The German Sports Test is a very important fitness challenge in Germany and is performed by young and old alike. Unfortunately, the world does not know about this test. The First German Badge was created in 1912, inspired by the Swedish Sports Badge.

Motto: "Der Weg ist das Ziel."
Translation (The Way is the Goal)

Established in this new form in: "2006 and 2012"

There are different badges that can be acquired in Germany. There is the German Sports Badge for Kids for the age of 6 to 17, Swim Badge for kids, Swim Badge for adults, Rescue Swimmer Badge, Sports Skill Badge, and so on. To take one of those tests, one must a German Citizen or a German Resident. The only other requirement is that the interested Candidate is at least 18 years old. Anyone with physical or mental limitations can earn the badge as well.

Sport Badge Workout

To get the Sports Badge, one must pass various events in various categories in a year's time frame. Those categories are Endurance, Strength, Speed and Coordination, and Swimming. Every exercise listed can be replaced with the following exercises for Endurance: 3KM Run, 10KM Run, 7.5 KM Walking, 20 KM Biking. For Strength, one can decide between Medicine throw, Broadjumps, Gymnastics, Stone, or Shot Put. To satisfy the category Speed, one must choose between a 30 meter, 50 meter, and 100-meter sprint. The candidate can also decide to instead do a 25-meter speed swim or 200-meter speed bike ride. In terms of coordination, the following exercises are available: Long jump, High Jump, Jump rope, or Swingball. The candidate can decide to chose one of the earlier mentioned Swim Exercises, or can decide to perform a 15 min non-stop swim, which can be done in open waters as well, or perform a 100 meter swim with clothes with a time limit of 4 minutes.

DDR Sportabzeichen

East Germany used to have its own Sports badge. Various categories consisted of a 3000 meter run 12:20 min, or an Endurance March (20KM) in 3hours and 20 min. Pullups (11x) or Pushups (35x), Triple Jump (7.30 meter) or Broadjump (2.30 meter), Circuit Run in 11 sec, Shooting test (40 Targets need to be shot within a given period), Endurance swim of 20 minutes, High Jump (1.40 meter) or Long Jump (5 meters), Shotput(8.5 meters) or Long Distance Throw (42 meters) and a 100-meter sprint in 9.6 sec for each category, one can earn 3 points, equivalent to Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Bolt highlighted are not the passing requirements, but those to excel.

Facts Sportabzeichen

The first Sportabzeichen that was invented in 1913 was only accessible to German Men, who belonged to Sports clubs.

Before the end of World War II, candidates who wanted to earn the Sportsbadge were put right in competition with other men and women. Age did not matter, as the candidates were judged equally to other competitors.

The "SA Sports Badge", which existed in the years 1935 to 1944 is nowadays forbidden and prohibited. One cannot wear, nor re-create this Sports Badge again. It was usually a badge that existed for military personnel and included various military exercises, such as ... orienteering, disguise, grenade throws, 25km rucking, and Shooting.