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Athletics Plus

These badge requirements were updated on 26 January 2018. The previous badge requirements can still be used until 31 January 2019, to allow for transition where necessary.

  1. Run through an appropriate warm up and warm down routine using all the main muscle groups. Explain why both routines are important.
  2. Talk about the safety rules for athletics, particularly throwing and jumping events.
  3. 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 100m 200m 400m 800m 1500m
10 13.4" 28.0" 64.0" 2'30" 5'10"
9 14.0" 28.8" 67.0" 2'40" 5'25"
8 14.7" 31.4" 71.0" 3'00" 5'45"
7 15.3" 32.6" 75.0" 3'10" 5'50"
6 15.8" 33.2" 79.0" 3'20" 6'20"
5 16.3" 34.0" 83.0" 3'40" 6'50"
4 16.8" 35.5" 88.0" 4'00" 7'30"
3 17.6" 38.3" 94.0" 4'20" 8'00"
2 18.3" 40.0" 100.0" 4'40" 8'30"
1 20.0" 45.0" 120.0" 5'00" 9'30"
Points High jump Long jump Shot put Discus Cricket Ball
10 1.60m 5.00m 9.50m 35.0m 65.0m
9 1.40m 4.75m 8.50m 29.0m 55.0m
8 1.30m 4.40m 7.20m 22.0m 50.0m
7 1.25m 4.20m 6.50m 17.0m 45.0m
6 1.20m 4.00m 5.50m 14.0m 35.0m
5 1.00m 3.75m 4.10m 12.0m 30.0m
4 0.90m 3.30m 3.70m 10.0m 25.0m
3 0.85m 2.80m 3.30m 9.0m 20.0m
2 0.80m 2.45m 2.80m 8.5m 15.0m
1 0.75m 2.10m 1.80m 6.0 m 10.0m

Minimum points fo the award of the badge

Age Points
Under 11 6
Under 12 9
Under 13 13
Under 14 17
Under 15 22

Guidance for leaders

  • Ideally young people should work towards this badge as part of a 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 these 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 careful 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.