Year 7 - Physical education
Jumping for distance
Athletics: run, jump, throw and officiate
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Unit Summary
This unit will explore core techniques and use knowledge to become more technically proficient at sprinting, jogging and a range of both jumping and throwing events. Pupils will learn how the body responds to different types of exercise, how to be self-motivated and how to officiate fairly.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use good jumping mechanics to maximise how far you can jump.
Key Notes
- Move: good jumping mechanics include landing with feet parallel to ensure the jump distance is maximised.
- Move: performing an effective long jump requires a one foot take-off followed by stretching 'for the trapeze'.
- Think: ensuring you perform the 3 phases of the long jump correctly will ensure you perform a legal jump.
- Feel: being determined to perform at your best will help to achieve personal best results.
- Connect: helping others by giving them instant performance feedback will enable them to understand how to improve.
Vocabulary To Learn
- landing: the moment the jumper touches the ground after completing the jump
- parallel: side by side alignment of the feet on landing
- take-off: the moment when the jumper pushes off the ground to begin their jump
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When perfroming the long jump, many pupils take a long step into the pit which means they land with one foot in front of the other which reduces the distance they achieve.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: good jumping mechanics include landing with feet parallel to ensure the jump distance is maximised. Move: performing an effective long jump requires a one foot take-off followed by stretching 'for the trapeze'.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'landing'
the moment the jumper touches the ground after completing the jump.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: When perfroming the long jump, many pupils take a long step into the pit which means they land with one foot in front of the other which reduces the distance they achieve. Correction: Pupils should be taught to land with feet parallel by bringing the take-off foot through and in front of them so that no distance is lost and they achieve a maximal score.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Hurdles Study Guide
- Javelin technique Study Guide
- Jumping for height Study Guide
- Officiating your own jumping challenges Study Guide
- Officiating your own throwing challenges Study Guide
- Realising your potential at long jump Study Guide
- Relays Study Guide
- Running for distance and understanding pace Study Guide
- Running for speed and the relationship between distance and time Study Guide
- Shot put technique Study Guide
- Supporting others to successfully triple jump Study Guide
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