Summer Olympics

Since college I've always dreamed of having a mini-olympics.

Multiple sports/challenges etc. between ultra competitive people/groups.

I thought it would happen between me and other guys. But for some reason never got planned (standard guy stuff).

I figured - maybe some golf, tennis, ping pong, basketball, home run derby.

Points accrued for each sport played. And the winner would get some sort of prize or trophy.

This year I think I might actually try to organize something, except have it be a couples olympics.

I'm thinking 4 physical challenges starting in the morning on a Saturday - then everyone go home, eat lunch, shower up - nap if you have to then return for 4 mental challenges. And in my mind I've got 4 couples that I think could play.

We could also do something like $25 or $50 from each couple and then at the end of it have the losers hold the party the next weekend or something to congratulate the winners with a trophy and use the money raised to do dinner/drinks.

Ideas for sports, 2 on 2, or played by 2 people for each:

Basketball
Badminton
Tennis
Bocce Ball

Each game (sans Bocce Ball) would be played in a tournament, double elimination format and each sport would be played with a scoring system from 4 to 1, winners score 4, 2nd place gets 3, and so on.

Ideas for mental challenges:

Taboo
Scrabble (Trivia?)
Catch Phrase
Poker

Again with similar scoring to the physical challenges.

Tally up the scores come the end of the night and winner would take home the trophy.

Sounds like an ideal summer Saturday to me...wanted to write this out before I forgot about it. Or maybe I knew if I just went to bed with this idea in my head I'd never get to sleep. That might be part of it too.