President’s Challenge Qualifying Standards

The Presidential Physical Fitness Award

Participants must at least reach these levels in all 5 events in order to qualify for the Presidential Physical Fitness Award. These levels represent the 85th percentile based on the 1985 SchoolPopulation Fitness Survey.

PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST STANDARDS

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 Presidential Physical Fitness Award (This represents the 85th percentile.)

The National Physical Fitness Award

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

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.

*When determining award levels, use the age of the student at the start of testing.

Physical Fitness Test Events

Curl-ups

This event measures abdominal strength and endurance.

Curl-ups test

Have student lie on cushioned, clean surface with knees flexed andfeet about 12 inches from buttocks. Partner holds feet. Arms arecrossed with hands placed on opposite shoulders and elbows held close to chest. Keeping thisarm position, student raises the trunk curling up to touch elbows to thighs and then lowers theback to the floor so that the scapulas (shoulder blades) touch the floor, for one curl-up. To start,a timer calls out the signal "Ready? Go!" and begins timing student for one minute. The studentstops on the word "stop."

Shuttle Run

This event measures speed, quickness and agility.

Shuttle run testing

Mark two parallel lines 30 feet apart and place two blocks of wood or similarobject behind one of the lines. Students start behind opposite line. On the signal"Ready? Go!" the student runs to the blocks, picks one up, runs back to thestarting line, places block behind the line, runs back and picks up the secondblock and runs back across starting line.

Endurance run

This event measures heart/lung endurance.

Endurance run/walk testing

one-mile distance

Endurance run/walk scoring

Give students ampleinstruction on how to pace themselves. Allowthem to practice running this distance againsttime, as well as sufficient time for warming up and cooling down before and after the test. Timesare recorded in minutes and seconds.

Alternative distances for younger children are 1/4 mile for 6-7 years old, and 1/2 mile for 8-9years old. The same objective and testing procedure are used as with the mile run.

Conversion for Miles

Pull-ups

Pull-ups testing

Student hangs from a horizontal bar at a height the student canhang from with arms fully extended and feet free from floor, usingeither an overhand grasp (palms facing away from body) or underhand grip (palms facingtoward body). Small students may be lifted to starting position. Student raises body until chinclears the bar and then lowers body to full-hang starting position. Student performs as manycorrect pull-ups as possible.

Pull-ups scoring

Pull-ups should be done in a smooth rather than jerky motion. Kicking or bending the legs is notpermitted and the body must not swing during the movement.

Sit and Reach

Sit and reach testing

A specially constructed box (see below) with a measuring scale marked in centimeters, with 23centimeters at the level of the feet. Student removes shoes and sits on floor with knees fullyextended, feet shoulder-width apart and soles of the feet held flat against the end of the box.With hands on top of each other, palms down, and legs held flat, student reaches along themeasuring line as far as possible. After two practice reaches, the 3rdreach is held for 3 seconds while thedistance is recorded.

Sit and reach rules

Legs must remain straight, soles of feet against box and fingertips of both hands should reachevenly along measuring line. Scores are recorded to the nearest centimeter.