Obstacle Course

What Is It?

The Obstacle Course is the signature event of Field Day Challenge — a custom-designed outdoor course built for speed, agility, and pure determination. Teams run the course relay-style, each member completing every obstacle before tagging in the next.

The course changes each event to keep it fresh, but always includes a mix of crawling, jumping, climbing, and running elements designed to test every physical skill your team has.

Course Stages

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Sprint Start

Full sprint from the start line to the first obstacle — sets your pace for the whole run

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Crawl Under

Low barriers requiring players to drop and crawl — no shortcuts, stay low

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Jump Over

Hurdle-style barriers — clear them cleanly or you must restart that section

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Agility Ladder

Ground agility ladder — every foot placement must be correct, no skipping rungs

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Final Sprint

100% effort sprint to the finish line — tag your next teammate to start their run

Rules

RULE 01

All team members must complete every obstacle in order. No skipping stages.

RULE 02

If an obstacle is knocked over or missed, the player must return to that obstacle and complete it.

RULE 03

Only one team member on the course at a time. Relay format — tag in clearly.

RULE 04

No assisting another team member while they are on the course.

RULE 05

First complete team (all members finished) across the line wins the heat.

RULE 06

Disqualification for intentionally blocking or interfering with another team's runner.

Scoring

Placement	Result	Points
🥇 1st Place	First team fully completed	100
🥈 2nd Place	Runner Up	75
🥉 3rd Place	Third Place	50
4th Place+	Completed course	25

Strategy & Tips

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Walk the course before you run it. If there's time before your heat, walk every stage and visualize your path. Teams that scout the course run it faster.

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Put your fastest starters first and last. A fast first runner sets the pace and a fast closer seals the win. Your slowest runners go in the middle where the time gap is less critical.

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Make clean tags. A sloppy tag costs more time than a slow runner. Practice your handoff. Touch hands clearly before the next runner moves.

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Don't stop at the finish line. Run through the line — not to it. Runners who slow down before they cross consistently finish slower than those who run past it.