Chart & Challenge Gold & Kong Standards

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Standards for National Gold and Kong Level Activities

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Horizontal Ladder

Parallel Bar Station

Sit ups

GOLD = 3 reps down and up (Rep = Start at high end and and go to low end, go back up. No skipping or touching foot bars.)

GOLD = 1X Down forward and backward once with no rests (feet cannot ever touch ground)

GOLD = 60 at a consistent, steady pace

KONG = 4 reps down and up (Rep = Start at high end and go to low end, go back up. No skipping or touching foot bars.)

KONG = 2X Down forward and backward twice with no rests (feet cannot ever touch ground)

KONG = 70 at a consistent, steady pace. Please note: Place mat on sit up bench for student comfort during Kong Elite challenge.

KONG Elite - View

Step Up Station-
Low Step Position

Step Up Station-
High Step Position

Vault Bar Station

GOLD = Approximately 50 in 60 seconds, up-up- down-down steps at a consistent, steady pace

GOLD = Approximately 25 in 60 seconds, up-up- down-down steps at a consistent, steady pace

GOLD = 36 vault jumps at consistent, steady pace

KONG = Approximately 60 in 60 seconds, up-up- down-down steps at a consistent, steady pace

KONG = Approximately 30 in 60 seconds, up-up- down-down steps at a consistent, steady pace

KONG = 42 vault jumps at consistent, steady pace

KONG Elite - View

Pull Up Station

Modified Pull Up Station

Pacer Challenge -43 feet cadenced shuttle run

GOLD = 6 full Extension Pull Ups with chin above pull up maintaining a fairly consistent rhythm/pace.

GOLD = 40 modified pull ups in 60 seconds

GOLD = Shuttle run to level 12

KONG = 8 full Extension Pull Ups with chin above pull up maintaining a fairly consistent rhythm/pace

KONG = 50 modified pull ups in 60 seconds

KONG = Shuttle run to level 15

KONG Elite - View

Pacer Challenge - 48-60 feet cadenced shuttle run

Flex Arm Hang

Sit and Reach

GOLD = Shuttle run to level 9

GOLD = 1:00 minutes

GOLD = Girls K-5: 34 cm; Grades 6-8: 38 cm
Boys K-5: 31 cm; Grades 6-8: 35cm

KONG = Shuttle run to level 10

KONG = 1:30 minutes

KONG = Girls K-5:38 cm; Grades 6-8: 42 cm
Boys K-5: 35 cm; Grades 6-8: 39 cm

KONG Elite - View

KONG Elite - View

KONG Elite - View

3-lb Weighted
Sports Hoop

1/4 Mile Run (K-1 only)

1/2 Mile Run (Grades 2-3 only)

GOLD = 3 minutes

GOLD = Boys: 1:55 -- Girls: 2:00

GOLD = Boys: 4:50 -- Girls: 5:07

KONG = 4 minutes

KONG = Boys: 1:45 -- Girls: 1:50

KONG = Boys: 4:05 -- Girls: 4:20

KONG Elite - View

KONG Elite - View

KONG Elite - View

Pole Climb*

Rope Jump**

GOLD = 4 up and downs

GOLD = Grades K-2 45 sec; grades 3-5 90 sec; grades 6-8 90 sec

KONG = 10 up and downs

KONG = Grades K-2 90 sec; grades 3-5 180 sec; grades 6-8 180 sec

KONG Elite - View

BOYS
Mile Run

GIRLS
Mile Run

Age	Gold	Kong
6	12:36	10:15
7	11:40	9:22
8	11:05	8:48
9	10:30	8:31
10	9:48	7:57
11	9:20	7:32
12	8:40	7:11
13	8:06	8:50
14	7:44	6:26
15	7:30	6:20

Age	Gold	Kong
6	13.12	11:20
7	12:56	10:36
8	12:30	10:02
9	11:52	9:30
10	11:22	9:19
11	11:17	9:02
12	11:05	8:23
13	10:23	8:13
14	10:06	7:59
15	9:58	8:08

KONG Elite - View

*POLE CLIMB: Place a piece of tape 12 inches from the bottom of pole. Students must climb up the pole using a hand-over-hand technique. They must use a hand-under-hand technique for coming down the pole, and must touch the tape mark before attempting to go up again. Feet cannot touch the ground in between climbs.

**JUMP ROPE: Students will jump rope forward using a single rope without any misses for the stated GOLD/KONG amounts of time to qualify for PFA Gold and Kong. Students may use a single or double bounce style while jumping 2 feet to 2 feet.