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Year 7 - Physical education

Supporting others to successfully triple jump

Athletics: run, jump, throw and officiate

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 support someone to perform the correct triple jump combination.

Key Notes

  • Move: driving the arms up during takeoff generates upward momentum and helps to maximise performance.
  • Move: to improve overall distance, each phase of the triple jump should be roughly equal distance covered.
  • Think: repeatedly generating high levels of force in your legs will help to develop more powerful muscles.
  • Feel: having the courage to provide honest feedback about a performance can enable improvements to be made.
  • Connect: speaking clearly is important when giving feedback to enable athletes to understand what is being said.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • fluency: perform the sequence of jumps in a coordinated and seamless manner without breaks or disruptions
  • momentum: the combination of speed and direction taking the athlete forward
  • feedback: information provided to an individual about their performance

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils often struggle with combining the different phases of the triple jump in the correct sequence.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: driving the arms up during takeoff generates upward momentum and helps to maximise performance. Move: to improve overall distance, each phase of the triple jump should be roughly equal distance covered.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'fluency'

perform the sequence of jumps in a coordinated and seamless manner without breaks or disruptions.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Pupils often struggle with combining the different phases of the triple jump in the correct sequence. Correction: Build up to the full performance gradually, without an approach to begin with and gradually introducing one at walking pace and then jogging pace. Have a partner coach the performer to check their coordination and technique to quickly correct errors.

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