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    | MERIT BADGES |  
    |  Text |  
    |  Graphic |  
    | Note: Eagle
Required
 are in Italics
 |  "A"American
Business
 American Culture
 American Heritage
 American Labor
 Animal Science
 Archaeology
 Archery
 Architecture
 Art
 Astronomy
 Athletics
 Atomic Energy
 Auto Mechanics
 Aviation
 
 "B"
 Backpacking
 Basketry
 Bird Study
 Bugling
 
 "C"
 Camping
 Canoeing
 Chemistry
 Cinematography
 Citizenship
Community*
 Citizenship Nation*
 Citizenship World*
 Climbing
 Coin Collecting
 Collections
 Communications*
 Computers
 Cooking
 Crime Prevention
 Cycling*
 "D"Dentistry
 Disability Awareness
 Dog Care
 Drafting
 
 "E"
 Electricity
 Electronics
 Emergency
Preparedness**
 Energy
 Engineering
 Entrepreneurship
 Environmental
Science*
 
 "F"
 Family Life*
 Farm Mechanics
 Fingerprinting
 Fire Safety
 First Aid*
 Fish & Wildlife Mgmt.
 Fishing
 Fly Fishing
 Forestry
 
 "G"
 Gardening
 Genealogy
 Geology
 Golf
 Graphic Arts
 
 "H"
 Hiking
 Home Repairs
 Horsemanship
 
 "I"
 Indian Lore
 Insect Studies
 
 "J"
 Journalism
 
 "K"
 
 "L"
 Landscape Architecture
 Law
 Leatherwork
 Lifesaving**
 
 "M"
 Mammal Study
 Medicine
 Metalwork
 Model Design & Building
 Motorboating
 Music
 
 "N"
 Nature
 
 "O"
 Oceanography
 Orienteering
 
 "P"
 Painting
 Personal Fitness**
 Personal Management*
 Pets
 Photography
 Pioneering
 Plant Science
 Plumbing
 Pottery
 Public Health
 Public Speaking
 Pulp and Paper
 
 "Q"
 
 "R"
 Radio
 Railroading
 Reading
 Reptile & Amphibian Study
 Rifle Shooting
 Rowing
 
 "S"
 Safety
 Salesmanship
 Scholarship
 Sculpture
 Shotgun Shooting
 Skating
 Skiing
 Small Boat Sailing
 Soil & Water
Conservation
 Space Exploration
 Sports**
 Stamp Collecting
 Surveying
 Swimming**
 
 "T"
 Textile
 Theatre
 Traffic Safety
 Truck Transportation
 
 "U"
 
 "V"
 Veterinary Medicine
 
 "W"
 Water Skiing
 Weather
 Whitewater
 Wilderness Survival
 Wood Carving
 Woodwork
 
 "X"
 "Y"
 "Z"
   
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    |  Athletics Requirements 1964
 |  
  Write 500 words on how to train for sports. Give the rules for two track and two field events. Tell what an amateur is. Prepare plans for holding a sports meet. Outline duties of each official needed. Serve as an official in an athletic meet or major sport. Qualify in one event, for your weight, in each of the groups below. 
  
    | GROUP 1 |  
    |  | Under 75
 lbs
 | Under 95
 lbs
 | Under 110 lbs
 | Under 125 lbs
 | Under 140 lbs
 | Under 160
 lbs
 | Under 175
 lbs
 | Under 200 lbs
 | 200 lbs or over
 |  
    | Running long jump | 10'2" | 11'6" | 12' | 13' | 14' | 15' | 16' | 14' | 10' |  
    | Running high jump | 3'2" | 3'6" | 3'9" | 4' | 4'3" | 4'2" | 4' | 3'6" | 3' |  
    | Standing long jump | 5'10" | 6'3" | 6'9" | 7'2" | 7'4" | 7'6" | 7'4" | 6' | 5' |  
    | Standing high jump | 2'6" | 3' | 3'2" | 3'4" | 3'6" | 3'8" | 3'5" | 3' | 2'4" |  
    | GROUP 2 |  
    |  | sec | sec | sec | sec | sec | sec | sec | sec | sec |  
    | 50-yard dash | 8 | 7-4/5 | 7-3/5 | 7-1/5 | 7 | 6-3/5 | 7 | 7-3/5 | 8-2/5 |  
    | 100-yard dash |  |  | 13 | 12-3/5 | 12-2/5 | 12-4/5 | 14 | 15-3/5 |  |  
    | 6-potato race | 36 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 |  
    | GROUP 3 |  
    |  | sec | sec | sec | sec | sec | sec | sec | sec | sec |  
    | 20-yard swim | 19-3/5 | 18-2/5 | 17-4/5 | 17-1/5 | 16-3/5 | 16 | 15 | 15-4/5 | 18-3/5 |  
    | 40-yard swim | 47 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 39 | 40 |  
    | GROUP 4 |  
    | Pull-up | 3 times | 5 times | 6 times | 8 times | 10 times | 12 times | 10 times | 6 times | 4 times |  
    | 8-lb shot put | 15' | 20' | 24' | 28' | 32' | 34' | 36' | 37' | 38' |  
    | Push-up from floor | 7 times | 9 times | 10 times | 12 times | 14 times | 16 times | 17 times | 12 times | 8 times |  
    | Rope Climb 18 ft | 29 sec | 17 sec | 15 sec | 13 sec | 11 sec | 14 sec | 17 sec | 20 sec | 25 sec |  
    | GROUP 5 |  
    | Baseball throw for accuracy (3 strikes, 6 throws)
 | 42' | 48' | 51' | 54' | 57' | 65' | 70' | 60' | 50' |  
    | Baseball throw for distance | 120' | 150' | 175' | 195' | 210' | 220' | 230' | 200' | 175' |  
    | Basketball goal shooting (30 sec)
 | 5 in 8 | 5 in 8 | 6 in 9 | 7 in 10 | 8 in 11 | 9 in 12 | 10 in 13 | 8 in 12 | 6 in 15 |  |  |  |