th Secondary - Monday 29th June – Friday 10 July

Tweet us with your efforts using Follow the steps below to get involved: the #CSWVirtualGames and your area Twitter handle below! • Familiarise yourself with all the challenges below.

• You have two weeks to complete all 4 challenges.

• Take some time to practice and improve before recording your scores.

• Click the link at the bottom of page 6 and complete the form to support and represent your school.

Participants – All participants will receive an

North Solihull – Hollie Williams - @SolihullNorth e-certificate via e-mail on completion of all 4

challenges. South Solihull – Julie Chrysostomou - @SSolihullSSP

Coventry East– Stu Davoile - @SGOCoventryEast Individuals – At the end of the two weeks the 3 lucky individuals from KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4 and stand out Coventry West – Danny Kingham - @SGOCoventryWest School Games values performers will receive Central Warwickshire – Ali Knight - @CWSchoolSport a £5.00 E-VOUCHER.

Southern Warwickshire – Andy Sandford - @swschoolgames Schools – The Infant/Junior or Primary School and

Eastern Warwickshire – Ian Smart - @Harris_SSP Secondary school with the highest percentage of

participants by the time the challenge ends will win a Northern Warwickshire – Rory Leggett - @Schoolgames_nw £75.00 PE equipment voucher.

Football

Fast pass I scored 70 in 60 seconds - how many Equipment will you achieve? • A football or an alternative ball

• 3 markers • Stopwatch or timer

Nat Haigh – Aston Villa How to

• Place your passing distance marker 2 metres away from a clear wall • You must remain behind - or in line with - your marker throughout the 60 seconds • Create a target 1 metre wide against the wall using your other 2 markers Did you know? • Using the inside of your foot, complete as many passes as possible hitting the

target Men’s football has been a part of the • Everytime you hit the wall within the target you will score 1 point Olympics since 1900, where GB won the first • Any passes made inside the 2m distance should not be counted as points ever gold medal. They’ve won 3 gold medals in total, making them and Hungary the most successful Olympic men’s football teams.

Women’s football made the Olympic Scoring programme in 1996. The USA have won 4 of C omplete as many successful passes at the target as you can in 60 seconds. Make 6 tournaments, with Norway and Germany sure you keep your score and record. the only other countries to win the tournament to date.

Approximately 2,400 balls were used Video support - https://youtu.be/XL3doHDxrEA in the London 2012 Olympic competition.

S itting volleyball

I scored 89 keep-ups in 60 seconds - Keep-up how many will you achieve? Equipment

• Beachball, volleyball or toilet roll • Stopwatch or timer

Kate Grey – Team GB How to Paralmypian • Start in a seated position, and use alternate arms to keep the volleyball, beachball or toilet roll in the air • Each time you hit/tap the ball and it travels above head height you will score 1 point Did you know? • You have 60 seconds to score as many points as possible. If the ball hits the ground or is caught, or you use the same arm twice, After sitting volleyball was created as a your attempt is over and you should record your score without rehabilitation sport for injured soldiers in completing the rest of your 60 seconds

1956, it was officially included in the • During the challenge you must remain seated, if you come up onto Paralympic Games in 1980. The women’s your feet or knees, points should not be counted event was introduced to the programme in 2004. It is one of the most popular Paralympic team sports, with over 10,000 athletes competing across 75 countries. Scoring

Morteza Mehrzadselakjani of Iran was Complete as many successful keep-ups as you can in 60 seconds. Make sure you keep nd one to watch in Rio 2016. As the 2 your score and record. tallest person in the world, and tallest athlete to ever compete at a Paralympic Games, he was able to apply his Video support - https://youtu.be/nNikWfDNNhA 2.46m height to great effect!

Athletics

I scored 82 in 40 seconds - Speed bounce how many will you

achieve?

Equipment

• A rolled up towel or speed bounce mat

• Stopwatch or timer Amy Hillyard Team England

How to

• Roll up a towel and place on a hard surface • Jump from side to side over the towel Did you know? • You must start with 2 feet and land with 2 feet

• Both feet must land over the towel to count as a point The first race was held during the first • Repeat this pattern as many times as you can in 40 seconds Olympics in 776 BC. It was 600ft long.

Usain Bolt is the fastest person in the world, running 100m in 9.58 seconds in 2009.

Scoring Hidekichi Miyazaki is the oldest competitive

sprinter at 105 years old. He recently ran the Complete as many successful bounces as you can in 40 seconds. Remember: to count 100m in 42.22 seconds, and is otherwise as a point you must be jumping from 2 feet to 2 feet. know as the ‘Golden Bolt’ for imitating Usain

Bolt’s well-known lightning pose!

165,000 towels were required at the Video support - https://youtu.be/Ed64F4-rRe8 Olympic Village throughout the 2 week London Games in 2012.

GymnasticsFootball

I scored 40 in 30 Bunny hops seconds - how many will you Equipment achieve?

• A safe space

• Stopwatch or timer

Mimi Cesar – Team England How to

• Squat down towards the and place your hands flat on the floor out in front of you • With your hands on the floor, jump with the feet held tightly together and knees Did you know? remaining bent. Your hands should remain in the same place throughout the 60 seconds

• Shift your weight from your feet to your hands, bringing your feet off the floor was introduced at the very first in 1896, with the • Repeat this movement as many times as possible in 30 seconds German team winning almost every medal. • Every time you bring your feet off the floor and place them back down, you will score 1 point Women weren’t allowed to compete until 1928, where the Netherlands claimed the title.

Nadia Comaneci and Nellie Kim scored Scoring perfect 10s in 1976 at the Games, Bring your feet up and off the floor into a bunny hop position as many times as you at the age of just 14. Gymnasts must now can in 30 seconds. Make sure you keep your score and record. be 16 to compete in the Olympic Games.

Larissa Latynina dominated between

1956 and 1964, collecting a Video support - https://youtu.be/iTEu4Vg3GCs record 18 medals.

School Games values

mascot competition

Every Olympics and Paralympics has a mascot. As part of our Olymp-Mix HOW TO ENTER celebration we would like you to design a mascot for the CSW (Coventry, Solihull & Warwickshire) School Games - and who knows, maybe one day your mascot will be brought to life! 1. Download the template - https://bit.ly/2CvwCPc

2. Print out or download this template and either; To design your mascot you may want to use inspiration from previous Olympic mascots and incorporate one or more of the School Games a. draw your design Values of: b. design on the computer

Passion, Self-Belief, Determination, c. create a model of your mascot. Respect, Teamwork and Honesty 3. Take a photo or save a PDF of your design. Please ensure you use the template provided below. 4. Submit your entry - www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CSWMascot

Submit your olymp-mix scores

Take your final scores from all 4 challenges, and add them together to get your result. Football + Athletics + Gymnastics + Volleyball = TOTAL SCORE

Completing the challenge from home - Submit your TOTAL SCORE via the link

www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CSWVirtualOlympics

Completing the challenge at school – use the spreadsheet provided by your SGO.

PLEASE ONLY SUBMIT YOUR SCORES ONCE!