Top 10 Sports Day Moments - Voted for by Teachers

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 13, 2010 - Sports Day isn't only about winning, losing or taking part - it is about
having fun! SchoolStickers.co.uk asked teachers to submit their funniest
Sports Day stories and asked teachers to vote for their favourites.

From schools deciding to have a pet's race, with the inevitable chaos, to
the drama teacher playing the Benny Hill theme for the teachers' and parents'
race. Here's the list:

10. A poor llama being hit on the head by a welly throwing participant.

9. In the relay race, a girl passing the baton to the next runner, but
keeping on running, overtaking her team mate.

8. In the egg and spoon race - children trying to cheat and hold onto the
egg.

7. A pet's race turning into total chaos - animals in all directions.

6. A teacher's race where the teacher in charge of music chose to play
the Benny Hill tune.

5. The whole school dancing and singing along to the locomotion song
being played over the tannoy.

4. A very small reception child running right underneath the largest set
of hurdles without seeing them!

3. Reception children stopping before the finish line.

2. The rope breaking during a parent versus staff tug of war.

And the favourite:

1. One school lined up the reception age children for their sack race.
They were told on "Go!" to get into the sack and go as fast as they can to
the finish line. On "Go!" one child put the sack over her head, pulled it
down and ran blindly up the track.

Henry Shelford, CEO, www.schoolstickers.co.uk, said, "There is
often a lot of debate about the importance of Sports Days but what most
people can agree on is that everyone has a funny story to tell and
interestingly none of them are about who won or lost."

"My parents have commemorated my special sports day moment with a special
photo showing me in the high jump with a profound look of concentration,
looking happy, a glow of success - the only problem is the photo also shows
my foot tripping up on the bar! Oh well - it's the taking part that matters!"

Over 280 teachers and headteachers took part in the survey in June 2010.

For more information contact Henry Shelford on +44(0)121-333-3600 or henry at schoolstickers.co.uk