Year 8 - Physical education
Training in teams for personal bests in javelin
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 and support others within a small team to improve your personal best in javelin.
Key Notes
- Move: keep the javelin stable and aligned with the direction of the throw, with your throwing arm extended.
- Move: transitioning into a side-on position crossing the legs over one another before release optimises body position.
- Think: adapting the warm up to include javelin specific movements is needed to help reduce the risk of muscle straining.
- Feel: showing persistence through repeated practice increases the distance achieved.
- Connect: working together to achieve a combined target demonstrates teamwork.
Vocabulary To Learn
- consistency: regularly putting in good effort and maintaining a steady approach to training and improvement over time
- support: being there for your teammates, helping them through challenges and celebrating their successes together
- crossover steps: the final steps that help transition into the throwing position
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Strength and power are more important than technique when throwing a javelin far.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: keep the javelin stable and aligned with the direction of the throw, with your throwing arm extended. Move: transitioning into a side-on position crossing the legs over one another before release optimises body position.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'consistency'
regularly putting in good effort and maintaining a steady approach to training and improvement over time.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Strength and power are more important than technique when throwing a javelin far. Correction: While strength and power are both important, too much strength and not enough time focusing on technique, can impact the accuracy of the throw. A well executed throw will travel further than just force alone.
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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 high jump 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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