Year 4 - Physical education
Use tactics when running for distance
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 improve your ability to pace myself to improve your long distance running performance.
Key Notes
- Move: we must maintain a steady pace so that we can keep going in long distance running even if others set off quickly.
- Move: breathing deeply during long distance running will help increase our oxygen intake and improve endurance.
- Think: pacing ourselves in a long distance race is a good tactic to allow us to reserve energy for a sprint finish.
- Feel: applying running tactics and completing the run without stopping shows determination.
- Connect: communicating and discussing race tactics helps us to improve our performance.
Vocabulary To Learn
- pacing: running at a speed that we can keep up for a long time. It's like finding a comfortable speed so we don't get too tired too quickly
- tactics: a carefully planned set of actions that are used by a team or an individual to achieve a certain goal
- performance: how well we run or compete in a race
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils believe that they shouldn't start to feel fatigued if they are pacing themselves and slow down or stop if they do.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: we must maintain a steady pace so that we can keep going in long distance running even if others set off quickly. Move: breathing deeply during long distance running will help increase our oxygen intake and improve endurance.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'pacing'
running at a speed that we can keep up for a long time. It's like finding a comfortable speed so we don't get too tired too quickly.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils believe that they shouldn't start to feel fatigued if they are pacing themselves and slow down or stop if they do. Correction: Ensure that pupils understand that it is normal to feel fatigued during the run, even when they are pacing themselves, and they need to push through this using determination.
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