THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD
PHYSICAL
A chance to focus on your health and fitness and have fun along the way
The Physical section of DofE
It has been an experience that I have enjoyed immensely and that I will remember for the rest of my life.
Physical with DofE - it's your choice...
Canoeing • Diving • Dragon Boat Racing • Free-diving • Kite surfing • Kneeboarding • Rowing & sculling • Sailing • Skurfing • Sub aqua (SCUBA diving & snorkelling) • Surfing/body boarding • Swimming • Synchronised swimming • Underwater rugby • Wakeboarding • Windsurfing
Ballet • Ballroom dancing • Belly dancing • Bhangra dancing • Ceroc • Contra dance • Country & Western • Flamenco • Folk dancing • Jazz • Line dancing • Morris dancing • Salsa (or other Latin styles) dancing • Scottish/Welsh/Irish dancing • Street dancing • Breakdancing • Hip hop • Swing • Tap dancing
Badminton • Matkot • Racketball • RacketlonRackets • Rapid ball • Real tennis • Squash • Table tennis • Tennis • Wheelchair tennis
Aerobics • Cheerleading • Fitness classes • Gym work • Medau movement • Physical achievement • Pilates • Pole dancing • Running/jogging • Walking • Weightlifting • Wii-fit • Yoga
BMX • Caving & potholing • Climbing • Free running (parkour) • Ice skating • Mountain biking • Mountain unicycling • Parachuting • Skateboarding • Skydiving • Snow sports (skiing, snowboarding, snowkiting) • Speed skating • Street luge
Aikido • Capoeira • Ju Jitsu • Judo • Karate • Kendo • Mixed martial arts • Self-defence • Sumo • Tae Kwon Do • Tai Chi
American football • Baseball • Basketball • Boccia • Camogie • Cricket • Curling • Dodge disc • Dodgeball • Fives • Football • Frame football • Futsal • Gaelic football • Goalball • Handball • Hockey • Hurling • Ice hockey • Kabaddi • Korfball • Lacrosse • Netball • Octopushing • Polo • Quidditch • Roller derby • Rogaining • Rounders • Rugby (union/League) • Sitting Volleyball • Sledge hockey • Sledge ice hockey • Softball • Stoolball • Tchoukball • Tug of war • Ultimate flying disc • Volleyball • Wallyball • Water polo • Wheelchair
basketball • Wheelchair rugby
Further information
Please call us on 0300 003 0998 or email DofE@action4youth.org
You can also find more information at DofE.org/physical and there is a range of exciting opportunities to help you complete this section
at DofE.org/finder.
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DofE Physical in action
Three further sections of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award
Contact The Caldecotte Xperience
- Office opening: 09:00-17:00
- Centre operates: 09:00-20:00
The Caldecotte Xperience
George Amey Centre
Simpson
Milton Keynes
MK63AG
- caldecotte@action4youth.org
- 0300 003 0998
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