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AGC JOURNAL 2016

12 Armoured Infantry Brigade

Sports Day

By Corporal Josie Claughton

The sports day took place in
Bulford on the 29 June 2016.

The aim was to allow all of
the SPS detachments within
the brigade to get together,
get to know one another and
to build team ethos.

Sports Day Commences

The sports day commenced with an
opening speech from Major Jeff Williams, inside the gym in which the King’s Royal competition. The King’s Royal Hussars
who made it clear that this was not a day Hussars took an overall win for that event. were announced as the overall winners,
for fun and no work and the theme would just beating the Headquarters to first place.
be competitiveness, detachment pride and Basketball The first 12 Brigade Sports Day was an
hard work. Let the battle commence… absolute success due to every detachment
Basketball followed and with the tension throwing themselves into each activity
Volleyball raised and competitive spirit in full swing whether it was for their own team, or to
it was a wonder anybody came away help others out. There was a real sense of
The first event was Volleyball, which was unscathed. This event seemed to favour comradery and we look forward to next
played to such a standard it made the more people’s abilities, with show boating time.
Olympic teams look like amateurs, well and three pointers scored; Mani Gurung
not quite, but the effort and the diving and Charlie Namadzunda wouldn’t Top: The competitors
were there. The way it worked was a mini have looked out of place in a National Below: Dani Sharratt making the row in the fitness relay
tournament where each team played Basketball Association game. look easy
each other, and points were awarded 3 Bottom: Charlie Namadzunda unsuccessfully blocking this
for a win, 1 point for a draw. Not every Fitness Relay shot from Andrew Plant
detachment was able to achieve full team
size. Some detachments have work to The last and most physically exerting
do on a Wednesday, so the Scots Guards was the fitness relay. It consisted of team
borrowed anyone who was sat on the members completing a series of shuttle
benches to complete their team for their runs, sit ups, press ups, step ups and a 500
games. With great sportsmanship the metre row. This by itself would have been
‘volunteers’ got stuck in, fighting for every a tough physical training session, but the
point as if it were their own team they day’s events had taken its toll on many of
were playing for.
the competitors. Needless to say, there were
many exhausted faces and sighs of relief
Hockey once the event was finally finished.

Next was the hockey, with plenty of And Finally
aggressive play there were a few substitutes
made in the way of hockey sticks. The day ended with a barbecue which
Fortunately, the players proved to be more gave us a chance to celebrate a few
robust and no injuries were incurred. Due birthdays and mix amongst friends
to bad weather, the running relay was held
without the competitive drive of the

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