Sports Day preparation: obstacle course

Another activity that I had volunteered to help out with for Sports Day was organising and initiating the obstacle course; I chose to work in a group of three with Momoko and Cveta, and throughout the week we met to plan and discuss how we would run the activity, and we also contacted the teacher responsible for it so that we could confirm our ideas with him. During one of our most recent gatherings, we came up with the following plan for the obstacle course:

Plan of obstacle course

The initial idea was that we would have two or three people from each house team in each year group completing the obstacle course, we would record their timings and then award them house points according to their performance: 5 points for first, 3 for second, and 1 for third places. The main idea of the course would be to collect an item that would be located on the tree (far left of the map), and in order to do that, the contestants would have to pass a series of obstacles: they would start nice and easy with some weaving poles, which would be followed by hula hoops through which they would have to go, then a small agility ramp to jump over, after which they would have to limbo beneath two poles, and finally jump in sacks towards the tree where the collectable item would be placed. As we planned this activity, we tried to gather as many ideas as possible in order to have a wider range of options to pick from, also giving ourselves the ability to mix and match so that we could come up with our own solutions for the course. During the meetings that we've held, I tried to communicate my plans in an understandable manner; furthermore, I didn't disregard what was being said by my teammates, which made me rather open-minded; ultimately, I think that we have come up with quite an original and entertaining obstacle course which our fellow students will hopefully enjoy.

However, upon reviewing our work, we realised that there were many areas to improve upon, as for example the fact that not all of the students will be able to participate in the activity due to lack of time; we figured that if we do this again, we ought to pay greater attention to that, so people don't feel left out or neglected, which is why we might consider coming up with an obstacle course that would either be shorter (to buy us more time) or would involve paired activities (so that all students would get a chance to participate). We should also acknowledge the fact that within our school we have people of varying ages, all the way from 11 to 18 years old, and consequently they have both different preferences and physical abilities, which is why next time we may try to alter the obstacle course according to the year group which will be participating, so that it would be more engaging for the contestants.