How to earn your badge:

1. Run through an appropriate warm up and warm down routine using all the main muscle groups. Explain why both routines are important.

   1. Warm up routine
   2. Warm down routine

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	13.4s	28.0s	64.0s	2.30min	5.10min
   9	14.0s	28.8s	67.0s	2.40min	5.25min
   8	14.7s	31.4s	71.0s	3.00min	5.45min
   7	15.3s	32.6s	75.0s	3.10min	5.50min
   6	15.8s	33.2s	79.0s	3.20min	6.20min
   5	16.3s	34.0s	83.0s	3.40min	6.50min
   4	16.8s	35.5s	88.0s	4.00min	7.30min
   3	17.6s	38.3s	94.0s	4.20min	8.00min
   2	18.3s	40.0s	100.0s	4.40min	8.30min
   1	20.0s	45.0s	120.0s	5.00min	9.30min
   	High Jump	Long Jump	Shot	Discus	Cricket Ball
   10	1.60m	5.00m	9.5m	35.0m	65.0m
   9	1.40m	4.75m	8.5m	29.0m	55.0m
   8	1.30m	4.40m	7.2m	22.0m	50.0m
   7	1.25m	4.20m	6.5m	17.0m	45.0m
   6	1.20m	4.00m	5.5m	14.0m	35.0m
   5	1.00m	3.75m	4.1m	12.0m	30.0m
   4	0.90m	3.30m	3.7m	10.0m	25.0m
   3	0.85m	2.80m	3.3m	9.0m	20.0m
   2	0.80m	2.45m	2.8m	8.5m	15.0m
   1	0.75m	2.10m	1.8m	6.0m	10.0m

    

   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