Wondering what to do in the post footy season down time? Well, there’s always the A League. Seriously now, you will need something to do with your time, and if you’re not into European Football aka Soccer, and/or dread the prospect of having to sit through the summer of cricket, then The Gurgler has what you need.
We’ve assembled all our in house experts to provide you – the sports fanatic – with week long camps starting in late October. Essentially like Boy Scouts you will learn all the necessary skills you require to be the ultimate sports fan and enthusiast.
Spaces are limited so email us at gurglerultimatesportscamp@thegurgler.com
The Gurgler’s Post Footy Season Ultimate Sports Scout Camp Schedule
MONDAY Morning Session
Introduction and Q and A Session with all of the team.
MONDAY LUNCH
Guest Speaker will be BILLY J SMITH
MONDAY Afternoon Session
The Happy Jack merit badge.
Spectator Survival Skills w Kaaps Loche. Learn the best ways to smuggle alcohol into Test Match Cricket, learn the nearest drinking locations to all major sporting grounds, learn the pre and post game pub crawl details, and a special treat for the first session we have a hook up with an EPL club supporters group to teach you the art of proper chants. Aussie Aussie Aussie will no longer be acceptable. As if it ever was.
MONDAY Night Session
Settle in for the Clive James narrated 1982 FIA Review of the F1 Season.
TUESDAY Morning Session
The Insert Betting Sponsor Here merit badge.
Sports Betting Masterclass w Max Layne. Learn all the different betting types, compare the betting companies, and we even have the exclusive Betting Simulator for you to play with.
TUESDAY Lunch
Guest Speaker will be Tony Longhurst
TUESDAY Afternoon Session
The Parker-Gallen merit badge
Supercoach and Fantasy League Skills with Matt Finish. Matt takes you through the do’s and do not do’s of all Fantasy Team competition, with a particular focus on NRL Supercoach.
TUESDAY Night Session
All Five Rocky Movies back to back
WEDNESDAY Morning Session
The Rupert McCall merit badge
Sports Poetry w Patrick Heisenburg. Unleash your inner Rupert with a morning ideas shower/blue sky session of sports poetry. The session will end with a sports poetry smackdown where the winner will tickets to an A League of their choice.
WEDNESDAY Lunch
Guest Speaker will be Warwick Capper
WEDNESDAY Afternoon Session
The Smedleys merit badge
Improve Your Short Game with Rodger Davis. Former star golf professional and fashion icon Rodger Davis gives you all his expertise on our 39 hole pitch and putt course. You’ll be securing up and downs like the pros after this afternoon of golfing royalty.
WEDNESDAY Night Session
The Full 2003 Cricket World Cup Review DVD
THURSDAY Morning Session
The Yeovil Town merit badge
Know your lower football divisions with Theydon Bois.
Our resident Football expert Theydon takes you on a journey through English football avoiding the big lights of the EPL. You’ll soon know all the nicknames, rivalries and ground names, and will no doubt impress all of your work colleagues and friends on your arrival home after this intense four hour session.
THURSDAY Lunch
Guest Speaker will be Charlie Yankos
THURSDAY Afternoon Session
The Dale Shearer merit badge.
The Art of the Kicking Duel with Dr Sportz
You will all attempt to recreate one of the finest moments in Origin history as the good doctor takes you all on a on the field learning session about the lost art of the kicking duel. We round it off with a game of force ’em backs.
THURSDAY Night Session
Mandatory 3 Hour Sporting YouTube session.
FRIDAY Morning
The Shute Shield Merit badge
Avoiding Rugby Union with all of our staff
Our staff will attempt to throw you with any rugby union knowledge or anecdote, anyone with the ability to answer will be thrown out before graduation.
THE REST OF FRIDAY Morning Session
The EA Sports merit badge
Open Sports Gaming Session with Perry Thrust
A heptathlon of sporting games awaits including latest games like F1 2015, and Football Manager to Shane Warne International Cricket and Summer Games on Commodore 64.
FRIDAY Lunch
Guest Speaker will be Leroy Loggins, Phil “The General” Smyth and Larry Sengstock with Brian Kerle.
FRIDAY Afternoon Session
The Sports Nerd Test
Undertake the How Big A Sports Nerd Are You? test.
Your credentials as a ports fan and nerd will be put to the test in this exam.
FRIDAY Night
GRADUATION EVENT
You’ve earned a night of the finest alcohol and music as we hold our Graduation ceremony at the German Club in Wooloongabba.
Entertainment by Andrew.
