ISSB Obstacles for female

In ISSB test there will be obstacles placed for a female candidate is required to complete it in a given period of time individually. The difficulty level of  individual obstacles for female candidates is slightly lower than that given for male candidates.

Male candidates are given 3 minutes for 10 obstacles roughly and Female candidates are required to complete 6 obstacles in a time of 4 minutes. When you complete all obstacles then you can also repeat an obstacle. 

Each obstacle is linked with points ranging from 1 to 12, most difficult obstacle with maximum number of 12 points.

In this obstacle test your confidence, physical fitness level, stamina, courage, determination and quickness of decisions are some key points amongst others to be checked. Therefore a candidate has to do it with full determination. Mostly the obstacles are placed one after the another in a way that you can start with an obstacle which you like and keep on attempting others and finally come back to the first obstacle where you started.

There is a list of some of the obstacles mostly given by ISSB,

1.         To run over a balance beam called as single ramp.

2.         Long jump across a ditch of about 4 to 6 feet

3.         Monkey crawling

4.         Climbing a wall

5.         Passing through a tire

6.         Rope climbing

7.         Tarzan Swing or Tarzan jump

8.         Balance walking over a zigzag beam

9.         Walking over parallel ropes (Burma Bridge).

10.       Screen Jump (come running climb on the plank jump)

11.       Commando walk

12.       Tiger’s leap