One last thing

I have some beers in for the football (if anyone is still awake) but feel feel to bring some, we can drop them off during our travels or make a stop at a supermarket somewhere along the way.

It's all gone wrong and it's the most important part too

it's the food at Lloyds lanes...The deal I was looking at was from about 10 years ago old menu with all meals and a side for £4.25
Also the package deal, we had, now only includes a buffet for 10 people (which in their opinion wouldn't be a meal for 10 adults - more of a snack).

So I've opted out of the deal we are just playing 2 games of bowling for £12:50, everyone has £5 credit and we can decide on the day when and where to eat. If people want to eat at the bowling they can do that individually.

Another idea would be to stop at Subway and take up the £5 footlong and drink deal which maybe better value.

Here's the Lloyds Lanes new menu (emailed to me today)

Here is a breakdown of the food we have on the bar menu .

NACHOS topped with melted cheese, salsa and guacamole £5.95

SHARING PLATTER FOR TWO a sumptuous feast of bbq chicken wings, garlic bread, Cajun baked potato wedges, crudities and houmous £10.45

CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD £7.95 without chicken £5.25

CLUB SANDWICH £7.95

PRIME BURGER BEEF BURGER £6.50 with bacon £7.50

CHICKEN BREAST BURGER £7.25 with bacon 8.25

HALF RACK OF BBQ RIBS £6.95 served with a side salad £8.95

RIB STEAK seasoned with sage and lime, served with rocket and parmesan salad £9.95

SIDES:
Mixed salad £2.75
Garlic bread £2.50
Skin on fries £2.75

Darts rule amendment - this could change everything

Playing a game of darts from 501 is sometimes long enough often with both players praying for anyone to get a double just so the game can finish. Now we'll need both players to get a double before the game can end. 

So I'm thinking to make it easier (and quicker) we just count each dart thrown and not have the rule "If you bust this counts as 3 darts regardless of when you went bust."

For example if you took 4 goes to get double 1 this would count as 4 rather than 12 and if you needed 14 and hit 20 then 0 then double 5 this would count as 3 rather than 5

hope this makes sense.....?

Order of play

Golf

Group 1	Andy  H	David B	David K
Group 2	Rob M	Ian W	Marv
Group 3	Dave P	Ted	Nick O	Andrew B

Thinking: One driver per group, 1st group David B so he can get away first to setup cricket if we are running late and me unless someone else want to play the 1st shot of the day! The two 3 balls should race away leaving a clear course for the 4 competent golfers in the last group.

Cricket Batting order
1.Dave B	8.Andy H
2.Marv	7.Ted
3.Nick	6.Ian
4.David P	5.David K
Andrew B	Rob M

Thinking: Andrew and Rob need to be last. As there will always be one person that doesn't bowl at you  I have seeded you (based on my perceived threat of your bowling) which means the better bowlers don't bowl at the least experienced cricketers and the better batsman miss out on the weaker bowlers. Dave B gets top seed for having the most kit and Andy H gets 8th seed as he has never played before, the rest I have guessed. (apologies if I have offend anyone - I'll take advice if anyone wants to come forward and declare stronger cricketing skills)

Bowling any order bowling at Andrew B and Rob M

Fielding any order throwing at target.

Bowling, Karting, Darts

Any order, if you want we can put the 5 highest tin pin bowlers together for the 2nd game.

Pool

There is an order of play you will draw a number from a hat to determine your group.

World Cup screen test

World Cup screen and surround sound tested, I was also able to practice the roller coaster of emotions watching Engand's  0-0 draw with Honduras.

Scoring summary to help you decide when to play your joker

Each event will give you an event position: 1st - 8 points 2nd - 7 points to 8th - 1 point
Tied position = average points (1/2 points allowed)
Joker doubles points (excluding bonus points)

Golf: Adjusted Stableford system
Points are awarded depending on how many under or over par you score on each hole. You only need to record shots taken. Your total points score will determine your place in the event.
Event Bonus Points:
Nearest the pin, from memory the 2nd hole is probably best suited for this, measured in putter club lengths.
Longest drive on the 6th hole, I have a printout to mark where your ball lands.

Cricket: in 3 parts bowling, batting and fielding
Bowling - (at Rob and Andrew) 1 point for a dot ball, 5 points for a wicket.
Batting - (last over of your go) 1 point for a hit, 4 for a big hit (wides to be bowled again)
Fielding - throw a cricket ball at a target (quite far away) and we'll measure distance from a target.
Your total points score for each part will determine your place for that part. Your 3 placings will be combined to  determine your place in the event.

Bowling: 2 games combined score
Your combined score will determine your place in the event.
Event Bonus Points:
1 point for 3 or more strikes in any one game (maximum 1 point over 2 games)

1 point if you "convert a split" - where you get a spare after leaving split pins - shown on screen as a box around your first score (again maximum 1 point over 2 games)

Karting: 2 parts fastest lap and race position
Your position for each part will be combined to determine your place for the event.

Pool: Finishing place in table and after playoffs
Group stage then play off, 4 or 6 games each depending on time.

Darts: number of darts for 501 checkout
The number of darts taken will give your place in the event. You may get more than one chance to reduce you number of darts.
Bonus points:  - 1 for highest checkout and 1 for highest score with 3 darts

Cricket scoring more complicated than the Duckworth–Lewis method

A scoring system for cricket nets has been the hardest to work out. I've tried to minimise personal opinions and subjective scoring, different people have different batting styles, some have no style at all but what makes a good shot is difficult to measure especially when leaving the ball is sometime the best shot. Also I didn't want people to spend their whole time trying not to get out.

So I've gone for a combination of 3 skills - bowling, batting and fielding in separate hopefully measurable parts.

To start with we'll all have a go at batting in the nets without any scoring, just an opportunity to have a go and smash some balls about. The last 2 batsmen will be Andy B and Rob and this is where our bowling competition happens. We'll rotate round, all bowling at both batsmen (depending on time) we should get an over to each player.

Bowling, at the 2 guys who have to leave early, 5 points for a wicket, 1 point for a dot ball (if we can agree), your total will determine your place 1st 8 points 2nd 7 points to 8th 1 point (Tied position = average points)

Fielding, from the boundary we'll throw a cricket ball to the stumps, cricket square post if sectioned off or some other marker. How near you are to the stumps will give your place. 1st 8 points 2nd 7 points to 8th 1 point

Batting, this is the hardest one to score, also with 2 people in the nets you may not face the one bowler that gets everyone out, but we need to do something. So at the end of your batting go you'll face an over where your batting will be scored. 8 people will bowl at you and hopefully you'll get 6 playable balls which will count (these can be your best 6 (unless you are bowled out which must count as a playable ball) bowlers will bowl again until they bowl a playable ball or a playable over is reached) Scoring if agreeable 1 point for hit, 2 points for a big hit (would reach the boundary) and -5 if bowled out.  Your total will determine your place 1st 8 points 2nd 7 points to 8th 1 point (Tied position = average points).

The total of the 3 scores will determine your place in the event 1st 8 points 2nd 7 points to 8th 1 point (Tied position = average points).

Darts Points

I'm expecting the pool to take up most of the time in the pub so I've come up with a different format for the darts (other suggestions welcomed)

You will pay 1 game of 501 against an opponent and the number of darts you need to "checkout" will be your score.

When one player finishes the other continues until they have got to 0.

If you bust this counts as 3 darts regardless of when you went bust.

(I'm thinking of allowing a 12 dart penalty for any losing player on a single dart checkout wanting to quit, but not sue if 12 is the right number)

The player with the lowest score will be 1st - 8 points and the highest score will be 8th - 1 point

We can make a call on the day but if we have time everyone can play a 2nd, 3rd or 4th game to try to improve (reduce) their score. Your best score will be used to determine your place in the event.

Bouns points - 1 for highest checkout  and 1 for highest score with 3 darts

Drivers start your engines

Satnav postcodes for the drivers

A	Start - drive away 07:30	Postcode	Arrive	Leave
B	Chessington Golf Club	KT9 2LW	07:40	10:15
C	Long Ditton Cricket Club	KT6 5HT	10:45	12:00
D	Lloyds Lanes 02085449965	SW20 8DE	12:30	14:30
E	Surbiton Raceway 02083375550	KT4 7QB	15:00	16:45
F	Finsh - The Berrylands	KT5 8LS	17:00	20:00
walk	New Prince (time permitting)
walk	Agra Tandoori Restaurant	020 8399 8854	20:30	22:00
walk	Football		22:30	01:00

Pool Rules and Points

It's difficult to judge how long the pool will take (largely dependent on the number of tables we have) so I've gone for an organic schedule.

Everyone playing everyone else is 28 games with no real fair option for finishing early.
So we will have two groups of 4 picked at random, who will play each other to determine their place in the group. Then either a quick play off totaling 16 games or a group play off at 24 games. Everyone will get 4 or 6 games. (order of play at end of the post)

Rules:
Pub Rules - 2 shots don't carry one on the black (1st shot can be a free ball) (you can play in any direction). If you pot 2 colours from the break you may nominate your colour. If you have balls left when your opponent is on the black, foul and snooker them they may pick up the ball and place it behind the balk line.

Points:
1 for a win 0 for a loss
If two players end up with the same points the winner of their match will finish higher.
If 3 players end up with the same points the player who had the least balls left on their losing game(s) will finish higher, if this still leaves 2 players tied the winner of their match will finish higher. (In the unlikely event of 3 players still being tied their position will be decided by getting as close to the top cushion playing down the table from the balk line.)

The final table order awards the usual 1st place 8 points, 2nd 7 points to 8th 1 point.
Bonus 1 point for 7 balling your opponent (max 1 point)

Pool		2 Table Order			1 Table Order
Group A
1		1	2		1	2
2		3	4		5	6
3		1	3		3	4
4		2	4		7	8
		1	4		1	3
		2	3		5	7
Group B					2	4
5		5	6		6	8
6		7	8		1	4
7		5	7		5	8
8		6	8		2	3
		5	8		6	7
		6	7

With either

Quick playoff (16 Games)
A1	B1
A2	B2
A3	B3
A4	B4

or 

Group Playoff (24 Games)		2 Table Order			1 Table Order
Top Group
A1		B1	A2		B3	A4
B1		A1	B2		B1	A2
A2		B1	B2		A3	B4
B2		A1	A2		A1	B2
		A2	B2		B3	B4
		A1	B1		B1	B2
Botom Group					A3	A4
A3		B3	A4		A1	A2
B3		A3	B4		A4	B4
A4		B3	B4		A2	B2
B4		A3	A4		A3	B3
		A4	B4		A1	B1
		A3	B3

Ten Pin Bowling Points

We have two games, one option would be to have a practice 1st game and take the score from the 2nd but, to reward the consistent player and to allow for more focused heckling we will combine both games for 1 overall total. This will determine your place in the event and  it will be the usual 1st - 8 points to 8th - 1 point.

Bonus points:
1 point for 3 or more strikes in any one game (maximum 1 point over 2 games)
1 point if you "convert a split" - where you get a spare after leaving split pins shown on screen as a box around your first score (again maximum 1 point over 2 games)
http://www.bowlingball.com/BowlVersity/how-to-pick-up-bowling-splits

Go Karting Points

The format will be 15 mins warm up and 30 mins race (the heats, semi and finals option wasn't available to a group of our size).

The points will be split equally between your fastest lap time and your place in the race. With the long race time this will give people the option on getting 1 fast lap in rather than slogging it out for 30 mins.

Race Position Points 1st - 8 points 2nd - 7 points  3rd - 6 points .... 8th - 1 point

Fastest Lap Points Fastest - 8 points 2nd fastest - 7 points 3rd fastest - 6 points ... Slowest -1 point

We'll combine your 2 scores together to give you a ranking which will determine your points for this event.
(No bonus points for this round)

Food and Drink

For those of you who don't know what 2nd breakfast is here's a link for you....
http://www.lucozadesport.com/products/pee-chart/

But for everyone else....

After your 1st breakfast at home,
the Golf Club can make bacon rolls for after your round (10:00 ish)
my wife has kindly agreed to make some scones for "Cricket Tea" (11:30 ish)
we have a buffet platter while bowling (I wouldn't expect too much) (13:00 ish)
after bowling we can order from the bar and grill menu - a main, side and drink (14:00 ish)
WARNING No food planned when at the go karting
beer and bar snacks at the Berrylands (17:00 - 19:30)
pre-curry drink at the New Prince (20:00)
curry at the Agra Tandoori Restaurant (20:30)
beer and snacks at the football whether in the pub or in the summer house.

Hopefully this should keep everyone going!

The Berrylands

We're in the diary, not quite sure what that means but they are expecting us and the pool tables and dart board will be "available"  for us to use. I've also asked if we can use one of their old pub quiz sheets, even if it's from a few years ago, but if this falls through the quiz may not happen.

We'll be in the pub from 17:00 to 19:30 (when the Colombia v Greece match is on) so it shouldn't be too busy. I'm trying to work out the pool and darts format, with some options depending on time.

Football and free overnight accommodation

The Sportsday now includes a prime location to watch the football and free overnight accommodation.

The UN negotiators have been hard at work and I have secured the use of the summer house, we can watch the football on a 100” screen and now (thanks to Marv) in surround sound, without worrying about how to get home afterwards.

(we may end up staying in the pub for the football, we’ll just go with the flow)  

I have 3 double futons and lots more floor space for anyone who wants to crash before, during or after the football.

Deposits Please

What I need is a deposit to confirm your place and cover the bookings. I think online banking is easiest but if that doesn't work for you let me know, my details are below. Thank you those who have already paid, it really does help with the planning and bookings. 

edit: I'll take my bank details off this public website and send an email reminder.

Amount: $1,000,000 or £25

update: thanks to all who have paid the deposit

Go Karting Booking

I need to make the booking for Go Karting soon, which means making a decision.
This is the first booking that requires a significant deposit and needs a minimum number of people.

The deal is (with a minimum of 7 drivers) we do the GP session (£50), we'll be the only ones on the track, 15 mins warm up then 30 mins race (this seems a long time to me) there is a 10 min warm up and 20 min race for £45. All race stats printed out

Some slots are already booked up - but we still have the option of 15:00 Karting.

I'll send an email out today to asking for a deposit from the definites and chase up the maybes.

Golf Scoring

The Stableford Scoring System Format

The Stableford system of scoring was invented in 1931 by Dr. Frank Stableford of the Wallasey & Royal Liverpool Golf Clubs and the first competition under Stableford Rules was played on 16 May 1932 at Wallasey.

Each player or side plays against the par of each hole and receives points according to how he scores in relation to par.

We will used an adjusted stableford system to keep interest going (shooting a 10 on one hole won't ruin your round)

4 or more over par 3 over par 2 over par 1 over par par 1 under par 2 under par

0 points 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points 6 points

Your total point score will determine your place in the event.

Event Bonus Points:

Nearest the pin, from memory the 2nd hole is probably best suited for this, measured in putter club lengths.
Longest drive (and no Nick does win coming from Cambridge), on the 5th hole, hopefully someone will get up near the green an make measuring easy.

Cricket Nets

Thanks to David B's contacts at Long Ditton Cricket Club and the kind offer of supplying cricketing gear we have the possibility of using their cricket nets on Saturday morning. (they do have a match on during the afternoon)

It means moving the go karting to the afternoon which may restrict any lunchtime drinking and I'm not sure if it would be dry enough at 11am (also doesn't have a wet weather alternative) but it is free and on a sunny day would be perfect.

Bowling Back On

Lloyds Lanes - 2 Lanes booked at 12:30

1 game £6.75
2 games £12.50
"Spare Package" for groups of 6 or more £17
2 games + Shared Buffet + Main and Side each from Bar and Grill Menu + Drink from the bar
(for the £4.50 extra this seems a good deal)

Bowled Over

Charrington Bowl - http://www.hollywoodbowl.co.uk/our_centres/tolworth - has a National  Competition all day Saturday (unfortunately it's too late to enter a team and there was something about qualifying) we can book after 6pm, look at Kingston Rotunda, Lloyds Lanes or scrap bowling and look at a new event.

Tee Time

The golf is booked at http://chessingtongolfcentre.co.uk/

3 Tee Times 07:56 08:04 08:12 (slots after 8:30 were already booked up) Golf shoes or trainers, "no dress code to speak of as long as you keep your clothes on" - yes that's actually what she told me. However everyone needs their own bag of clubs.    We hope to finish by 10am and be on the road at 10:30.

Chessington Golf Club Scorecard Hole White Par 1 202 3 2 121 3 3 294 4 4 158 3 5 281 4 6 302 4 7 103 3 8 129 3 9 151 3

Not enough sport for one day?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/fixtures

England's opening world cup football match is on the same day (I don't think FIFA are aware of the clash, I'll let them know) but not to worry it doesn't start till late ENGLAND vs ITALY kick off 23:00

New dates just announced

The planets have aligned ! 

And we have a date 14^th June 2014

Fame costs (so do sports days). And right here is where you start paying.

Event	Details	Cost per head
Go Karting	GP (not mentioned on their website) 10 mins qualifying gives your grid place for a 20 min race. All stats printed out at the end.	£45
Golf	Chessington Golf Course	£12.50
Bowling	Hollywood Bowl Tolworth 2 games inc shoe hire	£11
Afternoon	Unknown but if it’s Table Tennis	Free
Pool	If everyone plays everyone won’t be more than	£5
Darts		Free
Quiz		Free
Food and water	We’ll sort out on the day.
Total	Rounding off to	£75

This is just to give you an idea. I'd like to keep the budget under £100 but if Go Karting is not seen as good value for money we're looking at £50. 

Decathalon

Other sports \ challenge ideas to make it up to 10 events (without answering the question Why?)

• Table Tennis (In my summer house, free)
• Chess (In pub, I have a chess clock to keep games moving quickly)
• Some form of arcade driving game (I think there is a multiplayer one at the bowling)
• Downing a pint (can be measured in minutes rather than seconds)
• Cribbage (In pub)
• Carrom (I have a board or in the Lamb)
• Golf driving range (we can make up some events, longest drive, nearest pin)
• Football (at a park with goals; penalty shoot-out, dribbling skills, keep-ups)
• Badminton, Squash, Tennis
• Football scores - Virtual Pools with betting shop sheets.

In the bin

• Archery (Can't find anywhere to just turn up and have a go)
• Texas Hold'em (Ian's got the chips but it would take too long)
• Laser Quest (Can't find one near by)
• 10km run
• Cycle race around Richmond Park

Maybe some of the ideas can be used as extra bonus events throughout the day?

If you think any of ideas might just work (including the ones in the bin) let me know.

Cricket Nets

Chessington Sports Hall http://www.chessingtonsportscentre.co.uk/

Do hire out Cricket nets at £37.50 for 2 nets, will check for availability, if numbers are 6 or more this may be a feasible option.

Golf

3 choices for Golf

Chessington http://chessingtongolfcentre.co.uk/ probably as challenging as we need.

Hole	White	Par
1	202	3
2	121	3
3	294	4
4	158	3
5	281	4
6	302	4
7	103	3
8	129	3
9	151	3

Moore Place http://www.mooreplacegolf.co.uk/ the next step up but still a 

"...superb value course is open all year round and is ideal for beginners and experienced players alike."

No.	Hole Name	White Yards	Yellow Yards	Par
1	Atlantic Cedar	93	83	3
2	Chestnut Coppice	264	244	4
3	Corsican Pine	313	293	4
4	Larches	290	270	4
5	Purple Beech	287	267	4
6	Limes	249	229	4
7	Douglas Fir	281	261	4
8	Red Maple	157	127	3
9	Black Poplar	168	128	3
	Total Per Round	2103	1902	33

Jungle Island Adventure Golf http://hortonparkgolf.com/jungle-adventure-golf/ some would say the only true test in golf.

Let's Go Karting

Surbiton Raceway seems to be the obvious choice with a couple of formats available.

Iron Man
This event can run for 30 minutes, 45 minutes or 1 hour and cater for between 5 and 15 drivers. The iron man consists of a 3 lap warm up session behind the pace kart followed by a rolling start in to fully marshalled racing conditions. The object is simple... race to win, winner takes all.

Sprint Meetings
Sprint meetings are held in a fully marshalled 'real time' racing environment. Aimed at individual drivers this event can cater for between 10 and 120 drivers and consists of four initial qualifying heats, followed by semi-finals and a chance to enter the 12-lap final.

Challenge 75 race
Challenge 75 is an ideal format to challenge your driving skills. After a one lap rolling start the race begins and finishes once the top 3 drivers have completed 75 laps. Have you what it takes to complete the challenge? The length of the race will depend upon your driving skills (Usually 30 to 45 minutes.) An individual race for 8 - 15 drivers.

I need to call to find out prices.