Scout Athletics Evening

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Description

A Scout evening based on the Athletics badge but adapted to suit available equipment, and to be made different from School base Athletics.
Also linked to Disability Awareness
Can be run in any open space. A park with play equipment enables the Assault Course event

To cover the safety requirement
Tell scouts in advance that it's Athletics, and to arrive wearing appropriate clothes
Ask Scouts to make up the safety rules for each event as the event starts

Ask Scouts to think about where they can do athletics- school, local clubs

Resources

Frisbees
Broom sticks or similar
Chalk spray for grass
Soft Archery
Nef Guns
Chalk stick or Post It's
Blindfolds
Jingly Ball with Rope
Sacks- Rubbles sack or builders bags
Tennis Ball
Stopwatches
Space hoppers
Cups or other small open water container
Ski's

Instructions

Ask Scouts to share ideas for warm up and warm down activities and run a couple for 5-10 minutes
Split into 4 teams. Within the team, they can decide who will take part in each event. Each team member must take part in at least 2 individual events and all team events
Run as a league with one team winning overall

Scoring
1st- 5 points
2nd- 3 points
3rd- 2 points
4th- 1 Point

Events- 3 attempts at each, aiming for improvement overall:
Discus- throw a frisbee to land in a defined area (looking for straight, not distance)
Javelin- throw a broom stick to land in a defined area (looking for straight, not distance).
Sergeant Jump. Mark wall while standing and extending hand upward. Jump and mark wall with chalk or Post It's
Tennis Ball Throw- to land in a defined area (looking for straight, not distance)
Hammer throw- Jingly ball with rope.
Soft Archery- fire an arrow in the air. Arrow landing closest to shooter wins
Nerf Gun Shoot- fire a dart in the air. Dart landing closest to shooter wins
Blindfold relay- One person holds baton, Other is blindfolded, has to find their baton holder
Blindfold race with a second person guiding
Three legged race
Hopping race
Wheelbarrow race
Relay Race, carrying a small container of water
Backwards Run
Hopping Race
Space hoppers.
Tennis- which pair can hold the longest rally- 3 attempts
Most Artistic dive from a bench
Skiing- Use two person skis to race a distance

Scout Athletics Evening

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