Year 8 - Physical education
The grand final, relays and medal tables
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 increased pressure and manage your emotions, regardless of the outcome.
Key Notes
- Move: the correct upsweep or downsweep hand position for exchanging the baton increases speed and efficiency.
- Move: standing up straight on the podium in a confident position demonstrates pride.
- Think: knowing what to expect from previous experience will help to prepare physically and mentally for competition.
- Feel: participation in finals and relays requires high levels of focus and stress management.
- Connect: relying on teammates when passing the baton in a relay requires joint responsibility under pressure.
Vocabulary To Learn
- relay: a race where team members take turns running a set distance, passing a baton to each other to complete the total distance
- baton exchange: when a small, lightweight object that is passed from one runner to the next in a relay race
- celebration: marking the end of the event with teammates, recognising achievements and enjoying the shared success and effort put in during the term
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils wait until they have the baton before starting to run in a relay.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: the correct upsweep or downsweep hand position for exchanging the baton increases speed and efficiency. Move: standing up straight on the podium in a confident position demonstrates pride.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'relay'
a race where team members take turns running a set distance, passing a baton to each other to complete the total distance.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils wait until they have the baton before starting to run in a relay. Correction: Outgoing runners need to move to the start of the exchange zone and start their run sooner to accelerate as they are handed the baton on the move. Practise the technique from stationary to running to ensure action is well rehearsed.
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
- Officiating, performing and supporting your team 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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