for double points)
  1. Massive Bocce Game
  • Twist: Not Normal Rules: Only closest 3 balls score. Win=5, Place=3, Show=1; 3 Rounds. Work our way up from youngest person thtrows.
  1. Baloonatic Artillery
  • Cumultive Points: 10 balloons each; near=1, med=2, far=3, catch=2+, catch&no-break = +5 + rethrow
  • Twist: As a Team - Pick "Target practice" or "Fireman Mode" - where teammates to Catch the baloons down-range with a blanket

E. Half-Time Snack + Water Break

  1. Create a Power Tower
  • Make the tallest tower you can - that stands by itself (supported exclsuively by the table or ground) for 10s
  • Ingredients: tape, spaghetti, string, solo cups, scissors
  • Twist: Your tower needs a name - and you have 6 min to finish. Time Starts now. Go.
  • Twist: Sabbotage Token: Not Allowed:
    • Touching anyone or anything from the other team
    • Mishandled Sabbotage costs your team 45s of everyones palms on the table. Allowed
    • 30s of distracting questions
    • Sing loudly nearby
    • Offer terrible engineering advice
  1. Getting Fishy
  • Round1. 4 ppl (2 /team) First Team to catch something living wins (4 min go)
  • Twist: Round2. Biggest Fish (in 4 min go) - tie Breaker is the biggest fish story ( plan your story in case your hook is lonely )
  1. Family-Feud Relay L1. Tennis Ball Dribble (Dizzy Bat Sprin first) L2. Egg-Spoon Race (Two Handed) L3. Pool Noodle Horse Race (Backward) L4. Water Ballon Carry (No Hands) L5. Free Throw (Your team picks two reboudners - Opposing Team picks: The Coach - who has to: give advice to the shooter) L6. 3 legg Race (and 4 water baloons) L7. Whole-Team-Rope-Drag

D. "The After" Photo: ground-sitting (grnad kids) front row, chair-sitting(parents + uncles), standing(grand-parents)

E. Hand Out Refreshments

F. Vote For: [ Best Sportsmanship, Best Encourager, Most Creative, Toughest Warrior]

G. Reveal Intial Predictions

F. Announce The Winning Team

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