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Year 9 - Physical education

Training with intensity

Athletics: fitness development of pace or power

Unit Summary

This unit will develop pupils' independence by supporting them to train and improve their pacing to sustain steady state running and/ or their power. Pupils will be exposed to different types of training as they apply the FITT principle to improve their fitness through track and field activities.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to understand the impact of training at intensity on your body and can plan accordingly.

Key Notes

  • Move: maintaining form throughout high intensity workouts will maintain efficiency of movement.
  • Move: performing light activity or complete rest on rest days promotes recovery.
  • Think: planning an effective training programme takes careful management of work and rest.
  • Feel: pushing yourself to train with intensity over an extended period of time, requires commitment and resilience.
  • Connect: supporting others when they are working harder than usual offers reassurance and encouragement to continue.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • intensity: how hard you push your body during training
  • recovery: rest or light activity that helps the body repair and improve
  • rest: taking time off training to let the body recover and improve

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils may not understand the relationship between rest and workouts, believing that more training, equals more progress.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: maintaining form throughout high intensity workouts will maintain efficiency of movement. Move: performing light activity or complete rest on rest days promotes recovery.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'intensity'

how hard you push your body during training.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Pupils may not understand the relationship between rest and workouts, believing that more training, equals more progress. Correction: Help pupils to understand the requirement for sufficient rest and recovery time if the body is to make adaptations and improve.

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