Athletics

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Athletics refers to track and field sports, such as running, high jump, and the javelin. It refers to any kind of physical sport, games, exercise, etc. There are different events in athletics: they are field and track events.

TRACK EVENTS: Example of Track event is Running Events (100, 200m,400m, Marathon etc.)

Practice running skills

1. Listen to the starter’s instructions; get into the crouching position; lean forward and start running as soon as you hear the gun or whistle.
2. You need to swing your arms opposite to your legs. Your arms should move from the shoulder and you pump them up and down when you are running.
3. Then run as fast as you can, remember to lift your knees when running.

   DIFFERENT TYPES OF RACES

   There are different types of races. You must ensure you always warm up, train properly before the race and eat healthy food and drink lots of water.

   1. 100 metres

How to run 100metres

Pupils should warm up, and should learn how to run and swing their arms. Tell

them to say “hip to lip” while they are running and pumping their arms. They must also remember to lift their knees up when running.

1. 200 metres

How to run the 200 metres

Warm up and stretch before racing, breathing properly and in the last 20 metres of the race, you need to start sprinting to the end.

1. 400 metres

How to run the 400 metres

Warm up before racing. At the beginning of the race, you need to run the first 50 metres fast. In the middle of the race, maintain a good running stride but should be careful not to sprint at this stage. Ensure you are adhering to the “hip to lip” strategy and to also take the corners with ease. Then in the last 50 metres of the race, they should sprint all out!

Practise how to run a race

1. The pupils should do all the stretching exercises. They can do start jumps, touch their toes, stretching their legs, etc.
2. Go over the start of a race with the pupils a number of times. This is a very important part of a race and they need to learn to take off as fast as possible.
3. Teach the pupils how to swing their arms.
4. Get the pupils to jog, and when you blow the whistle they should sprint. Do this sequence a number of times.
5. Remember to stay on your lane.
6. Finish off a race with a dash to the end.

FIELD EVENTS:  this involve regular jumping events which include high jump, long jump, pole vault. It also includes throwing events, which include discus, shot put, javelin etc.

Different stages in high jump

There are two different jumps in high jump, they are:

It is safe for pupils to do the scissor jump, they are too young to do the Fosbury Flop (landing on the back)

RULES OF HIGH JUMP

1. Take off on one foot
2. They are only allowed three attempts
3. And if the bar wobbles and fall off, it is called a foul

Practice high jumping skills

1. Get the pupils to practice leaping up into the air first.
2. They will then get to run up to the bar and count their paces.
3. Remind them to do stretches before jumping.
4. Make sure that the bar is low when they are practicing

 

EVALUATION.

1. Athletics refers to —————– and ————— events
2. Mention any 3 examples of track events and 3 examples of field events
3. When the bar falls off in high jump, it is called a —————
4. Mention the two types of high jump
5. The first skill in running is ————– (a) sitting (b) crouching (d) sleeping

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