COMPULSORY CHALLENGES 2021

For 2021, there will be 3 compulsories. We are announcing the first with the next two to follow in the next 2 weeks. Challenge 1 is Paper plane.

CHALLENGE 2 - JUGGLING

Here is our second compulsory for 2021 and perhaps the trickiest and most technical challenge we have ever introduced – juggling.

Each team member will be challenged to juggle up to 3 hacky sacks at once. As you read this, there is probably a mum or dad out there that will be doing cartwheels of joy - they are the jugglers. For the majority of the team parents comes the realization - we have found the limits.

First up - there are no failures - we understand that the good ship “hand eye coordination” may have sailed for many. No bother.

As always, XRACE is about challenging our kids to do something they may not be very good at - and give it 100% regardless of the outcome.

Failure builds resilience in our kids. For the little ones in the junior divisions - the focus may be to be able to throw a single ball up with one hand and catch it with the other. That is in itself victory.

For the middle sized kids, it may be about correctly juggling two balls - there is a right way and a wrong way and we encourage you to learn correct juggling techniques. UP UP CATCH CATCH

For the larger kids - here we go. Have a crack at correctly juggling three balls. For the parents, anything past one ball is a bonus!

Please note, no one fails this challenge - but we heartily encourage you to locate three hacky sacks, jump on YouTube and learn how to correctly juggle three balls.

You can even make your own juggling balls out of rice and old socks! It is the perfect complement right now as the school holidays rage on.

Good luck!

TIP - try to avoid using tennis balls as they bounce around too much.