Based on the successful Sportshall Athletics concept, the Highland Games has been developed as a fun and exciting introduction to Celtic competition for children between the ages of 8 and 13.

Joining George Bunner and the development team for this project were Graeme and Vicci Allan who have been regulars of many of Highland Games events both in Scotland and overseas for some time. Graeme and Vicci have been asked many times to provide events for the local children and the Eveque Highland Games has been created in response to those requests.

GRAEME ALLAN

2005 - OVERALL CHAMPION FOR THE AMATEUR HIGHLAND GAMES

Born in Aberdeen and raised in Garmouth, where he competed for Elgin AC, Graeme is presently a member of Shaftsbury Barnet AC. He is current holder of all the Amateur Junior Highland Games Records, Shot, Scots Hammer, Weight for Distance and Weight for Height and is coached by his wife, Vicci, herself a former International Hammer Thrower.

Typical layout for the Highland Games Indoor Program in a standard Sports Hall

Team Competition
This junior version of the Highland Games can be organised as a team competition using the flow rotation system. The circuit is normally designed to include at least the same number of activities as the number of
teams participating.

From experience, we know that with eight members per team the activities at each station of the rotation can
be completed comfortably within ten minutes, thus giving a total time for eight events of 1 hour 20 minutes. This is a reasonable guide which organisers can adjust according to the number of participants involved and activities included.

To start the rotation each team is allocated a different starting position and all the teams move around the activities in sequence.