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- Year 7
Officiating your own jumping challenges
I can participate in a range of jumping challenges and take responsibility for officiating.
- Year 7
Officiating your own jumping challenges
I can participate in a range of jumping challenges and take responsibility for officiating.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Move: using good jump mechanics will help to achieve a personal best score.
- Think: approaching the bar from 30-40 degrees is the ideal angle for a successful scissor technique.
- Feel: playing a role in ensuring the competition is officiated properly leads to a sense of responsibility.
- Connect: congratulating others on their performances can help them to feel good about their accomplishments.
Keywords
Rules - the restrictions of the challenge to ensure fairness among all competitors
Aim - the desired outcome of the challenge
Challenge - a task requiring skill and effort to overcome
Common misconception
There may be pupils who feel confident and enthusiastic and want to take over all officiating and not allow others to do so.
All pupils should take some role in officiating. Assign roles such as scorecard keeper and person in charge of reading the aims and rules at each event.
To help you plan your year 7 physical education lesson on: Officiating your own jumping challenges, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 7 physical education lesson on: Officiating your own jumping challenges, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Equipment
high jump equipment, gymnastics mat or speed bounce, stopwatches, stack. ofcones, tape measures
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
