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ENDURANCE AWARDS
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SECTION 8
The Endurance section of the Aviva UKA Academy Awards is designed to be inclusive for all
children with targets set to be attainable by everyone. Research has shown that when testing
inexperienced children on a standard 400m track, a considerable number start off too fast and
fade badly. Many give up trying out of embarrassment when on the far side of the track so the
test becomes invalid. For many children, a 400m track presents a long, monotonous and arduous
task. The Awards overcome this by dividing the task into bite-sized chunks by using the 50m
Linear Track or the 50m Sports Hall Oval Track as described in Section 2.
The vast majority of children should be able to cope well with this task and we would seldom
expect that a child gives up. Indeed, we would expect many children of moderate ability to manage
to achieve a further distance than they do on a 400m track.
Group Working
Children can be paired with a partner who would start at the other end of the
course, as shown in the illustration, so that the trial becomes a pursuit and
is treated as a game. Working in groups provides built in rest periods when
participants can help with the judging by recording distances achieved
and encourage and give support to other athletes.
The linear track is marked out using six cones and five disks
set out as shown.
The time trials are held as pursuits with participant
‘
A
’ chasing participant ‘
B
’. The position and
distance covered by each runner is recorded
when the whistle is blown on
completion of the time period.
Two linear tracks may be set
out side by side to
facilitate four partic-
ipants running at
the same
time. The
tracks
should be
placed at least
3m apart.
AVIVA UKA ACADEMY ENDURANCE AWARDS
Age Group
Test Period
Years 3 and 4 (ages 7 to 9)
One Minute
Years 5 and 6 (ages 9 to 11)
Two Minutes
Years 7 and 8 (ages 11 to 13)
Three Minutes
9m
10m
9m
10m
10m
10m
10m
B
A
Aviva UKA Academy Endurance Awards - Individual Test Periods
Score cards for these tests
can be downloaded at
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