24 SPORTS.
24 HOURS.
ONE PLACE.
ONE MISSION.
#StillGame24 is an idea I'm developing for a 24-hour celebration of sport, participation, community and raising money for good causes.
One hour. Two. Six. Eight. Twelve. Or the whole bloody 24.
Play something you already love. Try something you've never done before. Bring your club. Bring your mates. Just get involved.
And raise money while you are doing it!
You don't have to be an athlete.
You just have to be #StillGame.
PLAY · TRY · CONNECT · CHALLENGE YOURSELF · DO SOME GOOD
WHY 24 SPORTS?
Because I don't believe sport should just be something we watch other people do.
I’m 50.
I still want to play football. And I’m bloody determined to get back on that pitch.
I play tennis, padel and squash
I’ve done a triathlon.
I try new sports. Even Scottish dancing and pétanque.
Some I'm good at. Some I'm bloody awful at.
It doesn't matter. I’m still playing.
Sport gets us moving. It gets us talking. It introduces us to people we might never otherwise meet.
And I love the idea of putting loads of different sports, clubs, people and communities together in one place and asking one very simple question:
HOW MUCH HAVE YOU GOT IN YOU?
An hour? Six? Twelve?
Or are you #StillGame for all 24?
THIS ISN'T ABOUT BEING THE BEST.
IT'S ABOUT STILL BEING IN THE GAME.
The final format is still being built and that's partly the point.
I don't want to create this in isolation.
I want clubs, venues, sports organisations, charities, sponsors and people who simply love the idea to help shape it.
The principle is simple. 24 hours. 24 sports and activities.
Take part for an hour. Two. Six. Twelve. Or attempt the whole bloody thing.
Play something you know. Try something completely new.
Come alone. Come with your club. Come with your team. Come with your mates.
Raise money. Meet people. Try things. Have a laugh. Keep moving.
And at the end of it, hopefully we've done some good as well.
SO HOW WOULD #STILLGAME24 WORK?
PLAY . TRY . CONNECT . FUNDRAISE . KEEP GOING.
I CAN’T BUILD THIS ON MY OWN.
This is an idea in development. And I’m looking for people who want to help turn it into something real.
Got a venue?
Run a club or a sport?
Want to sponsor it?
Represent a charity?
Want to help organise it?
Or just thinking: “Bloody hell Pat, I want to be part of that”?
Then I want to hear from you.