SACK RACE
WHAT IS SUCK RACE?
The sack race sometimes called potato
sack race is a competitive game in which
participants place both of their legs inside a
suck ( or pillow case) that reaches their
waste or neck.
Then they have to hop forward from starting
point toward a finish line. The first person
tom cross the finish line is the winner of the
suck race.
A sack race is a popular event in sports
days in primary school, as they’re lots of
fun, and more exciting than a regular
running race.
Why should I include a sack
race in my sports day?
They are a great form of aerobic exercise.
You can easily differentiate by changing
then length of the race.
They require children to work on their hand-
eye coordination as they hold the sack or
pillow case up when they jump.
They help children work on their gross
motor skills.
HISTORY
Thisreally simple game started in 1967.
Potato sack racing was invented by the very
poor parents of a young farm boy, since
they couldn’t afford any equipment for
games on his birthday they emptied potato
sacks and made the guests stand in them to
race.
How to play
1. Have all the participants in potato sacks.
2. Stand at the starting line to start race.
[Link] all the way across in the sack at all
times to try and reach finish line first.
What is it?
Potato sack racing is a classic and really old
party game that is still popular to this day
because of its simplicity to play only
requiring physical effort to win.