Year 4 - Physical education
Sprinting: stride pattern
Athletics: athletic challenges developed
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Unit Summary
This unit will challenge pupils' integrity and resilience when developing their sprinting technique, analysing their own performance. Pupils will compare sprinting to running for distance and pacing. The unit will introduce throwing for distance with javelins and explore the basics of triple jump.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to increase your stride pattern to maintain your speed in the middle of the race.
Key Notes
- Move: consistently sprinting fast requires our head up, pumping arms, elbows bent and running on the balls of our feet.
- Move: short strides at the start of the race then accelerating to increase stride length maintains speed in the race.
- Think: increasing stride length in the middle of the race maintains speed, efficiency and helps balance and control.
- Feel: striving to always sprint our fastest by consistently trying our best demonstrates determination.
- Connect: evaluating each other's performance and listening to feedback on our strengths and weaknesses shows respect.
Vocabulary To Learn
- accelerate: getting faster and faster as the race begins
- race: a competition where runners race to see who can run the fastest over a certain distance
- stride: the length of a single step you take when running or walking
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils transition aburptly from a lower body position leaning forwards to running upright, which causes them to slow down and lose their rhythm.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: consistently sprinting fast requires our head up, pumping arms, elbows bent and running on the balls of our feet. Move: short strides at the start of the race then accelerating to increase stride length maintains speed in the race.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'accelerate'
getting faster and faster as the race begins.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils transition aburptly from a lower body position leaning forwards to running upright, which causes them to slow down and lose their rhythm. Correction: Encourage pupils to transition smoothly as they accelerate towards top speed as doing this too quickly can cause a loss of speed. Allow opportunities for pupils to practise this and address the misconception when observed.
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