The University of British Columbia

May 4, 2012
Thank you to all the teams, captains, departments, and units that participated in this year's UBC Staff & Faculty Sports Day. Lots of amazing costumes and tons of enthusiasm from everyone who participated.

May 4, 2012
Results are now posted. To see how your team fared, please click here.

May 3, 2012
As a part of the Healthy UBC Quiz, the following teams have earned a 3 minute time deduction for their UBC Staff & Faculty Sports Day teams:

Friday, May 4 marks the second annual UBC Staff & Faculty Sports Day. This FREE event will run 11:30am to 1:30pm with teams of 4-6 will compete in a variety of mental and physical challenges.

UBC Staff & Faculty from Point Grey, Robson Square, and VGH are all encouraged to participate. Whether you want to participate as an office, department, or an individual, there's an activity designed for everyone. Registration closes on Wednesday, April 25 at 5:00pm.

Prizes will be awarded to the winning team as well as the most spirited team. At the conclusion of the event, all participants will be entered into a draw to win one of a number of draw prizes including golf lessons. There will also be a selection of healthy foods and snacks available at this event.

Inflatable Obstacle Course

Bringing together the fun of a bouncy castle with the excitement of an obstacle course, this challenge will bring out the kid in everyone. Scores will be assigned based on the number of wins in six head-to-head races.

Master & Commander

Be prepared to put your team’s communication skills to the test as you guide one another through a series of challenges. Sound easy? Just wait until a few unexpected surprises make things even tougher. Scores will be assigned based on the time a team needs to complete this challenge.

Team Relay Race

Playground games will come alive when your team steps up to complete all of the wacky, fun tasks in this relay race. Scores will be assigned based on the time a team needs to complete this challenge.

Frickets & Bolo Toss
Best described as one part Frisbee and cricket, one part golf and horseshoes. Whether it’s threading a Frisbee between two wickets or wrapping a pair of golf balls around a pipe, accurate throws will help your team be successful. Scores will be assigned based on the number of points a team records in this challenge.

Wheelchair Basketball
Dribble, weave, pass, and wheel your way to the hoop! A little teamwork will go a long way as your team competes against the clock to show off your basketball skills. Scores will be assigned based on the time a team needs to complete this challenge.

Wonders of UBC

Do you and your teammates spend a lot of time visiting different parts of campus? This puzzle will test your team’s knowledge of some of UBC’s most beautiful, iconic, and obscure places. If your team can put the right name to each place, you will succeed. Scores will be assigned based on the time a team needs to complete this challenge.

Healthy Eating

Your team has been assigned to cater a large event that promotes health according to the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Health Check. You will choose from menu options, trying to balance the priorities of individual needs and general health. Some of the dignitaries have preferences to take into consideration, but there are also a number of attendees with very specific religious or health-related dietary restrictions. Scores will be assigned based on how much of the criteria has been correctly met in this challenge.

Memory Room

Pride yourself in having an amazing memory or an eye for detail? Both will be pushed to their limits as your team will be given a photograph of a room to study. A pair of your team members will then enter an identical room to that in the picture. Once in this room, can your team figure out the differences, be they small, big, or simply missing things. Pairs of teammates will keep re-entering until the minimum challenge time has been reached or your team has identified all of the differences. Scores will be assigned based on the number of differences identified in the challenge.

Inner Calm

Health is often thought of as being active, exercising, and working up a sweat; however, it is often overlooked that slowing down and relaxing is also a healthy habit. In this challenge, your team will choose from a variety of relaxation techniques (guided imagery, progressive muscle relaxation, or a mindfulness eating exercise) to lower your stress level. Scores will be assigned based on the total time your team needs to complete this challenge.

Not-so-Trivial Pursuit

This is a trivia game unlike any other! Race against the clock as your team attempts to provide as many correct answers as possible in the allotted time. While the questions are not available beforehand, you can be sure that this is one challenge that will test everyone’s worldly knowledge. Scores will be assigned based on the number of correct answers at the time of completion.

Garage Band Superstars

Finally, you can put the band back together, take the stage, and put on a virtual concert with your teammates. Play an amazing guitar solo, nail that high note, wail away at the drums, so long as you put on a great show that gets the crowd fired up, you will score huge points in this private rock show. Scores will be assigned based on the team’s cumulative score at the completion of one song.

Listed below are some activities that will be a part of this year's UBC Staff & Faculty Sports Day: