Rules Post- look ahead for Friday

Geller-Hardwick Relay

This event will be run Friday afternoon (no matter what) at 3:30PM. It takes some coordination to make sure your team is well-chosen for the tasks at hand and in place for the start of the relay. You need 6 girls and 6 boys for your Upper School squad and the same for your Lower School squad. Be at Hardwick Hall front steps by your designated start time and line your team up so we can see that you meet the qualifications. Then everyone will report to their post and the relay will begin.

1.      Race starts at the bell. Run to the turf field and shoot a goal from the 18. Run to your teammate on the endline (goalline) and pass the baton to person 2.

2.      Wait at the endline of the turf soccer field. Run to the gazebo. You will do 5 REAL, CORRECT pushups before passing the baton to person 3.

3.      Wait at the gazebo. Run to Bogle Plaza and set down your baton. Spin a basketball on your finger for 2 continuous minutes. You can use your other hand to keep the ball spinning, but not to save the balance. If the ball drops, start over. Pick your baton back up and pass it to player 4.

4.      Wait at Bogle Plaza. Run to Hardwick Hall steps. Chug a glass of water Pass baton to player 5.

5.      Wait at Hardwick Hall steps. Run to the tennis courts. Make two inbound serves. If you miss, you must retrieve your errant ball, run back to the serving line and go again until you have 2 accurate serves. Pass baton to player 6.

6.       Wait at the entrance to the tennis courts. Run down the gap between the tennis courts to the practice soccer field. Place a bouncy ball between your knees and HOP to the other side (no weird RUNNING). If the ball drops, go all the way back and start over. Pass the baton to player 7 on the other side of the field.

7.      Wait on the far side of the practice field behind the tennis courts. Run to the clock tower. Sing the chorus to the Blair Alma Mater and then hand the baton to player 8.

8.      Wait at the clock tower. Run to the Bowl – You can’t go through buildings! Run around your baseball bat 10 times before passing the baton to player 9.

9.      Wait in the Bowl. Run to Bogle Plaza – no cutting through buildings! Recite the quadratic equation before passing the baton to player 10.

10.  Wait at Bogle Plaza. Run to the putting green.  Make a putt before passing the baton to player 11.

11.  Wait at the putting green. Run to the gap at the track--run one lap of the track, put down your baton, blow up a balloon, tie a knot in the balloon, pick your baton up and deliver it to player 12 at the edge of the track.

12.  Wait at the gap to the track. Run to The Arch – Pass your baton to the finish line steward to determine the order of finish.