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    The document outlines an athletics unit for Year 8 students, focusing on developing skills and techniques for various track and field events through inquiry-based learning, with the statement of inquiry that technology can provide beneficial feedback to athletes to help refine their movement and performance. It provides information on sprint starts and techniques, jumping events like long and triple jump, throwing events such as shot put and javelin, middle and long distance running strategies, and benefits of warmups and cooldowns. Students are asked to research techniques, analyze videos, discuss with partners, and self-assess their abilities across events.

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    The document outlines an athletics unit for Year 8 students, focusing on developing skills and techniques for various track and field events through inquiry-based learning, with the statement of inquiry that technology can provide beneficial feedback to athletes to help refine their movement and performance. It provides information on sprint starts and techniques, jumping events like long and triple jump, throwing events such as shot put and javelin, middle and long distance running strategies, and benefits of warmups and cooldowns. Students are asked to research techniques, analyze videos, discuss with partners, and self-assess their abilities across events.

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    The document outlines an athletics unit for Year 8 students, focusing on developing skills and techniques for various track and field events through inquiry-based learning, with the statement of inquiry that technology can provide beneficial feedback to athletes to help refine their movement and performance. It provides information on sprint starts and techniques, jumping events like long and triple jump, throwing events such as shot put and javelin, middle and long distance running strategies, and benefits of warmups and cooldowns. Students are asked to research techniques, analyze videos, discuss with partners, and self-assess their abilities across events.

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    Year 8 Athletics Unit

    Key Concept Related Concept(s) Global Context


    Development Refinement, Movement Scientific and Technical Innovation
    and Adaptation
    Statement of Inquiry
    Technology can be beneficial in providing feedback to athletes, which can lead to development,
    refinement and adaptation in an individual's movement and performance
    Inquiry Questions
    Factual:
    What events are considered in Athletics?
    What are the techniques used in each athletics event?
    Conceptual:
    How can a coach provide quality feedback to an athlete?
    Why can performance be affected by feedback?
    Debatable:
    Which has the greater effect on an athlete’s performance technique or genetics in athletics?
    Athletics
    Unit

    Year 8
    Use this presentation to complete your research and make
    notes.You can use it to as an information source for your
    final assignment.
    What is Athletics?
    Athletics or Track and Disciplines of
    Field, as its known in North
    America, is the sport of
    Athletics:
    The current list of athletics events can
    competing in track and field be found on the link below
    events, including running - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_a
    races and various thletics_events

    competitions in jumping and


    throwing.

    Can you name any global events we would see athletics athletes perform in?
    Sprinting
    Task: Research the athletes below, current Olympic champions. How does their
    sprinting technique change for sprinting over the different distances.
    Identify the key technical points and phases needed for each sprint race distance.

    Watch: Lamont Jacobs (100m) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E895PNqSgEI


    Andre Degrasse (200m) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qDntFzyEoY
    Steven Gardner (400m) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55v4Jv6BBA0 (start it at 5 Minutes)

    Lamont Jacobs Andre Degrasse Steven Gardner


    Sprint Starts
    Standing Start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5rySJSCayk
    Three Point Start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ihg0il6gtw
    Crouch Start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwbPv91e6AY

    Answer the questions below. You can use text, images and links. Reference your work.

    Questions
    1.What is the difference between the three
    sprint starts?
    2. How does your start affect your race?
    3. Why is the crouch start more commonly
    used in major competitions?
    Sprinting Challenge
    1) Why is sprinting considered a “power” event?
    2) Where, when and why is the power and force needed?

    When: Where: Why:


    Jumping for Distance
    Task: 1) Research the two different types of jumps for distance, long jump and triple jump.
    2) Looking at Long Jump, research the phases for this jump. How does each phase affect your jump?
    3) Research the different techniques just in the flight phase.

    Differences in Jumps Phases of Long Jump Different flight techniques


    Jumping for Height
    Task: 1) Research the two different types of jumps for height, high jump and pole vault.
    2) Looking at High Jump, research the phases for this jump. How does each phase affect your jump?
    3) Research the difference in jump technique between the Fosbury Flop and Scissor.

    Differences in Jumps Phases of High Jump Differences in Fosbury Flop


    and Scissor technique
    Shot Put
    Task: 1) Look at the difference sizes of shot put, what would be the correct weight for your age
    group?
    Watch this video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTxoFSqIrfI
    2) Describe the technique for a push throw.
    3) What are the different phases of a shot put throw?

    Challenge: Can you research and describe the two different approaches to a shot put throw?
    Which of these do you think produces maximum power and why?
    Javelin
    Task: 1) Research and look at the difference in grips for javelin. Discuss with a partner which
    grip would be most comfortable for you.
    Watch this video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WFqbVGYIXU
    2) Describe the technique for a pull throw and how to use this technique to gain maximum
    distance for your throw.
    3) Research and describe the different phases of the javelin throw.

    Challenge: Can you research the approach to a javelin throw?


    Is there another athletics discipline that you can use to help with your approach?
    Distance Running
    Research the different distances that are considered for Middle Distance and Long
    Distance events in athletics.
    Challenge: Which of our 5 fitness tests can have the biggest effect on distance
    running?
    Watch the videos below of Mo Farah 5000m and Faith Kipyegon (1500m):
    Faith - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_Uzj2Zg1_w&t=11s (start at 5 minutes)
    Mo -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C93qwVmBseE&t=302s
    Can you describe the difference in race strategy? How was their pace? Where did they start
    and finish? Compare it to how you run for distance.
    Relay Racing
    Watch the follow relay races:
    100m - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suE25yO5mHc
    400m - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQIOyVQPd3I
    With a Partner: 1) Discuss how the athletes handed the batons.
    2) What was the difference in hand overs in the two distances.
    3) Research the rules of running a relay race – how can you get disqualified?
    4) Can you name the new relay races that were added to the Olympics in Tokyo 2021?
    Self Assessment of Your Skills
    Athletics Discipline Definition of Discipline Techniques Required for Event Best distance or My Self
    time Assessment
    Score

    Sprinting

    Long Jump

    High Jump

    Shot Put

    Javelin

    Distance
    Running
    The Benefits of Warm up and Cool down
    TASK: Discuss with a partner or in groups. Complete
    some research and create a text box below to list and
    the benefits of a warm up and cool down within
    athletics. How would they differ with each event?

    Benefits How do they differ for each


    event?

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