Home-athletics Lesson 1

Introduction

‘Household’ Hurdles

‘Lockdown’ Long Jump

‘Stay at Home’ Shot Put

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TASK 1 Label on the track, where the following events start and finish:

• 100m

• 200m

• 800m

• 1500m

TASK 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSf7-LsmU3Y

Watch video on History of the Olympics and answer the questions below.

Where did the first Ancient Olympic games take place in 776BC? _____________________________________________________________________What was the name of the Frenchman who was key to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) being founded and organising the Olympics in Athens 1896? _____________________________________________________________________What do the 5 rings of the Olympic logo represent? _____________________________________________________________________

TASK 3 What is your favourite Athletic event and why (Sprints, Long distance, Shot/Discus/Javelin, Long Jump, High Jump)?

________________________________________________

What are the most important components of fitness for your event (Speed, CV Endurance, Power, Strength, Muscular Endurance)?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Introduction Lesson 1

Household Hurdles Lesson 1

Men’s 110m World Record

12.80sec’s

Women’s 100m World Record

12.20sec’s

Men’s

♦ Athlete Name =

♦ Nationality =

♦ Year & Location =

Women’s

♦ Athlete Name =

♦ Nationality =

♦ Year & Location =

TASK 4 Watch both World Record videos and complete the textboxes:

Men’s - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3yN9G5rJYQ

Women’s –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ995weE9kU

Hurdles Jumped

6

4

3

ACTIVITY – Household Hurdles Be creative and make your own hurdles using household items, see below for Mr

Irving’s example of a hurdle. All you then need is a watch/timer.

TASK 5: You have 3 attempts, how many times can you jump over the hurdle in the Male OR Female World Record time <13seconds.

1.) _______________________________

2.) _______________________________

3.) _______________________________

In a Men’s or Women’s race there is usually 10 flights of hurdles to clear.

Lockdown Long Jump Lesson 1

Men’s World Record

8m95cm

Women’s

World Record

7m52cm

TASK 6 Watch the World Record video for men and then research the website to find the women’s WR to complete the textboxes:

Men’s - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Mui_qUvBo

Women’s –

https://www.worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/jumps/long-jump/outdoor/women

Men’s

♦ Athlete Name =

♦ Nationality =

♦ Year & Location =

Women’s

♦ Athlete Name =

♦ Nationality =

♦ Year & Location =

Distance Jumped (sum of 3 attempts)

6m

4m

3m

ACTIVITY – Lockdown Long Jump Find a tape measure and set it up anywhere in your house or garden

(as seen below in the photo) alternatively you can measure with a 30cm ruler or even use feet as a form of measurement.

TASK 7: You have 3 attempts, how far can you perform a STANDING broad jump, note the distance and see if all three of your attempts combined are near the Male or Female World Record distance.

1.) _______________________________

2.) _______________________________

3.) _______________________________

Sum of all three jumps = _______________________________

Men’s World Record

23m12cm

Women’s World Record

22m63cm

TASK 8 Watch both World Record videos and complete the textboxes:

Men’s - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQWQ0Qz1A5o

Women’s –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBuv8JuPHng

‘Stay at Home’ Shot Put Lesson 1

Women’s

♦ Athlete Name =

♦ Nationality =

♦ Year & Location =

Men’s

♦ Athlete Name =

♦ Nationality =

♦ Year & Location =

Distance Thrown

>7m

>5m

3m

TASK 9: Start with the target being 3m away, if this too easy then increase the distance each time, how far can you put the shot and still make it into the target using the shot putt technique?

Distance ________

ACTIVITY – ‘Stay at Home’ Shot Put Place a target in the garden e.g. a recycling box, a hoop, clothes basket…. and throw the ball into the target using the technique of a shot put. You can use a pair of socks, tennis

ball or football as the shot.