Scouts Athletics Plus Activity Badge
Scouts Athletics Plus Activity Badge
Go the extra distance with the Athletics Plus badge and reach new heights.
How to earn your badge:
Run through an appropriate warm-up and cool-down routine using all the main muscle groups. Explain why both routines are important.
- Warm-up routine
- Cool-down routine
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 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 10 13.4 s 28.0 s 64.0 s 2.30 min 5.10 min 9 14.0 s 28.8 s 67.0 s 2.40 min 5.25 min 8 14.7 s 31.4 s 71.0 s 3.00 min 5.45 min 7 15.3 s 32.6 s 75.0 s 3.10 min 5.50 min 6 15.8 s 33.2 s 79.0 s 3.20 min 6.20 min 5 16.3 s 34.0 s 83.0 s 3.40 min 6.50 min 4 16.8 s 35.5 s 88.0 s 4.00 min 7.30 min 3 17.6 s 38.3 s 94.0 s 4.20 min 8.00 min 2 18.3 s 40.0 s 100.0 s 4.40 min 8.30 min 1 20.0 s 45.0 s 120.0 s 5.00 min 9.30 min High Jump Long Jump Shot Discus Cricket Ball 10 1.60 m 5.00 m 9.5 m 35.0 m 65.0 m 9 1.40 m 4.75 m 8.5 m 29.0 m 55.0 m 8 1.30 m 4.40 m 7.2 m 22.0 m 50.0 m 7 1.25 m 4.20 m 6.5 m 17.0 m 45.0 m 6 1.20 m 4.00 m 5.5 m 14.0 m 35.0 m 5 1.00 m 3.75 m 4.1 m 12.0 m 30.0 m 4 0.90 m 3.30 m 3.7 m 10.0 m 25.0 m 3 0.85 m 2.80 m 3.3 m 9.0 m 20.0 m 2 0.80 m 2.45 m 2.8 m 8.5 m 15.0 m 1 0.75 m 2.10 m 1.8 m 6.0 m 10.0 m Minimum points total for the award of badge: Age Points Under 11 6 Under 12 9 Under 13 13 Under 14 17 Under 15 22
December 2024.
Requirements can be adapted to suit each young persons abilities. See our guidance on flexibility.