Year 10 - Physical education
Long jump
Non-examined assessment: athletics practical
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Unit Summary
This unit provides pupils with the knowledge and opportunity to replicate skills in isolation and in performance scenarios across all athletic disciplines. As a popular individual sport offered by many pupils it will cover sprinting, middle distance, jumping, shot put and javelin events.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to effectively combine the phases of the long jump to maximise your performance and distance.
Key Notes
- Move: a measured approach with the dominant foot hitting the board at the ideal point will allow for a maximal distance.
- Move: performing a flight phase which allows the body to hang and prepare for landing increases the distance jumped.
- Think: taking off at a 20 degree angle will ensure the optimal transfer of momentum.
- Feel: by preparing mentally before the approach, you can perform with maximal effort showing self-motivation.
- Connect: supporting the accurate measurement of each other's approach distance will ensure best results can be achieved.
Vocabulary To Learn
- approach: the first phase of the long jump in which momentum is created in preparation for the jump
- dominant foot: the foot which will propel you at the end of the approach
- landing: the final phase of the long jump in which you enter the sand
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils believe starting their approach from the furthest point on the runway will result in the best possible approach and jump.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: a measured approach with the dominant foot hitting the board at the ideal point will allow for a maximal distance. Move: performing a flight phase which allows the body to hang and prepare for landing increases the distance jumped.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'approach'
the first phase of the long jump in which momentum is created in preparation for the jump.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils believe starting their approach from the furthest point on the runway will result in the best possible approach and jump. Correction: The approach is personalised and should be measured to ensure optimal speed is reached and the take off is smooth without the need to break stride. For most, the end of the runway will not be the ideal starting point.
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