Sports Challenge



Test yourself, your friends, and your relatives as you pitch, climb, jump, run, and balance in these larger-than-life experiences. Then learn some techniques for improving your performance through better nutrition, safer warm-up exercises, and a better understanding of the physics involved.

NEW! Reaction Time Hockey – Are you as quick as the Pens' Fleury? Test your reaction time with this 'whack-a-mole' game turned into a goalie reaction gauntlet! Sponsored by Isaly's.

Olympic Sprint – Race down a full-size, 10-meter dash to see how your time compares with an Olympian's!
Sponsored by Dollar Bank.

Hang Time – Select the right bar for your height, and see how many pull-ups or chin-ups you can do.

Pitching Speed – See just how fast your fastball is in this regulation-distance pitching cage with radar; accompanying panels show other aspects of baseball physics.

Sponsored by Isaly's.


Rock Wall – Strap yourself into a professional harness, and climb to the top of this 25-foot rock wall.

Sponsored by Trib Total Media.

Skateboard Stability – Test your skills as you adjust your center of gravity to 'hang ten' on this balanced skateboard and timer.

Impact! – Test your karate chop on this padded impact sensor.

Vertical Jump – How high can you jump? Test it out by hitting the highest button you can.
Sponsored by Dick's Sporting Goods.