Backyard OlympicsHost Kit
Plan the events, mark your stations, and give the winners their moment. A schedule, medal cutouts, and six signs, ready for an afternoon in the yard.
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Eight pages: schedule (1), medal cutouts (2), station signs (3–8). Print all or select the pages you need. Choose Letter or A4, portrait, 100% scale, with browser headers and footers off.
Pick four to six events, agree on scoring and tie-breaks, then rotate teams between stations. For help planning, see the host’s guide and bracket generator. Your browser’s Print command also works.
Backyard Olympics Schedule
| Event | Station | Start time | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
Write the event, station number, and start time before play. Record the winner after each event.
Scoring and tie-breaks
Medal Cutouts
Cut along the dashed outlines. Write the winner and event on each card.
Gold
Winner
Event
Silver
Winner
Event
Bronze
Winner
Event
Station 01
Cornhole
Toss bags at the board. In the hole is 3 points; on the board is 1. After all eight bags, subtract the lower side’s points from the higher side’s. Only the difference scores.
Keep everyone clear of the throwing lane.
Station 02
Ladder Ball
Toss the bolas at the ladder. Top rung 3, middle 2, bottom 1. Count bolas still hanging after the round.
Wait until everyone has finished throwing before collecting bolas.
Station 03
Bocce
Roll your balls toward the little pallino. The closest team scores 1 point for each ball closer than the opponent’s best ball.
Measure close calls before moving any balls.
Station 04
Ring Toss
Land rings over the pegs. Use the values marked on your set, or agree on peg values before the first throw.
Give each player the same number of throws.
Station 05
Sack Race
Both feet in the sack. Hop to the marked line and back. The first person home wins the heat.
Use a clear, level course with space between racers.
Station 06
Tug of War
Two teams, one rope. Pull the center marker past your team’s marked line to win.
Never wrap the rope around your body. Stop together on the host’s signal.
Need the field-day gear?
Cornhole, ladder ball and bocce stations use a normal set: see our cornhole boards, ladder ball sets and bocce sets. For the running and team events, these cover the rest.
Our pick: CWLAKON 6-pack burlap race sacks, 23.5 × 39 inches. The classic opener. A multi-pack lets you run heats instead of one racer at a time.
Our pick: Tug-of-war rope with center flag. The loud team finale. A thick rope with a center flag makes the winning line easy to call.
Our pick: GoSports wooden ring toss game. The skill station. It rewards a steady hand over speed, so the kids who are not the fastest still score.
Our pick: WYRJXYB 32-piece field-day set with batons and egg-and-spoon gear. The maker lists 32 pieces: four batons, four egg-and-spoon games, four sacks, four three-legged-race bands and 12 prizes, for 4 to 8 players aged 3 and up. Small pieces need supervision.
Our pick: Franklin Sports kickball set with bases and ball. The crowd game for a closing match. Throw-down bases let you size the field to your yard.