Year 8 - Physical education
Training in teams for personal bests in high jump
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 work independently for extended periods within a small team to improve your personal best in high jump.
Key Notes
- Move: coordinating an upward arm action with a driving knee and an arched back will maximise the height achieved.
- Think: constant risk assessment of the landing area and progressions of technique are essential to preventing injury.
- Feel: providing honest feedback to team mates will help improve their performance and build trust in relationships.
- Connect: providing encouragement before an attempt is made will build confidence.
Vocabulary To Learn
- focus: concentrating fully on your training and goals, blocking out distractions to improve your skills and performance
- fosbury flop: a backward, arched high jump technique invented by Dick Fosbury
- safety mat: the cushioned surface where the athlete lands to absorb impact and reduce the risk of injury
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- If you get off the mat before the bar falls it will still count as a successful jump.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: coordinating an upward arm action with a driving knee and an arched back will maximise the height achieved. Think: constant risk assessment of the landing area and progressions of technique are essential to preventing injury.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'focus'
concentrating fully on your training and goals, blocking out distractions to improve your skills and performance.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: If you get off the mat before the bar falls it will still count as a successful jump. Correction: If the bar falls then the jump does not count, even if the jumper has left the mat. Every attempt should be made to clear the bar rather than rushing the landing and clearing the mat quickly.
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- Competing and contributing as a united team 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 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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