Year 8 - Physical education
Competing and contributing as a united team
Athletics: train and perform in a sport education season
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Unit Summary
This unit will develop pupils' ability to perform in a range of athletic events with a focus on personal best improvements. They will learn about different components of fitness and the difference between aerobic and anaerobic exercise. Pupils will take responsibility for working in small teams.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to perform under the pressure of competition and contribute toward a team goal.
Key Notes
- Move: replicating the correct technique must be maintained whilst putting in maximum effort during a competition.
- Think: understanding your role as a performer and a leader will lead to a more effective team.
- Feel: performing as part of a team, regardless of outcome, builds a sense of belonging.
- Connect: being responsible will make others feel safe and encourage wider participation.
Vocabulary To Learn
- roles: understanding and fulfilling specific responsibilities or positions within the team to contribute to its success
- motivation: inspiring and energising teammates to perform at their best and maintain high levels of enthusiasm and commitment
- reliability: being dependable and consistent in performing your role, ensuring that teammates can count on you during competition
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils believe only performers participate in competitive events.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: replicating the correct technique must be maintained whilst putting in maximum effort during a competition. Think: understanding your role as a performer and a leader will lead to a more effective team.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'roles'
understanding and fulfilling specific responsibilities or positions within the team to contribute to its success.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils believe only performers participate in competitive events. Correction: Competitions depend on various roles to run safely and efficiently. Performers can only participate if officials and organisers set up the event correctly.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Analysing performance and identifying your best events Study Guide
- Mini Olympic opening ceremony Study Guide
- Officiating, performing and supporting your team Study Guide
- The grand final, relays and medal tables Study Guide
- Training in teams for personal bests in high jump Study Guide
- Training in teams for personal bests in javelin Study Guide
- Training in teams for personal bests in long jump and triple jump Study Guide
- Training in teams for personal bests in middle distance events Study Guide
- Training in teams for personal bests in shot put Study Guide
- Training in teams for personal bests in sprint events Study Guide
- Trials and team selection for a sport education season Study Guide
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