Year 8 - Physical education
Officiating, performing and supporting your team
Athletics: train and perform in a sport education season
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This pupil-friendly study guide includes a unit summary, clear notes, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.
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 take on a range of roles to support your team and the successful running of an athletics event.
Key Notes
- Move: selecting and applying the most relevant skills in relation to the activity increases the chances of success.
- Think: being clear on the rules and conventions of an event and communicating that to others ensures a fair competition.
- Feel: all forms of contributions to the event play a vital role in its success and foster a sense of achievement.
- Connect: accepting victory and defeat graciously helps to maintain a positive environment for all performers.
Vocabulary To Learn
- official: a person responsible for managing and overseeing the events, ensuring rules are followed and making decisions to ensure fair play and safety
- performer: an athlete or participant competing in events, showcasing their skills and abilities in various athletic activities
- sporting behaviour: demonstrating respect and good conduct before, during and after the events, regardless of the outcome
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Poor sporting behaviour is only related to people who spectate or support the events.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: selecting and applying the most relevant skills in relation to the activity increases the chances of success. Think: being clear on the rules and conventions of an event and communicating that to others ensures a fair competition.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'official'
a person responsible for managing and overseeing the events, ensuring rules are followed and making decisions to ensure fair play and safety.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Poor sporting behaviour is only related to people who spectate or support the events. Correction: Everyone involved in the competition is responsible for how they behave and showing good sporting behaviour. This includes supporters, performers and officials. Everyone's role is to ensure the event remains safe, fair and enjoyable for all.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Analysing performance and identifying your best events Study Guide
- Competing and contributing as a united team Study Guide
- Mini Olympic opening ceremony 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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