Field and Sports Day!
Run it on an inter-Crew or inter-Unit basis. Let each group invite a guest (prospective member) to take part. Provide coaching for everyone before each competition or demonstration. Give each man a score card so he may keep a record of his proficiency in sports. Crews or Units may alternate as coaches and judges for the various events. The following list suggests enough to make up either a long or a short program:
Emergency Service training.
Mile run—run a mile in 7½ minutes or less. Score 10 for 7½ minutes; add 2 for each half-minute less; deduct 2 for each half-minute more.
Rope work—secure boat to piling (clove hitch or two half hitches), lower man from wall (bowline on bight), secure line to corner of sail or tent where grommet has pulled out (sheet bend), secure rope to tent stake (taut line hitch), throw rope with knot for rescue (bowline). Score 2 for each correct knot.
Rowing demonstration.
Row 50 feet to buoy, turn, and return. Show proper entry, feathering, and stroke of oars; turning boat; holding it on course. Score 10 for perfect demonstration; deduct 1 for each mistake.
Archery contest.
Place shooting line at 15 yards from 48-inch target. Allow 3 arrows for sighting in, and 6 for scoring. Score according to standard archery target points; divide total by 5.