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The London 2012 Olympic Games kick-off on Friday. | 0:00:02 | 0:00:04 | |
Across the country, people are getting set | 0:00:04 | 0:00:06 | |
for the biggest sporting event the UK has ever seen. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:09 | |
Here in Middlesbrough, 12 kids are stepping up | 0:00:09 | 0:00:12 | |
to the challenge of a lifetime - | 0:00:12 | 0:00:14 | |
to organise an amazing party for the town to celebrate | 0:00:14 | 0:00:17 | |
the start of the Olympics. | 0:00:17 | 0:00:19 | |
Earlier this week, we saw Team 1 transform Party HQ, | 0:00:19 | 0:00:22 | |
and yesterday was all about creating Olympic-inspired ice cream. | 0:00:22 | 0:00:26 | |
Lovely! | 0:00:26 | 0:00:27 | |
Today - the sporting challenge. | 0:00:27 | 0:00:29 | |
Can these three take the quiet game of croquet, and turn | 0:00:31 | 0:00:35 | |
it into a sport of Olympic ambition in time for the party on Friday? | 0:00:35 | 0:00:40 | |
They will have a mentor - CBBC's Ore... | 0:00:40 | 0:00:43 | |
Come on! | 0:00:43 | 0:00:45 | |
..and some local sporting heroes will be on hand | 0:00:45 | 0:00:48 | |
to put their game through its paces. | 0:00:48 | 0:00:51 | |
This is CBBC's Olympic Games Challenge. | 0:00:51 | 0:00:54 | |
The three locals hoping they won't be stumped by this challenge are, | 0:00:57 | 0:01:01 | |
David, Lois and Erin. | 0:01:01 | 0:01:04 | |
First up and ready to leap into action, 12-year-old Lois. | 0:01:04 | 0:01:08 | |
I do a lot of sports, I'm not one of them girls which goes, "Yuck, | 0:01:08 | 0:01:11 | |
"I don't want to get mucky!" | 0:01:11 | 0:01:13 | |
I'll just get everything a go. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:15 | |
Next, there's 12-year-old David who is passionate about ping-pong, | 0:01:15 | 0:01:19 | |
and hopes he can battle only niggling doubts about the challenge ahead. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:22 | |
I'm feeling really excited and a little bit nervous | 0:01:22 | 0:01:26 | |
because if our sport goes wrong then it could be a disaster. | 0:01:26 | 0:01:29 | |
And, finally, ready to put her own spin on things, | 0:01:29 | 0:01:33 | |
it is keen gymnast, Erin. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:35 | |
I think it's great to get everyone to try a new sport. | 0:01:35 | 0:01:38 | |
I just come up with crazy ideas, and sometimes people might think, | 0:01:38 | 0:01:41 | |
"That won't work," put it together and it's brilliant. | 0:01:41 | 0:01:44 | |
Trying to keep up with this sporting trio | 0:01:45 | 0:01:47 | |
and ready to come off the subs bench to help wherever | 0:01:47 | 0:01:50 | |
he is needed, it's Ore from Match Of The Day Kickabout. | 0:01:50 | 0:01:53 | |
Who reinvents sports? | 0:01:53 | 0:01:54 | |
I mean, how often do you see a sport completely rebranded | 0:01:54 | 0:01:57 | |
and turned into something new? | 0:01:57 | 0:02:00 | |
I'm excited to see what they come up with | 0:02:00 | 0:02:02 | |
because at the moment I have no idea. | 0:02:02 | 0:02:04 | |
Ore has arranged to meet the three of them in Albert Park. | 0:02:04 | 0:02:08 | |
It's here on Friday that they'll have to unveil the new sport to | 0:02:08 | 0:02:11 | |
hundreds of partygoers who will all want to try it out. | 0:02:11 | 0:02:14 | |
Hi, guys! | 0:02:14 | 0:02:16 | |
You all right? Fantastic. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:18 | |
Let's cut to the chase, you guys are three very talented sportspeople. | 0:02:18 | 0:02:22 | |
The Olympic on our doorstep, therefore, your challenge is | 0:02:22 | 0:02:28 | |
to reinvent and age old sport | 0:02:28 | 0:02:30 | |
and give it a bit of an Olympic flavour. | 0:02:30 | 0:02:32 | |
You're looking at me blankly. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
Tell you what, come with me and I'll give you a clue. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:37 | |
All right, guys, your challenge is to reinvent the game of croquet. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:44 | |
Croquet was once a hugely-popular sport | 0:02:45 | 0:02:48 | |
and it even made an appearance at the Paris Olympics in 1900. | 0:02:48 | 0:02:52 | |
However, these days it's a sport that tends to appeal to the over 60s. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:56 | |
This croquet club in Albert Park | 0:02:56 | 0:02:58 | |
sits at the heart of where Friday's CBBC party is taking place. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:03 | |
We have challenged the kids to turn it into a sport | 0:03:03 | 0:03:06 | |
worthy of modern-day Olympians. | 0:03:06 | 0:03:08 | |
Easy! | 0:03:08 | 0:03:10 | |
It looks like an old man's park. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:11 | |
If we can make it into a children's park then that would be good. | 0:03:11 | 0:03:15 | |
That is what I want to hear! | 0:03:15 | 0:03:19 | |
-Are you ready for your challenge? -ALL: Yes! | 0:03:19 | 0:03:22 | |
All right! Anyone know the rules? Ah... | 0:03:22 | 0:03:24 | |
Before the kids can start thinking about giving croquet an | 0:03:24 | 0:03:27 | |
Olympic makeover, they're going to have to get to grips | 0:03:27 | 0:03:30 | |
with the sport first. | 0:03:30 | 0:03:32 | |
Here to run them through the basics is Albert Park's resident | 0:03:32 | 0:03:36 | |
croquet maestro, Charles Waterfield. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:38 | |
-Now, pick up the mallet. -Step one, how to hold a mallet. | 0:03:38 | 0:03:42 | |
Just let it sway like a pendulum. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:46 | |
Step two, hitting a ball. | 0:03:46 | 0:03:47 | |
One at a time... professional. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:51 | |
Yes! | 0:03:51 | 0:03:53 | |
Step three, scoring a point. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:55 | |
Yes! | 0:03:55 | 0:03:57 | |
Oh! | 0:03:57 | 0:03:59 | |
Yes, all right. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:02 | |
Come on! | 0:04:02 | 0:04:04 | |
Let's see that again, | 0:04:05 | 0:04:07 | |
it's a fantastic strike it doesn't even touch the sides. | 0:04:07 | 0:04:10 | |
Look at him go! | 0:04:10 | 0:04:12 | |
That's what it means to him, no worries, Ore, | 0:04:12 | 0:04:15 | |
you're OK with the croquet. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:17 | |
Can I have a high five? Anybody? No, anybody? Thanks, Dave. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:24 | |
They've got to grips with the basics, it's time for a game. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:28 | |
Much better! | 0:04:28 | 0:04:30 | |
Someone needs to hit that blue one. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:36 | |
No! Oh, Erin! | 0:04:36 | 0:04:38 | |
Oh-ho-ho! | 0:04:43 | 0:04:45 | |
Awwww! | 0:04:45 | 0:04:46 | |
Oh, I've got my eye on you, Erin. I've got my eye on you. | 0:04:48 | 0:04:52 | |
Come on! Hit it there. Yes! | 0:04:52 | 0:04:56 | |
They've got to grips with the game, | 0:04:56 | 0:04:58 | |
the task now is to be invented for Friday's party. | 0:04:58 | 0:05:01 | |
I think it's going to be quite tricky to reinvent croquet. | 0:05:01 | 0:05:05 | |
No-one really thinks about croquet, | 0:05:05 | 0:05:07 | |
do they? They'll be a lot of ideas, so, yes. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:10 | |
Our sporting trio are going to need all the ideas they can get if they're | 0:05:10 | 0:05:13 | |
going to create a game to keep the crowds on the edge of the seat. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:17 | |
Ore thinks he knows just the place to go for some inspiration. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:21 | |
Guys, we are taking you to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:25 | |
Your face, Dave! you seem pretty excited. | 0:05:28 | 0:05:30 | |
-Who wants to go to Wimbledon? -ALL: Me! -All right! | 0:05:30 | 0:05:34 | |
The big day has arrived and our sporty trio has travelled | 0:05:34 | 0:05:38 | |
down to London for their inspirational trip to Wimbledon. | 0:05:38 | 0:05:41 | |
I'm really excited but I've never been before. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:43 | |
Wimbledon, to go there, it'll be really good. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:46 | |
I've got a signature book, and I want to get some people's | 0:05:47 | 0:05:50 | |
signatures and just have a good time. | 0:05:50 | 0:05:54 | |
Wimbledon is the oldest | 0:05:58 | 0:06:00 | |
and most famous tennis tournament in the world. | 0:06:00 | 0:06:03 | |
Known for its grass courts, players from around the world battle | 0:06:03 | 0:06:06 | |
it out here every summer for the title of Wimbledon champion. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:09 | |
Welcome. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:11 | |
but, tennis wasn't the first sport to be played on these famous lawns. | 0:06:11 | 0:06:16 | |
You might not know this but the full name of this club is actually | 0:06:16 | 0:06:19 | |
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, which means | 0:06:19 | 0:06:24 | |
that once upon a time, croquet and tennis went Hand-in-hand. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:28 | |
Before croquet fell of the radar. | 0:06:28 | 0:06:30 | |
So, your mission today, guys, is to go out there | 0:06:30 | 0:06:32 | |
and find out what makes tennis a game that is watched | 0:06:32 | 0:06:35 | |
and loved by millions of people | 0:06:35 | 0:06:38 | |
and see what you can bring from that into the game of croquet. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:42 | |
It's a great game to watch and an even better game to play. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:44 | |
Well, they couldn't come to Wimbledon and not play tennis. | 0:06:44 | 0:06:47 | |
This is going to be ace. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:49 | |
Well done, 31, 32, | 0:06:49 | 0:06:52 | |
we could be here for hours. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:54 | |
Uh! | 0:06:54 | 0:06:56 | |
Argh! | 0:06:56 | 0:06:58 | |
Smash it! Oh! Oh! | 0:07:00 | 0:07:03 | |
Ooft! No thanks, Dave. | 0:07:03 | 0:07:06 | |
I've got something special in my armoury. Let's play the game! | 0:07:06 | 0:07:11 | |
Oooh! | 0:07:12 | 0:07:14 | |
They've had a chance to play the game, but there is work to be done | 0:07:14 | 0:07:18 | |
and tennis coach Phil is on hand to answer their questions. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:22 | |
Have you got any ideas to make croquet more appealing? | 0:07:22 | 0:07:25 | |
It's quite a stationary game, isn't it? Tennis is the opposite - | 0:07:25 | 0:07:29 | |
you're moving all over the place. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:30 | |
Maybe in croquet you could chase the ball after you've hit it. | 0:07:30 | 0:07:34 | |
Or something like that to get more movement into the sport. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:39 | |
We should include having energy because everyone's having fun | 0:07:39 | 0:07:44 | |
If they were having croquet, they wouldn't be smiling or having fun. | 0:07:44 | 0:07:49 | |
Wimbledon attracts fans from far and wide, young and old. | 0:07:51 | 0:07:55 | |
You might bump into the odd Blue Peter presenter. | 0:07:55 | 0:07:58 | |
You aren't the best tennis player in the world. | 0:07:58 | 0:08:02 | |
-A little bit harsh. -Sure. But you love the tennis. | 0:08:02 | 0:08:07 | |
-What's that all about? -I love the crowds, how excited people get. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:12 | |
I love watching the mums leap out of their chairs. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:16 | |
We need to make croquet epic. That's the vibe from Helen Skelton. | 0:08:16 | 0:08:21 | |
We need to make croquet a sport that will be played in stadiums, | 0:08:21 | 0:08:25 | |
people will talk about it, it'll be on newspaper front pages. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:30 | |
Why don't you swap the balls for eggs? | 0:08:30 | 0:08:32 | |
Boil most of the eggs bar one. | 0:08:32 | 0:08:36 | |
Some will roll then you can hit them and it's fine. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:39 | |
For the odd boiled egg that is runny, that player is out. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:44 | |
I like the sound of that. | 0:08:44 | 0:08:46 | |
-We've got work to do. -Good luck. -See you soon. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:49 | |
We've got lots of work to get through. Come on. This way. | 0:08:49 | 0:08:53 | |
It's game, set and match for the kids as it's time to leave. | 0:08:53 | 0:08:57 | |
But has the day given them the inspiration they need | 0:08:57 | 0:09:01 | |
to transform croquet? | 0:09:01 | 0:09:02 | |
We're talking about eggs instead of croquet balls. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:06 | |
We're talking about serving the croquet balls. Crazy outfits. | 0:09:06 | 0:09:11 | |
There's a lot of stuff going in there heads. | 0:09:11 | 0:09:13 | |
I can't wait to see what it is they come up with. | 0:09:13 | 0:09:17 | |
With the party around the corner, it's time for the kids to work out | 0:09:17 | 0:09:21 | |
the basics of their new sport. | 0:09:21 | 0:09:24 | |
They've decided to add obstacles to give croquet more colour and fun. | 0:09:24 | 0:09:28 | |
It'll be one of the best versions of croquet ever. | 0:09:28 | 0:09:31 | |
They'll have to decide what works. | 0:09:31 | 0:09:34 | |
And what doesn't work. | 0:09:35 | 0:09:37 | |
-ALL: -Oh! | 0:09:37 | 0:09:38 | |
They'll be giving their new version of croquet a trial run. | 0:09:38 | 0:09:43 | |
Time to see if they've got a new sport. | 0:09:43 | 0:09:46 | |
It's the moment of truth. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:50 | |
They'll have to set up the course for their new game. | 0:09:50 | 0:09:53 | |
In a few minutes, elite athletes are coming along | 0:09:53 | 0:09:56 | |
to give the sport its first trial run. | 0:09:56 | 0:09:59 | |
They'll find out if their game is a hit or a miss. | 0:09:59 | 0:10:03 | |
Use those two. I'll use these two. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:05 | |
Putting ideas into practice is harder than they thought. | 0:10:05 | 0:10:09 | |
I'm not sure they know exactly what they're doing. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:13 | |
They're putting down hoops willy nilly. | 0:10:13 | 0:10:15 | |
It doesn't make sense yet. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:17 | |
What's going on over there?! | 0:10:17 | 0:10:20 | |
It's like a golf shot - you have to get it in the sand pit. | 0:10:20 | 0:10:23 | |
This should be enough. | 0:10:27 | 0:10:29 | |
I'm sure you know what you're doing. | 0:10:29 | 0:10:31 | |
Do all of you know what each other is doing? | 0:10:31 | 0:10:35 | |
It looks like they've come up with a course that they all agree on. | 0:10:35 | 0:10:40 | |
As well as the obstacles, they've designed their sport | 0:10:40 | 0:10:43 | |
to be a head-to-head race, to bring the energy to get the crowds going. | 0:10:43 | 0:10:48 | |
Time to meet the athletes who will give the sport its trial run. | 0:10:48 | 0:10:52 | |
-Are you ready to try it out? -ALL: Yeah. | 0:10:52 | 0:10:54 | |
Good to know. | 0:10:54 | 0:10:56 | |
Here to see if crazy croquet is ready for hundreds to play | 0:10:56 | 0:11:01 | |
are five sporting heroes from Middlesbrough Football Club, | 0:11:01 | 0:11:05 | |
here to give the game a trial run. | 0:11:05 | 0:11:07 | |
First, the rules. | 0:11:07 | 0:11:09 | |
You get the croquet ball through all the hoops. | 0:11:09 | 0:11:13 | |
You hit it through the tunnel, in the sand pit then space hop back. | 0:11:13 | 0:11:18 | |
To recap - cross the start line, into the hoops, through the hula hoop | 0:11:18 | 0:11:24 | |
into the tunnel, up the ramp to the sand pit onto the space hopper | 0:11:24 | 0:11:28 | |
bounce back and across the line. | 0:11:28 | 0:11:30 | |
That's crazy croquet. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:32 | |
It's time to play the game of crazy croquet. | 0:11:34 | 0:11:38 | |
Bring it. | 0:11:38 | 0:11:39 | |
First up, Team GB Olympic goalkeeper Jason Steele | 0:11:39 | 0:11:43 | |
up against midfield maestro Richie Smallwood. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:47 | |
On your marks, get set, go! | 0:11:47 | 0:11:50 | |
It's a slow start for Jason. | 0:11:50 | 0:11:52 | |
Richie is through the hula hoop and first to the tunnel. | 0:11:52 | 0:11:56 | |
It's a race to the finish and Richie's got it. | 0:11:56 | 0:11:59 | |
-What's it like to lose? -The most pressured situation I've been in. | 0:11:59 | 0:12:04 | |
Fair play to him. | 0:12:04 | 0:12:05 | |
Jason Steele may have fallen at the first hurdle | 0:12:05 | 0:12:09 | |
but is this new sport a winner? | 0:12:09 | 0:12:11 | |
It went well. The footballers liked it. | 0:12:11 | 0:12:14 | |
The children cheered so they liked it as well. | 0:12:14 | 0:12:17 | |
Next, Middlesbrough legend Craig Hignett against Lucas Jutkiewicz. | 0:12:17 | 0:12:24 | |
Go! | 0:12:24 | 0:12:26 | |
CHEERING | 0:12:26 | 0:12:27 | |
The crowd getting behind the players here. | 0:12:27 | 0:12:30 | |
Craig is first to the sand pit and onto the hopper. | 0:12:32 | 0:12:35 | |
You missed! It's over there! | 0:12:35 | 0:12:37 | |
CHEERING | 0:12:37 | 0:12:38 | |
Through to the finish. But did he play by the rules? | 0:12:38 | 0:12:42 | |
Video evidence suggests that Craig has broken the crazy croquet rules | 0:12:44 | 0:12:49 | |
and must be disqualified. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:50 | |
Lucas, you're in the final. | 0:12:50 | 0:12:52 | |
A pre-match handshake between Richard and Lucas. | 0:12:52 | 0:12:55 | |
This sport looks like it's got that competitive edge | 0:12:55 | 0:12:59 | |
our trio were looking for. | 0:12:59 | 0:13:01 | |
They were rather competitive. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:03 | |
Especially when Craig got disqualified. | 0:13:03 | 0:13:06 | |
It made it more competitive for the others. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:10 | |
Richie will face Lucas for the title of crazy croquet champion. | 0:13:10 | 0:13:15 | |
This is the final. | 0:13:15 | 0:13:17 | |
On your marks, get set, go! | 0:13:17 | 0:13:21 | |
What a final! | 0:13:26 | 0:13:27 | |
It looks like Richie Smallwood is running away with it. | 0:13:27 | 0:13:31 | |
Richie, you're the champion. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:36 | |
The sky's the limit for you. | 0:13:36 | 0:13:38 | |
I think it is, yeah. The next task is to get it in the Olympics. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:43 | |
With a thumbs up from the players, that is where the sport it heading, | 0:13:43 | 0:13:47 | |
to CBBC's Olympic event. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:50 | |
It's been a great journey for our sporting kids. | 0:13:50 | 0:13:54 | |
From having never held a croquet mallet, | 0:13:54 | 0:13:57 | |
they aim to recreate a sport with the passion and excitement | 0:13:57 | 0:14:01 | |
to enthral hundreds at the party on Friday. | 0:14:01 | 0:14:04 | |
It's been a great success today but the biggest challenge | 0:14:04 | 0:14:07 | |
is still ahead of them. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:09 | |
It'll be nerve-racking doing it in front of hundreds of people. | 0:14:12 | 0:14:17 | |
I think it'll go well. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:19 | |
It's been like an amazing journey. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:22 | |
It brought the energy and more fun into croquet. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:27 | |
It wasn't boring like it was when we first played it. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:31 | |
It made a difference. | 0:14:31 | 0:14:32 | |
A bit of a way to go but I reckon | 0:14:32 | 0:14:35 | |
that on the 27th July | 0:14:35 | 0:14:37 | |
crazy croquet is the sport everybody will be talking about. | 0:14:37 | 0:14:42 | |
Tomorrow, the final group of kids are in charge of entertainments | 0:14:42 | 0:14:46 | |
for the party. | 0:14:46 | 0:14:48 | |
They'll audition local talent, who'll get top billing at the event. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:53 | |
We can do this. | 0:14:53 | 0:14:54 | |
Join us for tomorrow's Olympic Games Challenge. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:57 |