This unit is all about introducing the students to Athletics (Track & Field). With a focus on achieving personal bests (PBs). The events we will be covering are the two jumps, high and long. Two of the throws, shot put and modified javelin. Three track, 100m, 400m, and 1500m. In the build up to the 1500m event we will examine our own personal fitness levels,in order to set achievable goals in the run up to the event.
The approach to each event will usually consist of the students watching a clip from an athletics meet, a brief discussion on rules, techniques and our own biomechanics, and then one or two practice drills in the gym followed by a complete lesson up at the HS track where the students get to put all they have learnt and practiced into action/context.
Student questions will help shape the Athletics Unit this semester
100, 200 & 400m Sprints.
Key Physical Objectives:
- High Knees.
- Powerful, Active Arms.
- The Sprint Start
- "ON YOUR MARKS" measuring your starting position and placing your hands.
- "SET" bums in the air, leaning forward, looking up.
- "GO!" Drive & Acceleration.
- Don't SLOW DOWN until you cross the finish line.
- Run in your lane & NO physical contact with other participants.
- Introduction to staggered starts.
Each individual students personal best (PB) was recorded.
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| 400m |
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| 400m |
Shot Put
Key Physical Objectives:
- Holding the Shot "seeing daylight"
- High elbows.
- Clean Palm, Dirty Neck.
- Weight transfer - Back to front.
- Travel - From low to high.
- Add a twist (the coiled spring)
- Throw high!
- Flick your wrist on the release.
- Grunting is optional :)
- Enter and exit from the back of the circle (Throw and Collect only when Mr. Weston tells you to).
Again, each individual student will be recording their best throw.
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| Shot Put |
Javelin
Key Physical Objectives:
- Holding the Javelin "different grips & laying it down the hand, rather than across, palm facing up".
- Delivery "non-throwing arm at approx 45 degrees, throwing hand remains facing up, pull through the Javelin".
- Transfer of weight.
- Throw high and flick your wrist.
- Don't over step the line!
Record PB
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| Javelin |
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| Javelin |
Long Jump
Drills:
- Warm Up: Hopping for Height & Distance
- Standing Long Jump with 2 leg take off
- Standing Long Jump with single leg take off
- Distance jumping competition - 3 continuous and successive 2 footed jumps
- Circle (Hoop) Jumping
- Box Jumping
- Elementary Long Jump techniques with 3 bounding strides
Key Physical Objectives:
- Use your ARMS!
- Jump for height as well as distance
- Jump 1 foot to 2 feet
- Take of behind the line
- Fall sideways or forwards when you land
- Keep your head high
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| Long Jump Practice in the Gym |
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| Long Jump Practice in the Gym |
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| Long Jump |
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| Long Jump |
High Jump
Drills & Key Objectives:
- Warm Up: Hopping for Heigh
- Jump back onto the mat - flicking hips high, bringing knees to chest, keeping chin on chest and landing on your upper back
- Introduction to the Scissors and which foot do you prefer to take off from?
- Using the Scissors to clear a low line.
- Remember: Always take off from the foot furthest away from the mat & and run in at an angle.
- The Fosbury Flop - will be introduced when we get to the HS on the professional High Jump equipment (American athlete Dick Fosbury first brought it to the world's attention in 1965 and won a gold medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics).
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| High Jump Practice |
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| High Jump Practice |
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| High Jump |
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| High Jump |
More Photos:
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| 400m |
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| Modified Javelin |
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| Shot Put |
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| High Jump Practice - Gym |
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| High Jump Practice - Gym |
Long Jump Practice - Gym
The Unit concludes with the Middle Distance: 1500m
In preparations for the run students have used the Cooper 12 minute run (flat and as an obstacle course) to help them judge their pace and to get an idea of distance (I have the Cooper course measured - so the students can track and compare how far they travel in 12 minutes). Most of the students are surprised how far they travel during the test! In addition getting them to run and possibly pass the 1500m mark helped dispel the rumors that the 1500m is a near impossible distance to achieve!
In the build up to the run we discussed pacing, and the different body position we run in compared to short distance sprints. The need for staying re-hydrated when running in the sun, and some simple strategies they could possibly use to help make their running efficient with the goal of achieving a PB.
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