Tug of
War
Instructions
for Operating the
Tug-of-War
Game
1.
Setup.
a)
Lay the tug-of-war rope in an open area
with the “duck pond” in the center.
2.
Announcing the game.
a)
Begin announcing the Tug-of-war game ½
hour before it occurs to help build up
enthusiasm and participation. Announcement
should be “You have ½ hour to beef up before the
tug-of-war game, which will be held (define
location) at (time).” Announce it again 15
minutes before, then 5 minutes before, then at
the time.
3.
Read The Rules.
a)
“There will be two teams chosen in a few
minutes. All players must be at least the age
of ( ) and under the age of ( )”
i)
(Age groups are 6-10, 11-16, 17-120
ii)
If there is a hierarchical structure to the
organization, the two highest ranking people
will be the team leaders.
iii)
The team leaders take the first positions on the
rope. Each person chosen will take the next
position behind the one previously chosen.
b)
“The announcer will choose the team
leaders. The team leaders will then be given an
opportunity to choose the next player. The next
player will then be given an opportunity to
choose the next player, and so on. IN ORDER TO
HAVE EQUAL NUMBERS OF TEAM MEMBERS YOU MUST EACH
WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO CHOOSE THE NEXT TEAM
MEMBER. If it gets too crazy we will start all
over again.
c)
The tug of war objective is to drag the
last member of the team through the center of
the wading pool.
d)
Anyone who steps around the wading pool
will disqualify their team.
e)
Do not begin pulling until the announcer
has said “Ready, set, pull”.
f)
The team leader will be in the front of
his team, closest to the pond
g)
For the adult tug-of-war, the team
leaders will be the highest-ranking company
executives who are playing. This gives added
incentive to the teams to pull (or to not pull,
as the case may be).
h)
Have fun!
4.
The Team Selection
a)
Choose the two highest-ranking executives
who have come out to play. You will usually
have been “clued” about this from the picnic
coordinator. Set them apart from the others,
and from themselves. Give them plenty of space
so that you can observe for any cheating and/or
chaos during the selection.
b)
Remind them that their team selection
will either keep them dry or let them get wet.
Tell them to each to “GO” and pick one
team member.
c)
Tell them that they can collaborate, if
they want to, but it is the responsibility of
the last person chosen to select the next
person.
d)
Tell them to each to “GO” and pick
one team member.
e)
When they have selected their team member
they will take the next place on the tug-of-war
rope, behind the person who chose them.
f)
Continue this in an orderly fashion,
clearly announcing “GO” at each selection time
until all players have been chosen.
5.
The War.
a)
When everyone seems ready, announce
“Ready, set, pull”.
b)
Watch for cheating.
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