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Schools stage many sports days in which children participate in the sporting events. It is usually held in elementary schools. In schools which use a house system a feature of the school is the competition between the houses; this is especially brought out during sporting events such as an inter-house sports day.
A "sticky" refers to holding the ball. Specified time (in seconds) is decided by the primary square. "Popcorns" are taking the ball and throwing it in the air before hitting it. The amount of popcorns before returning the ball is also decided by the primary square. A "school bus" is when a player calls out said phrase.
Sports competition series (47 C, 49 P) Accommodations for sports competitions (1 C, 8 P) Student sports competitions (16 C, 27 P) Summer sports competitions (2 C, 2 P) T.
National History Bee and Bowl – a history quiz competition in the US; Reach for the Top and SchoolReach – a long-lasting Canadian high school competition, formerly nationally broadcast on the CBC; Schools' Challenge – a U.K. high school tournament; University Challenge – a British television quiz programme featuring university students
First held in 1974 the ISF World Gymnasiade is a multi-sport games organised by the International School Sport Federation for athletes in the under 18 age group. The 1974 athletics competition was not included as part of the main event held in Wiesbaden (FRG). The event was originally held every 2 years but after 1990 was only held every 4 years.
Sightreading is a mandatory competition for any school that has a contestant in regional competition, and all contestants representing the school at region must compete in a sightreading competition, though the school can have two groups and designate one group as "non-varsity" (which means that they will sight read a different piece). [1]
A secondary feature of house systems is the competition between houses. For example, the traditional school sports day is usually an inter-house competition. Debating competitions and charity drives are also often organised along inter-house lines. Merit points for behaviour and academic achievement may also be totalled up for comparison ...
STEM Racing (formerly F1 in Schools) is an international STEM competition endorsed by Formula 1 for students aged 9–19. Groups of 3–6 students have to design and manufacture a miniature F1 car using CAD / CAM and CAE design tools.