Small Side Team Games and Potted Sports by Ministry of Defence

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Military Swim Test (MST), usually on the Tuesday morning. This consists of jumping into the water, treading water for two minutes and swimming 100m, as well as getting out of the pool unaided. This is a straight pass or fail test. A major difference between military and civilian fitness instructors, as alluded to above, is that civilian fitness instructors are not required to complete the training that their clients undertake. Also, a client’s fitness goals and aspirations are set by the client and not a higher formation (in this case the British Army). Finally, implicit for our civilian brethren is the critical aspect of customer service and care. Although care (of trainees and avoidance of injury) is implicit for PTIs, both commanders and PTIs have a very varied range of interpretation for the implementation and delivery of ‘customer service’ in the Army. Think of the 80-10-10 rule; 80% are average to good, 10% are very good, and 10% have areas for improvement. 11.0 PTIs: The Funny Side

Safe, varied, inclusive fun for ages 0-7 Older siblings welcome All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Day one of the course consisted of entrance tests (also known as fitness or passing-in tests). Successful completion of which ‘confirmed’ my place on the course and this point also signalled that within the grounds of the PT school everyone had to run, and as a squad. Woe betide anyone who got caught walking (I believe press-ups till your eyes bleed was the phrase regarding a suitable punishment for this particular misdemeanour). Again, parents are asked not to approach pupils to provide additional refreshments. These will be provided by school, for pupils. Thank you. AAPTI instructors are required to attend the AAPTI refresher course every five years to remain ‘in-date.’ It is the role of unit RAPTCIs and regional RAPTC inspection teams to ensure which instructors are ‘in-date’.Requires a hoop (60-90cm in diameter) and a beanbag. Boys stand about three metres from the hoop and through the bean bag to land in the hoop. If the bean bag lands and stays inside the hoop they score a point, if the bean bag is touching or is outside the hoop no points are scored. The format of this year’s sports will follow the same format as last year as this proved to be a really enjoyable event for all. There will be 2 areas sectioned off on the field. One area is for Potted Sports and the other is for Races. One group of classes will be completing the Potted Sports, while the other group is competing in Races. There will be a ‘water’ break at half-time and the groups will swap over. If the reader wishes to read a brief, but rather amusing, article then go to: http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/PTI 12.0 References

There were a number of gymnastic performance tests for PTIs to complete at three levels (basic, intermediate and advanced), designed to promote and assess an individual’s strength, stamina (endurance), skill, speed and suppleness (flexibility). From memory these tests, from across the three levels, included:Event number two: each competitor is allowed three throws at the target. Scoring, bull 3 points, inner 2 points and outer 1 point. Currently, successful students gain the AAPTI qualification which is valid for 5 years and can join the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPS) at own expense at Level 2 or 3 (dependent on experience). 8.0 Continual Professional Development Physical Training Instructor Class Two (PTI2): on successful completion of this eight week intermediate course PTIs could instruct recruit soldiers across a broad range of military fitness and sports activities at training establishments.

The activities are: speed bounce, relay race, egg and spoon race, hurdles, tunnel ball, penalty shots, seated throw, corner spry, bean bag relay and a drinks station. This beautifully designed resource is filled with a set of alternative games and activities for children to participate in during KS1 Sports Day. The events are fun, engaging and can be adapted to fit all settings. The pass off parade consists of six displays, one display per section, to demonstrate the skills obtained throughout the AA PTI course. The audience will include family members of those who undertake the course as well as the Colonel Commandant of the RAPTC in attendance, and occasionally other specially invited guests. The parade concludes with the high horse display, performed by the permanent staff of the ASPT, newly qualified RAPTC instructors and the PTI class one course. 7.0 Qualifications Gained Our school still has sports day for our Nursery and Reception children, but the rest of the school participates in an Olympic Day every year now instead.Now, decide on a ball to use. Depending on the size of your “hoop”, you can use anything from an actual basketball to a stress ball. Regardless of the type of ball, the goal is the same – to get it into the “hoop”. Event number four: each competitor is allowed two attempts. Scoring 3 points for each high standard, 2 points for middle and 1 point for low successfully achieved. Alternative Sports Day Equipment List - this is a comprehensive list of the equipment needed for each game and activity. All passes have to be formally recorded and declared on a candidate’s ‘Student Administrative Return.’