Training in teams for personal bests in long jump and triple jump
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can work independently for increasing duration within a small team to improve my personal best in long jump and triple jump.
Key learning points
- Move: long jumpers should accelerate smoothly to reach maximum speed at the take off board after 12-14 strides.
- Move: swinging the arms forward and upward at take off helps to transfer forward momentum and increase distance jumped.
- Think: explaining the rules and feeding back to peers on accurate take off from the board allows for changes to be made.
- Feel: setting personal targets can help motivate and improve future performance.
- Connect: recognising when a personal best has been achieved is more motivating than comparing your scores to others.
Keywords
Motivation - staying driven and inspired to keep improving and achieving athletic goals
Practise - repeatedly working on skills and techniques with focus and effort to improve performance
Approach run - the measured run up that builds speed and sets up for the take off
Common misconception
A common mistake in the triple jump is the athlete collapses the middle 'step phase' rather than getting equal height and distance from every phase.
Emphasis on all phases of the jump should be practised, especially the step phase, with height and efficiency. All phases of the triple jump should contribute to an equal proportion of distance e.g. 2m x2m x2m
Teacher tip
Mulitiple take off boards, set at different distances from the sand, are helpful to ensure jumpers of different abilities can land safely in the sand area. When appropriate, use both male and female WRs with mixed gendered groups to make the challenge more appropriate/realistic.
Equipment
take off board; long jump sand pit; measuring tape; 30+ floor markers; 30+ cones; lesson worksheet
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which of these is the correct effort for middle distance?
Q2.What is the first phase of a jump called?
Q3.How does aerobic activity generate energy?
Q4.What events can you show a personal best in?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What phase of the triple jump can often collapse?
Q2.What needs to be used to judge a legal jump during the take off phase?
Q3.How many strides is optimal for an approach run in the long/triple jump?
Q4.What is the World Record (male) for the Triple Jump?
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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