The schedule for the Deca-Games is as follows (click on the links where appropriate and the photos for captions). Thank you to all the venues for letting us use their facilities):
3/6/07 – Golf – Tidbury Green Golf Club , Solihull, West Midlands, B90 1PT @ 11:00
9/6/07 – Badminton – Bishop Challenor Sports Centre, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7EG @ 11:00
9/6/07 – Table Tennis – Bishop Challenor Sports Centre, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7EG @ 13:30
10/6/07 – Athletics – Alexander Stadium , Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2LR @ 12:00
12/6/07 – 10K Road Race – Cannon Hill Park , Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8RD @ 19:30
29/6/07 – Swimming / Diving – Tudor Grange Sports Centre , Solihull, West Midlands, B91 1NB @ 18:30
30/6/07 – Snooker – Perfection Snooker Club , Stirchley, Birmingham, B30 2YT @ 10:00
1/7/07 – Mountain Biking – Cannock Chase Trails ,
Cannock Chase, Staffordshire @ 10:00
13/7/07 – Bowling – Lakeside Superbowl , Stirchley, Birmingham, B30 2YB @ 19:30
14/7/07 – Tennis – Wythall Tennis Club , Wythall, West Midlands @ 15:00
15/7/07 – Football – Oscott College , Oscott, Birmingham @ 11:00
Please check the Deca-Games blog after each event for a full report. Comments are more than welcome!
Please show your support for the competitors. Everybody is welcome at all the events. Your support is much appreciated!
An awards evening filled with food, drink and entertainment will be held at St. Joseph's Hall in Kings Norton on Friday July 20th from 19:30! All are welcome, bring a friend or 3 and make the finale a night to remember!
To all competitors and supporters of the Deca-Games, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Dylan.
I'd like to meet:
THE DECA-GAMES COMPETITORS:
Adam Carroll - aka "Chippy"
Andrew Carroll - aka "Dark Horse"
Dan Meredith - aka "Johnny Bravo"
Daniel Murphy aka "Finbar
Dylan Carroll - aka "Santana"
Luke Mason - aka "Magic"
Paul Carroll - aka "Zorro"
Russell Hurley - aka "Rooster"
Shawn Twomey - aka "Lamps"
The 10th Man will be made up in each event by a "special" guest. Together they will form Team X-Treme!
The Guests and subs will be made up of the following competitors: Brian Carroll, Paul Edmunds, Mark Hoban, Dave Mason, Michael Lattimer, Peter McLoughlin, Brendan and Eamon Collins.
A special thanks to Gerry McDonnell for all his efforts supporting the Deca-Games:
Heroes:
My personal heros are my parents. Professors Goerner, Pall and Kilby. Lennox Lewis and Max Schmeling. My wife Becky and daughter Niamh.
Everyone involved in the Deca-Games would like to thank the following organisations and companies for their invaluable support. Click the links for more information:
Norman Green Athletics Centre, Solihull, West Midlands for our javelin training!
AK Promotions for our lurvly T-Shirts!
Guy Salmon Prestige Rental for a fanastic car hire donation to the Deca-Games raffle!
Cadbury World, Bournville for their kind raffle donation of Cadbury World tickets!
Symphony Hall, Birmingham for their kind raffle donation of concert tickets!
Aston Villa Football Club, for numerous, money can't buy raffle donations!
Bohemia Cafe Bistro, Selly Oak for their kind raffle donation to eat at the restaurant!
The Studio Fitness Company in Kings Norton for their kind raffle donation of a 1-2-1 fitness (or boxing) session - gloves ready!
The Studio Cru, Cotteridge for their kind raffle donation of a portrait session!
Eaglesfield Trophies, Jewellery Quarter for supplying our choicy trophies!