Athletics Plus
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- Run through an appropriate warm up and warm down routine using all the main muscle groups. Explain why both routines are important.
- Talk about the safety rules for athletics, particularly throwing and jumping events.
- Compete in any three events (two track and one field, or vice versa) and gain the points set out as indicated on the score chart below.
| Points | Distance | |||||
| 100m sprint sec | 200m sprint sec | 300m female sec | 400m male sec | 800m min | 1500m min | |
| 10 | 13.4 | 28.0 | 44.0 | 64.0 | 2.30 | 5.10 |
| 9 | 14.0 | 28.8 | 47.0 | 67.0 | 2.40 | 5.25 |
| 8 | 14.7 | 31.4 | 51.0 | 71.0 | 3.00 | 5.45 |
| 7 | 15.3 | 32.6 | 55.0 | 75.0 | 3.10 | 5.50 |
| 6 | 15.8 | 33.2 | 59.0 | 79.0 | 3.20 | 6.20 |
| 5 | 16.3 | 34.0 | 63.0 | 83.0 | 3.40 | 6.50 |
| 4 | 16.8 | 35.5 | 68.0 | 88.0 | 4.00 | 7.30 |
| 3 | 17.6 | 38.3 | 74.0 | 94.0 | 4.20 | 8.00 |
| 2 | 18.3 | 40.0 | 80.0 | 100.0 | 4.40 | 8.30 |
| 1 | 20.0 | 45.0 | 100.0 | 120.0 | 5.00 | 9.30 |
| Points | High Jump Mtr | Long Jump Mtr | Shot Mtr | Discus Mtr | Cricket Ball Mtr |
| 10 | 1.60 | 5.00 | 9.5 | 35.0 | 65.0 |
| 9 | 1.40 | 4.75 | 8.5 | 29.0 | 55.0 |
| 8 | 1.30 | 4.40 | 7.2 | 22.0 | 50.0 |
| 7 | 1.25 | 4.20 | 6.5 | 17.0 | 45.0 |
| 6 | 1.20 | 4.00 | 5.5 | 14.0 | 35.0 |
| 5 | 1.00 | 3.75 | 4.1 | 12.0 | 30.0 |
| 4 | 0.90 | 3.30 | 3.7 | 10.0 | 25.0 |
| 3 | 0.85 | 2.80 | 3.3 | 9.0 | 20.0 |
| 2 | 0.80 | 2.45 | 2.8 | 8.5 | 15.0 |
| 1 | 0.75 | 2.10 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 10.0 |
Minimum points total for the award of badge
| Age | Points Female | Points Male |
| Under 11 | 6 | 8 |
| Under 12 | 9 | 12 |
| Under 13 | 13 | 15 |
| Under 14 | 17 | 20 |
| Under 15 | 22 | 24 |
Top tips
- Ideally young people should work towards this badge as part of Scout activity. If that is not possible, they may use timings or distances they have achieved at school or other athletic events. A teacher or athletics coach can confirm your timings.
- For the field events, we recommend the shot weighs around 2.73kg, the discus 1kg and the cricket ball 0.135kg
! Young people must be especially care when doing the high jump. They will have to think about the way they are going to jump, land and what they are going to land on. They must use proper equipment at all times and unless expert tuition and supervision is available they must not attempt the Fosbury Flop. The scissor jump is an easier way to do it.
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