Fig. 1: Athlet-AH10-Front
- Cloth: Heavyweight tan right twill
- Embroidery: Silk continuous
- Border: Clockwise, round & dense
Fig. 2: Athlet-AH10-Magnified
- Design: Center rib extends into foot, left and right main ribs form a "Y", 6 ribs in right wing including long center rib, pointed toe, rounded heel, only long single stitches form foot, stitches fill in space in front of base of main rib, right main rib has 15 degree bend, left wing center rib joins right wing main rib in middle of the arc
Fig. 3: Athlet-AH10-Reverse
- Back: Brown imprint
Item Name: Athletics 1913 - 1921
Item ID: Athlet-AH10
Collector Rating: 1
Pamphlets Used to Earn this Badge
Requirements August 1911 until October 1914
1. Write an acceptable article of not less than five hundred words on how to train for an athletic event.
2. Give the rule for one track and one field event.
3. Make the equipped athletic standard according to his weight, classifications and conditions as stated in chapter eight, outdoor athletic standards.
Outdoor Athletic Standards
The athletic standards given below are those which most boys ought to be able to attain. They are the result of the experience of several physical directors who have made a special study of athletics and physical work among boys.
The rules governing the event are found in the official handbook of the Athletic League of North America. These rules must be strictly ahead to.
Events | Under | Under | Under | Under | Over |
| 90 lbs. | 110 lbs. | 125 lbs. | 140 lbs. | 140 lbs. |
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Running Broad Jump | 12 ft. | 13 ft. | 14 ft. | 15 ft. | 16 ft. |
Running High Jump | 3 ft. 11 in. | 4 ft. 1 in. | 4 ft. 4 in | 4 ft. 7 in. | 4 ft. 10 in. |
Standing Broad Jump | 6 ft. 6 in. | 7 ft. | 7 ft. 6 in. | 8 ft. | 8 ft. 6 in. |
Standing High Jump | 3 ft. 2 in. | 3 ft 4 in. | 3 ft. 6 in. | 3 ft. 8 in. | 3 ft. 10 in. |
Pull-up | 5 times | 7 times | 9 times | 11 times | 13 times |
20 Yard Swim | 20 sec. | 18 sec. | 16 sec. | 14 sec. | 12 sec. |
40 Yard Swim | 40 sec. | 39 sec. | 38 sec. | 37 sec. | 36 sec. |
50 Yard Dash | 7 4/5 sec. | 7 2/5 sec. | 7 sec. | 6 3/5 sec. | 6 1/5 sec. |
Eight Potato Race | 45 sec. | 43 sec. | 41 sec. | 39 sec. | 37 sec. |
8 lb Shot Put | * | 25 ft. | 30 ft. | 35 ft. | 40 ft. |
Push-up from Floor | * | 11 times | 13 times | 15 times | 17 times |
Rope Climb | * | 14 sec. | 12 sec. | 10 sec. | 8 sec. |
100 Yard Dash | * | * | 13 sec. | 12 3/5 sec. | 12 1/5 sec. |
For merit badge a boy under ninety pounds must qualify in seven of the first nine events; a boy under one hundred and ten pounds must qualify in ten of the first twelve events; all others must qualify in their proper class in eleven of the thirteen events.