Year 8 - Physical education
Training in teams for personal bests in sprint events
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 with a team, with support, to improve your personal best in sprinting.
Key Notes
- Move: an upright body position with arms swinging in coordination with leg movements produces an efficient technique.
- Move: staying relaxed enables stride length and frequency to be maintained.
- Think: cooperating within a team by sharing ideas and offering support creates a positive learning environment.
- Feel: challenging yourself to race builds confidence when performing under pressure.
- Connect: agreeing on roles within the group develops a sense of belonging and worth for all.
Vocabulary To Learn
- teamwork: working together with others in the team to help each other improve performance
- cooperation: listening, sharing and working well with others during practice to improve as a group and achieve better results
- anaerobic: physical activity that is performed at such high intensity that your body's demand for oxygen exceeds the oxygen supply available
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Everyone's sprinting technique should look the same.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: an upright body position with arms swinging in coordination with leg movements produces an efficient technique. Move: staying relaxed enables stride length and frequency to be maintained.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'teamwork'
working together with others in the team to help each other improve performance.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Everyone's sprinting technique should look the same. Correction: Everyone will have their own natural style of running. Forcing pupils to be too upright for example may be sub optimal for some. Pupils should find their natural position which may include a slight lean.
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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 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
- Trials and team selection for a sport education season Study Guide
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