Scout Athletics Plus Activity Badge

Scout Athletics Plus Activity Badge

The name says it all - improve on what you've learned through the Athletics badge and reach new targets. Before you attempt Athletics Plus, you must hold the Athletics activity badge.

How to earn the badge:

• 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 found here.

! 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.