Bundesjugendspiele

In athletics, usually a combination consisting of the disciplines ball-throwing (shot put in higher age groups), running, and long jump is performed.

Above a certain higher score they receive an 'honorary certificate', which bear the (printed) signature of the Federal President.

The proponents of the Bundesjugendspiele argue that the basic movements involved in athletics belong to something that was earlier called the classical canon of education.

Exercise is said to be crucial for the development of cognitive abilities[5] and the aspect of performance comparison is an inherent side effect of sports.

[6] Critics of the Bundesjugendspiele point out that through a confirmation of bad performance in written form physically weaker students are demotivated rather than motivated to do sports.

[7] The point of the sports is not the competitive character but the physical fitness paired with shared joy.