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James Trenchard
The best sporting stag do ideas are often a key part of a stag weekend. It doesn't matter what kind of sport you're into, there's a high chance that there will be something exactly what you're after, or at least extremely close to it. With the UK providing some of the best stag activities, it's no wonder that sporting stag do ideas are many and varied.
If it's casual, crazy or anything in between, there's a sporty stag do idea out there waiting for you to try. Our aim in this article is to give you some top tips about what you can do in the UK, giving you ideas for a simple stag do and then it's in your hands as to what you do with that information. You can sit on the ideas and let them fizzle out, OR, get on the phone to us to start getting an amazingly sport-filled stag weekend put in to motion. Whatever you choose, here's what you've all waiting for sports fans:
Football Stag Do Ideas
Being one of (if not the the) top sports in the UK, it should come as no surprise that there are great choices for stag weekends to add in to a great sporting stag do. Here are our top suggestions:
1- Footgolf
We start off our list with an extremely popular sporting stag do idea, not least, we suspect, because it embraces two of the UK's most popular sports, football and golf. If you fancy yourself as a bit of an expert at either or both of these great sports then this is definitely a sporting stag do activity for you to choose. Essentially, the rules are golf rules, but the course is designed for footballs and with you kicking them. The combination of these sports works amazingly well and every time we've played Footgolf we've had a serious amount of fun. There are courses all over the UK and a lot of normal golf courses have their own specific Footgolf courses too. This is great as it means you get to visit the clubhouse bar afterwards. All round, this is an exceptional stag weekend choice, but even more so for those looking for the best sporting stag do ideas.
2 - Zorb football
To not include this mega stag do activity on a list of the best sporting stag do ideas would be an absolute travesty, so here it is. If you have no idea what zorb football is (sometimes called 'bubble' football), we don't know where you've been or how you've avoided it, but we'll help you out.
Essentially, you and everyone else taking part get given the opportunity to strap yourself into a giant inflatable ball and run around trying to kick a football whilst also trying not to get smashed around by the opposing 'bubble men'! It's one of the most popular stag do activities around. It might be to do with the fact that the UK is football mad, it might also be to do with the idea of obliterating the stag from every angle but leaving him with (relatively) minor bumps and bruises.
Even if you're a top quality football player, visibility and co-ordination are made a lot trickier with the zorb over your head/body and it makes it that much funnier when someone swings at and completely misses the ball, often ending up on their backside for good measure. It can be chosen in pretty much any stag do destination, giving another great reason to choose this top sporting stag do idea.
- Toad wasn't sure if Mario was even on the pitch any more -
3 - Football match
If you prefer to leave the beautiful game to the professionals then you can always choose to go and watch a match of your choice. Of course, this could be any sport, be it football, rugby match tickets, cricket or anything else, it depends which sport the stag likes the most. With teams and matches happening all over the UK, the chances are that there will be a match of interest happening on the weekend you're planning to go on the stag weekend.
There are also various packages available (depending on the match/venue) to add something extra in to the stag weekend and make it even more special. For example, it could be something as simple as a drinks package, but for high rollers there may be more on offer.
Wherever you choose to go and whatever you choose to watch, a sports match is a great addition to a stag weekend.
- Who are ya, Who are ya? -
Driving Stag Do Ideas
If contact sports are less your thing and you prefer just to move your feet and hands to provide your adrenaline, then there are loads of fantastic sporting stag do ideas based around driving. Indoors, outdoors, on track and off-road, there's so much choice of driving stag do activities that you won't be let down. Here are our top driving stag do activity ideas:
1 - Quad biking
Thrashing around on countryside tracks, through woodlands and puddles, with an engine sat right between your legs is a wonderful thing to behold. As such, it's no wonder that quad biking is an extraordinarily popular UK sporting stag do idea. There are so many centres around the UK which offer various formats of quad biking, all of them with the aim to leave you with a big grin.
A lot of centres offer you the chance to get out and tackle all kinds of rough, bumpy and wet terrain and this is the most popular format of stag do quad biking. Some centres do circuit-based, time-trial formats and although you're not heading through woodlands, there are still plenty of moguls and obstacles to keep things just as interesting.
Most quad bikes, no matter which format is offered, provide enough power to give you the excitement you'd expect, so if it's all-terrain, 4-wheeled biking fun you're after, this is the one to choose!
- Nobody said we'd actually be getting muddy... -
2 - Off road buggies
The next step up for off-road power is choosing off road dirt buggies. These are found in loads of great stag do destinations too, but offer a little bit more power. Generally, these beasts will be driven on a track in a time-trial format. Off road buggy races are not common for stag groups, but time-trial formats give you the competitive element to keep things really interesting.
In the dry you'll be drifting and kicking up dust for all to eat and in the wet you'll be giving everyone mud baths. On this note, most buggies don't operate during winter periods due to the cost of constant maintenance that would be required, but for the rest of the year, this is one amazing sporting stag do idea and one which proves popular year-on-year.
- The perfect petrol head party piece -
3 - Extreme Dodgems
For real racing, extreme dodgems offer up what you're after. This stag do activity is only available in one city in the UK, making is a pretty exclusive stag do activity.
You'll have the opportunity to test your racing abilities in old saloon cars which have been made safe to race in. It's a full day event with practice and qualifying sessions, all leading on to races. Everyone gets the chance to race, even if your qualifying pace isn't too hot and it will be a day that you're not likely to forget for years and years.
It's a mega day of racing and a one-off sporting stag do idea, so if you love racing and want to have a truck-load of fun trying your hand at it, here's the one for you!
4 - Karting
If you're a racing fan (or even if you're not), you may know that go-karting is one way to get into the top echelons of motor sport so why not choose this great sporting stag do idea? If it's good enough for world champion drivers, it's got to be worth a go.
With so many different indoor and outdoor venues to choose from across the UK, you're certain to find a karting track close enough to most stag do destinations. From sprint races and arrive and drive sessions to full on endurance events with driver changes, karting centres offer up karts powerful enough to get the adrenaline pumping and provide you all with a fantastic time. Most karts out there can achieve speeds of around 40mph which should be more than enough to help you trample on every single one of your mates on your way to victory!
- Kart you get out the way please? -
Shooting Stag Do Ideas
If standing fairly still and taking part in sports sounds like your cup of tea, a shooting stag do activity could be the best choice of sporting stag do idea. Some options let you destroy things, all of them are thoroughly satisfying if you get them right and all of them are definitely amazingly fun stag do activity ideas so have a look through our picks below:
1 - Clay pigeon shooting
You may well have done this before, but if not, this sporting stag do idea is immense. The aim (excuse the pun) is to blast as many moving clay discs as you can and prove to everyone in your group that you're not to be messed with! Generally you get somewhere in the region of 15-30 clays to shoot at, depending on your budget and how much time you have available, but there are loads of centres throughout the UK so it's a great choice of stag do activity.
The guns are most commonly over-under shotguns (2 shots before you have to reload) and you'll have an expert to give you guidance and help you nail as many cocky clay discs as possible.
Wherever you go, clay pigeon shooting is one of the best stag do activities to add to a stag weekend and provides loads of fun for everyone!
- Shoot the breeze and hopefully some clays too -
2 - Axe Throwing
Something that sounds a little bit tame perhaps, is axe throwing, but don't be fooled by this mega sporting stag do idea! Axe throwing is an amazingly popular stag do activity and if you've ever taken part, you'll understand why. There is an art to axe throwing and if you happen to nail it, the satisfaction you feel is comparable to new car smell or nailing something into a bin from an almost impossible distance/angle... it's that satisfying!
It's not as readily available as clay pigeon shooting, but most major stag do destinations offer up this awesome spectacle of throwing sharp metal axes and sinking them into wooden targets.
It's something you may only get to try once, so why not do it and help to make the stag weekend even more memorable?!
- Let it all sink in -
3 - Assault Rifle Shooting
The final sporting stag do idea is one based on trying to look as cool as you can and feeling like as much of a boss as you can. Assault rifle shooting allows you hold actual machine guns and fire actual rounds at things. Again, if you're going for memorable, this one sits right up near the top of the list.
Assault rifle ranges usually provide you with a set amount of rounds (shots) to fire and you'll be given various targets and games to take part in, aiming to be the sharpest shooter in all of the stag do group.
Again, like the axe throwing, assault rifle shooting isn't the most densely provided of stag do activities, but we can help to point you in the right direction.
- Why so serious? -
The Best Sporting Stag Do Ideas In Summary
If you like sports, then here is a selection of the best sporting stag do ideas. This will help to make sure that your stag weekend is one that the lads will never forget:
- Footgolf
- Zorb football
- Football match
- Quad biking
- Off road buggies
- Extreme Dodgems
- Karting
- Clay pigeon shooting
- Axe Throwing
- Assault Rifle Shooting
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