Scottish Culture – Sports and leisure Highland Games! Scottish Culture – Sports and leisure

Origins of the Games Who? King Malcolm III of Scotland When? 11th century Why? Wanted to find the fastest runner to be his Royal Messenger Training for combat

Caber Toss Athlete throws a huge log Object: throw log so it goes end over end Vary in length, weight – adds to degree of difficulty Judged by how closely caber lies in the 12 o’clock position Successful throw “turning a caber” Caber Toss

Hammer Throw So, I guess the Scots like to throw things… There’s lots of yelling too.. A round metal ball attached to a 4 ft. shaft Weighs 16 - 22 lbs (men) 12 - 16 lbs (women) The hammer is whirled about one's head and thrown for distance over the shoulder. Hammer Throw

Stone Put (Stone Throw) Braemar Stone 20–26 lb stone for men 13–18 lb for women No run up Open Stone 16–22 lb stone for men (or 8–12 lb for women Any throwing style Braemer Stone

Sheaf Toss Throwing a bale of hay… Sheaf Toss

Weight Throws Weight for Distance Object: throw different weights for a distance… Weight Over Bar Object: throw different weights over a bar. This is better if we just watch the video...