4-H Youth

4-H Sports Project

October 14, 2020

Manual

You will use your manual every year you are in this project. This is a County Project only.

County Exhibition Requirements

Beginner: Grades 3-5.

Exhibit one poster. (See General Poster Exhibit rules in handbook) If you are in this level for more than one year, you should select a different topic or a different sport each year.

Choose one of the following titles for your poster:

"Safety Rules For _______”: (i.e. Tennis, Rugby, Swimming, Archery, Golf, etc.)

Explain the safety needed for the game – NOT the rules to play.

Explain the precautions to be used in this sport.

"Equipment Needed For ________”
"Basic Skills to Develop For _______"
"Exercise Value of ______"

Fitness health required for an athlete for that sport.

Intermediate: Grades 6-8.

Exhibit one poster. (See General Poster Exhibit rules in handbook) If you are in this level for more than one year, you should select a different topic or a different sport or person each year.

Choose one of the following for your poster:

Exhibit a poster on the history of a sport.
Exhibit a poster on the history of the rule changes of a sport.
Exhibit poster on an important person who has influenced a sport. Tell how he/she has helped shape the sport to be what it is now.
Exhibit a poster on the person who invented a sport.

Advanced: Grades 9-12.

Exhibit one poster. (See General Poster Exhibit rules in handbook) If you are in this level for more than one year, you should select a different topic or a different sport or person each year.

Exhibit a poster on the life-style an athlete should maintain to remain healthy and competitive. (Examples here include nutrition and diet, exercise, drug abuse, etc.)
Exhibit a poster on a present or past sports person. Include a description of his/her career.
Exhibit a poster on the major rule changes on a particular sport from an elementary level to a professional level. (For example: Little League vs. Professional Baseball)

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