Obstacle course in the terrain

Obstacle courses in the terrain serve to improve physical condition and coordination skills. Agility and technique on the obstacle course can be tested by means of time measurement.

 The following is an example of an off-road obstacle course used in the military:

Implementation regulations:

1. Double bar: Jump onto the front bar with your right foot – support yourself on the higher bar with both hands – put your left foot on the floor between the two bars – push off with your right foot on the instep – swing your left leg outwards – support yourself – swing your right leg under your left leg – land on your right foot (or the other way around).

2. Creep: Jump in sideways – keep arms sideways without touching the floor with your elbows – keep your head down – feet flat – move forward with big movements, “on all fours”.

3. Digging (lion's den): jump in from a low squat (4-point landing) - jump on the wall with one foot - place the elbow on the wall on the same side - at the same time swing the opposite leg up and place the foot on the edge of the wall – push up body (use of auxiliary equipment, steps, etc. is permitted) – “slower” option: jump to waist-high hand-over-hand climb at the edge of the trench, roll out of the trench sideways.

4. Furt: Permitted variants: fastest passage, 3-step method or zigzag method. Fastest passage = three jumps – two on the two treads on the right side – one (the last) at the end of the ford. 3-step method = four jumps – three on the treads on the left side - one (the last) at the end of the ford. Zigzag method = six jumps – five alternating jumps onto the treads – one (the last) at the end of the ford. When crossing the ford, only the treads may be used for each method, otherwise the obstacle must be repeated.

5. Beam (triple beam): jump onto the lowest beam with the right leg (facing the take-off points) – swing the left leg up without touching the top beam – throw the upper body over the beam – push off with the left hand from the middle beam – land on both feet facing the next obstacle. Easier ways to get over it: one-sided underarm hang; push elbows down hard - use the step to help you over the first few times. Or swing your outside leg up until you can hook your heel over the edge of the wall - tilt your head back - use your arm and leg to roll your body onto the wall – turn away.

6. Balancing beam (zig-zag beam): Traverse the obstacle with both feet, keeping your arms to your sides. If the participant falls off the beam, the obstacle must be repeated.

7. Horizontal jump and crawl beams: Place one leg to the side – swing under with the other leg – land on all fours – slip under the next beam without turning your body – cross beams 3 and 4 in the same way.

8. Beam staircase (bear step): cross the beams alternately with the right/left leg (with as much speed and strong body forward lean as possible) - on the fourth beam, support one leg on the side (low center of gravity) - swing the other leg underneath - 4-point landing. If the participant falls off the beam, the obstacle must be repeated.

9. Runway (chicane): Run through as fast as possible, pulling yourself around the corners with both hands (front foot on object to fix/block).

10. Climbing wall (inclined wall): jump onto the wall as fast as possible and climb it (possibly with the help of the rope) – place one leg on the platform (center of gravity low) – swing the other leg around to the low jump – 4-point landing.

Female participants may skip the trench, the beam stairs and the climbing wall (obstacles 3, 8 and 10).

The technical instructions including evaluation tables are available at the following link: