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The Presidential Physical Fitness Award

Age
Curl-Ups
(# 1 min)		 OR
Partial Curl-ups* (#)
 Shuttle Run (sec)
V-Sit Reach (in) OR
Sit & Reach (cm)
1 Mile Run (min:sec) OR
Distance Option
(min:sec) 1/4 mi (min:sec) 1/2 mi
Pull-ups
(#) 		OR
Rt. Angle Push-ups* (#)
B
O
Y
S
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
33 22
36 24
40 30
41 37
45 35
47 43
50 64
53 59
56 62
57 75
56 73
55 66
12.1
11.5
11.1
10.9
10.3
10.0
9.8
9.5
9.1
9.0
8.7
8.7
+3.5 31
+3.5 30
+3.0 31
+3.0 31
+4.0 30
+4.0 31
+4.0 31
+3.5 33
+4.5 36
+5.0 37
+6.0 38
+7.0 41
10:15 1:55  
9:22 1:48
8:48   3:30
8:31 3:30
7:57  
7:32
7:11
6:50
6:26
6:20
6:08
6:06
2 9
4 14
5 17
5 18
6 22
6 27
7 31
7 39
10 40
11 42
11 44
13 53
G
I
R
L
S
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
32 22
34 24
38 30
39 37
40 33
42 43
45 50
46 59
47 48
48 38
45 49
44 58
12.4
12.1
11.8
11.1
10.8
10.5
10.4
10.2
10.1
10.0
10.1
10.0
+5.5 32
+5.0 32
+4.5 33
+5.5 33
+6.0 33
+6.5 34
+7.0 36
+7.0 38
+8.0 40
+8.0 43
+9.0 42
+8.0 42
11:20 2:00  
10:36 1:55
10:02   3:58
9:30 3:53
9:19  
9:02
8:23
8:13
7:59
8:08
8:23
8:15
2 9
2 14
2 17
2 18
3 20
3 19
2 20
2 21
2 20
2 21
1 24
1 25

The National Physical Fitness Award

* Participants must at least reach these levels in all 5 events in order to qualify for the National Physical Fitness Award. These levels represent the 50th percentile based on the 1985 School Population Fitness Survey.

Age
Curl-Ups
(# 1 min)		 OR
Partial Curl-ups* (#)
 Shuttle Run (sec)
V-Sit Reach (in) OR
Sit & Reach (cm)
1 Mile Run (min:sec) OR
Distance Option
(min:sec) 1/4 mi (min:sec) 1/2 mi
OR
Pull-ups
(#)		 Rt. Angle Push-ups* (#) Flexed Arm Hang (sec)
B
O
Y
S
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
22 10
28 13
31 17
32 17
35 24
37 26
40 32
42 39
45 40
45 40
45 37
44 42
13.3
12.8
12.2
11.9
11.5
11.1
10.6
10.2
9.9
9.7
9.4
9.4
+1.0 26
+1.0 25
+0.5 25
+1.0 25
+1.0 25
+1.0 25
+1.0 26
+0.5 26
+1.0 28
+2.0 30
+3.0 30
+3.0 34
12:36 2:21  
11:40 2:10
11:05   4:22
10:30 4:14
9:48  
9:20
8:40
8:06
7:44
7:30
7:10
7:04
1 7 6
1 8 8
1 9 10
2 12 10
2 14 12
2 15 11
2 18 12
3 24 14
5 24 20
6 30 28
7 30 28
8 37 30
G
I
R
L
S
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
23 10
25 13
29 17
30 20
30 24
32 27
35 30
37 40
37 30
36 26
35 26
34 40
13.8
13.2
12.9
12.5
12.1
11.5
11.3
11.1
11.2
11.0
10.9
11.0
+2.5 27
+2.0 27
+2.0 28
+2.0 28
+3.0 28
+3.0 29
+3.5 30
+3.5 31
+4.5 33
+5.0 36
+5.5 34
+4.5 35
13:12 2:26  
12:56 2:21
12:30   4:56
11:52 4:50
11:22  
11:17
11:05
10:23
10:06
9:58
10:31
10:22
1 6 5
1 8 6
1 9 8
1 12 8
1 13 8
1 11 7
1 10 7
1 11 8
1 10 9
1 15 7
1 12 7
1 16 7

The Participant Physical Fitness Award

Boys and Girls who attempt all five items, but whose scores fall below the 50th percentile on one or more of them are eligible to receive the Participant Award.

* Norms for partial curl-ups and right angle push-ups are from the Canada Fitness Award Program, Health Canada, Government of Canada with permission.

Note: 1/4 and 1/2 mile norms from Amateur Athletic Union Physical Fitness Program with permission.

Click here to download The President's Challenge Normative Data Spreadsheet
Note: You will need Microsoft Excel to view the spreadsheet once you have downloaded it



The Physical Fitness Awards Program
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The President's Challenge
400 E. 7th Street
Bloomington, IN
47405-3085 		1-800-258-8146
preschal@indiana.edu
http://www.presidentschallenge.org

The President's Challenge is a program of
The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
Copyright 2001, The Trustees of Indiana University