Sports Day Weekend

First Sports Day 1928 at Pool
Since 1928, Cedar Springs has held an annual track & field and aquatics event on the August long weekend. In recent years, some 80 children and grandchildren of members compete in a variety of events.
Itinerary
_7:00 a.m. Meet at the Hall for the Wake-up Parade - Food stations will be en route
8:30 a.m. Registration desk opens at the Ballpark – Get your name tag, meet your team, get your team colour cloth ribbon 9:00 a.m. Teams meet on the green bridge for pictures 9:15 a.m. March in parade to the ballpark and National Anthem 9:30 a.m. Let the games begin….. 12:00 p.m. Lunch, nap, etc.. 1:30 p.m. Kids meet at the Hall to get into costumes for the Parade 1:50 p.m. Parade to the beach 2:00 p.m. Start of pool events 5:30 p.m. Presidents’ Dinner and presentation of trophies Come Ready to Sweat and Play! Don’t forget to bring your runners and compete in the annual marathon. Look for the registration table at the Ballpark. Remember to bring your bicycle for the “Slow Bicycle Race” – no flat tires allowed! There will also be the annual “egg toss” for adults, so no hard boiled eggs allowed either! Come Ready to Eat! Water will be provided at the ballpark and freezies at the beach to keep you cool. Bring your loonies and toonies to sample some hotdogs, hamburgers and soft drinks at the ballpark. Rain Day Plans If it’s raining Saturday morning, we will reschedule track events to Saturday afternoon and cancel the swimming events. If Saturday is rained out completely, we will reschedule the track events for Sunday, August 3rd at 2 p.m. Swimming Plans Based on water test results on Friday, we’ll give the final go ahead for swimming. Let’s keep our fingers crossed! Celebrating Achievement! Individual trophies will be given out at the President’s Dinner at the Hall on Saturday night. Only children and grandchildren of cottage owners qualify for the trophies. Take-home Trophy Presentations: Champion Girls Ages 4 & under Champion Boys Ages 4 & under Champion Girls Ages 5 & 6 Champion Boys Ages 5 & 6 Champion Girls Ages 7 & 8 Champion Boys Ages 7 & 8 Champion Girls Ages 9 & 10 Champion Boys Ages 9 & 10 Champion Girls Ages 11 & 12 Champion Boys Ages 11 & 12 Champion Girls Ages 13 & Up Champion Boys Ages 13 & Up Permanent Trophy Presentations: Gardner Trophy to highest point-scoring Girl ages 11 & up Brenholtz Trophy to highest point-scoring Boy ages 11 & up The Neal McDowell Memorial Trophy to the highest point-scoring team Presentation of Participant Ribbons to all Please see the Sports Day Event Listing and Team List. If you registered a child under 1 year of age, they were not included on the team list, but they may still participate in the crawling event. Participant ages for events are as at July 1st. |
Event Listing
THE BALL PARK
Standing Long Jump Boys 4 and under Boys 5 & 6 Girls 4 and under Girls 5 & 6 Running Long Jump Boys 7 & 8 Boys 9 & 10 Boys 11 & 12 Boys 13 - 18 Girls 7 & 8 Girls 9 & 10 Girls 11 & 12 Girls 13 – 18 Track Events 10 meter crawl - Non-walkers 20 meter dash walkers - 2 and under 20 meter dash – Boys 3 & 4 20 meter dash – Girls 3 & 4 35 meter dash – Boys 5 & 6 35 meter dash – Girls 5 & 6 35 meter dash – Boys 7 & 8 35 meter dash – Girls 7 & 8 50 meter dash – Boys 9 & 10 50 meter dash – Girls 9 & 10 75 meter dash – Boys 11 & 12 75 meter dash – Girls 11 & 12 100 meter dash – Boys 13 – 18 100 meter dash – Girls 13 – 18 Novelty Events Board Walk (a.k.a. “Schussing”) – teams of 4 or 5 adults Water Balloon toss – kids of all ages Slow Bicycle Race – all ages Couples Egg Toss – adults Couples Nail Board Candy Guessing Game Marathon – All ages –same points system and age groups as Track Events. All finishers earn a point for their team. THE BEACH Sand Castle Building: Each team does their own sand castle – points contribute to overall score Swimming (If swimming is cancelled, we will have at the Beach a Crab Walk for age 6 and under and Sack Races for age 7 and up.) 5 meter swim – Boys & Girls 2 and under 5 meter swim –Boys 3 & 4 5 meter swim – Girls 3 & 4 10 meter swim – Boys 5 & 6 10 meter swim – Girls 5 & 6 15 meter swim – Boys 7 & 8 15 meter swim – Girls 7 & 8 20 meter swim – Boys 9 & 10 20 meter swim – Girls 9 & 10 25 meter swim – Boys 11 & 12 25 meter swim – Girls 11 & 12 50 meter swim – Boys 13 - 18 50 meter swim – Girls 13 – 18 Beach Novelty Events Tug-of-War Canoe Jousting (There will be no diving this year and these events will take place whether or not swimming is cancelled). MARRIED MEN VS SINGLE MEN BASEBALL Monday 10:00 a.m. at the Ballpark |