29/05/2023
**** South Canterbury Blue light Year 7 & 8 PCT Challenge 2023 Results ****
Another great year and some great performances.
Firstly thank you to all the teachers, parents who made it possible.
Congratulations to all the teams that competed.
The table below has the times for the first round. The top three teams, Waimate Warriors from Waimate High School, Waihi School and Mackenzie College then competed in a final.
Their times from the final are
Waimate Warriors 2:30.47 (with one time penalty) - first
Waihi School 2:35.16 (first time competing in this competition with a full co-ed team) - second
Mackenzie College 2:39.94 - third
All reducing their times by 9 seconds but not changing their places.
Of note Waimate High School last won the trophy in 2016 with a time only 2 seconds faster than today.
Course: Is made up of 12 components (obstacles) which our police officers must complete every two years is over a 400-metre course (teams take approximately 3-5 minutes to complete) Pushing a trailer (10m) (substituted with wheelie bins for our schools competition); carrying a wheel assembly(10m); walking along a raised beam (5m); jumping a 1m hurdle and 1.8m long jump; completing an agility run (zigzags around cones 30m); diving under 2 hurdles; jumping through a window; climbing over a 1.8m wall; dragging a 74kg dummy; climbing over a fence (2.2m with foot/hand holds) Fitness as well as team work and planning are essential - e.g. assisting other members over obstacles. The competition will be supervised by sworn police officers and set up by a qualified Police Physical Education Officer.
Blue Light is a registered charity that works in partnership with the police to deliver an extensive range of youth programmes and activities.
The goals of Blue Light are to:
· Reduce the incidence of young people becoming an offender or victim of crime.
· Encourage better relations between the Police, young people, their parents, and the community.
Blue Light aims to assist the Police to achieve its youth and community objectives by providing proactive initiatives to meet a key target market.
It does this by providing young people with positive lifestyle alternatives and strategies to avoid becoming an offender or victim of crime.
Results:
