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he final article in che seriesof to ensuremaximumparcicipation. The d iar yor s cores heetso tha t ind ividu al
chreeon AthlecicsChallenges, challenges are designedto promote self targetsfor improvementcan be set for
coversthe chrowingevents.Thb referencedimDrovementand effort future attempts(examplescore sheet
athleticschallenges ideaspresentedarei w i t h in l ess on sa nd a s s uchshoul dbe givenin Article 2 on Jumps,BJTPE.
designedco suit the ageand abilityof usedalongwith a personalathletics S pri ng2001) .
the studentsat Key Stage3 but could
also be usedat Key Stage2 and as warm F i g u re l : Sh ot P ut Chal l eng e Lesson
ups and progressionstowards the full
eventsat Key Scage4. Six different
ch a ll en gesa r e in cl u d edf or s h o t,d i s cu s
an d jav el ina, ll o f whi c h a r e p r o g re s s i on s
towardsor variationsof the full Olympic
versionof the event itself. In order to
i m ple me ntc heT AR G E Tt ea c h i ng
struc tu r es( asdes cri b e di n BJ T P E,2 0 0 0 ,
Vol 3 l, No . l ) t he st u d e n tssh o u l dw o rk
i n sm a llm i x e dabil irygr o u p sw i t h in th e
lessonand rotate around che different
stations.lt is thereforethe teacher's
role to organisethe groupsand the safe
us e o f s paceand equ i p m en ta n d t o
move around the groups emphasising
the main teachingpoincsthroughoutthe
l e sso n.T he d if f er e ncs t at i o n sc o u l d a l l
be relatedto the same evencwith the
actualevent beingpart of the lesson
e.g .u se a ll s hot pucc h a l l e n ge c a rd si n
one lesson(seediagraml), or organised
i nto a m ult i - ev e ntc h a l l e n ge
le s s o n( s e e
diagram2). lf chefull throwing event is
one stationwithin a lessonthe teacher
would need to positionhim/herselfto
be able co carefullymoniror this area in
order to ensurethacche safetyproce-
dures are beingfollowed.Alternatively
the athleticschallenges couldbe delivered STATIONS
as a whole classactivity(e.g.all pupils StationI - Sitting/kneeling
medlcine/soccer
ballput 4 - Target
Starion standing
medicine/soccer
ballput
do i ngJa vel inC ha lle n ge sl -5 ) b u r w i th Station
2 - Standing medicine/soccer
ballput Statign
5 - Rotational put
soccerball/volleyball
the studentsworking in smallsub groups 3 - Overhead
Station medicineAoccer
ballthrow 5 - Fullglideor sideshiftputfromcircle
Station
to avoidthe publicdisplayof abilityand

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Figure 2: Multi-Event Challenge Lesson Athletics Challenges -

Shot 5
Equipment:Football
lvolleyball,
tope rneosure,
cones
O Usinga football/volleyball, per{orm a
romtionalshot put for distance.
O Get your partner co mark the distance
with a cone to give you a target to
Deat.
O Repeatthe put to try and beat your
oersonalbest.
O Measureand record your best
discance.
O Changeover with your partner.

Athletics Challenges-
Shot 6
Equipment:Shotof voriouswerghts, tope
meosure,cones
O Wi th aTE A C HERt o s uper vise.
perform a shot put from the circle/
throwing area.
O Use a weight of shot that you feel
comfortablewith.
O Use differenttechniques,e.g.a
standingput, or side shift.
O Work out your best techniquefor
distance.
STATIONS O Get measurements for your throws.
| - Sixsecond
Station sorint 4 - Individual
Station shuttlesprint- 6 x l0m O Record your best distancealongwith
Sadon2 - StandingLong Jump 5 - Fullglide
Station or sideshiftputfromthecircle the techniqueand the weight of shot
Sadon3 - Soccer balltargetthrow Station triplejump
5 - Standing used.

Athletics Challenges - Athletics Challenges - Athletics Challenges -

Shot I Shot 3 Discus I
Equpment Medicineboll,topemeosure,cones Equipment:Medicineboll, tope meosure, Equipment:Rubbercoitsor plostichoops,
O Usingthe medicineball,perform a c0nes c9nes,tope meosure(optional)
put for distance.
sitcing/kneeling O Placea cone down as a staftinSmark. O\ Mark a startingline with cones.
O Get your parcnerto mark the distance O Swingthe medicineballtwo handed O Sit down behindthe line.
with a cone to give you a target to and throw it as far as possibleover O Usinga discustechniquethrow the
beat. your head. hoop or coit as far as you can.
- Get your partner to coachyou. O Get your partner to mark the O Get someoneto mark the distance
r Repeatthe put to try and beat your distancewith a cone. with a cone.
personalbest. O Havefurther attempts to try and O Try and improveyour distance.
O Measureand record your best distance. increasethe disance. O Measureyour best throw in your own
O Changeover with your partner. O Measurethe distancewith a taoe feet or with a tape measureand
measureor in your own feet and record it.
record it.
Athletics Challenges - O Changeover with your parcner.
Shot 2 Athletics Challenges -
EquipmentMedicineboll,topefneosure,cones Discus 2
Athletics Challenges -
O Usingthe medicineball,per{orm a Equipment:Hoops,rubber coits,traffic
standingput for distance. Shot 4 cones
O Get your parcnerto mark the distance Equipment:Medicineboll,hoops,cone O Usingthe hoops,coits and cones
with a cone to give you a target to O Placea cone down as a scartingmark. devisethe rulesfor a discusscyle
beat. O Use the hoopsto set out targetsand throwing competitionfor accuracy.
o Get your partner to coachyou. devisea scoringsystem. o Work out a scoringsystem.
o Repeatthe put co try and beat your o Usinga standingput attempt to land o Recordthe rules,the scoringsystem
oersonalbest. the medicineball in the hooos. and your personalscore.
o Measureand record your best disrance. o Keepa record of how many points you O Try and beat this score in future
o Changeover with your partner. scoreand the scoringsystemyou used. attemDts.

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Athletics Challenges-
Dis c u s3
Equipment:Rubbercoitsor plastichoops,
tope meosure,cones
O Usingthe rubber coirsor plastichoops, O Using the football,perform a two
coachyour partner in the discuscurn.
O Per{orm the rotational throw for
distanceand mark the throw with a
co ne.
O Havefurther attempts to try and beat
the distance.
O Set your safetyrulesmakingsure every
one is behindyou when you throw.
O Measureyour best throw and record it.
Athletics Challenges-
Discus 4
Equipment:Footbolls, cones,tapemeosure O Placeconesdown as a startingmark.
O Placeconesdown as a startingmark. O Using the footballs perform rwo
I Usingthe football,perform a one
handed,standingslingthrow for 1
discance.
O Get someoneto mark your throw
wich a cone.
O Me asu rey our bes t di s ta nc ean d
record it so that you havea future
target to beat.
O Work out a safesysremof throwing
and collecting.
Athletics Challenges-
D isc us 5
Equipment:Rubbercoits,or rubber discus,
c0nes
O Usingthe tape measureand cones
mark out a startingline and a cone
every 5 metres apart.
O From behindthe startingline roll the
discus/rubbercoit for disrance.
O Work out your own safesystemof
ro ll ingand c olle ct in g .
O Get someoneto mark where the
discus/coitstoppedor went out of
the area.
O Have further atrempts to rry and
increasethe distance.
O Estimatethe distancefrom the coneson
the sideand recordyour personalbest.
Athletics Challenges-
Discus 5
Equipment:Discus,tope meosure,throwing
circlelareo
O With aTEACHERto supervise, per{orm O Measureyour besrthrow and record it
a standingdiscusthrow from checircle.
O Use a weight of discusthat you feel
comfortable wirh.
o Get measurementsfor your throws.
o Recordyour best disrancealongwith EquipmentTopemeosure,cones,soccerbolls Cordiff,CF236XD. Tel:029 2041 6515 or
cheweight of discusused.
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Athletics Challenges- O Standwith your back ro the direction
of the throw.
JavelinI O Performa two handedlift-turnand
Equipment:Topemeosure, cones,soccerball throw for distance.
O Placeconesdown as a startingmark. O Work out a systemof chrowingand
collecting.
handedsoccerball rhrow for distance. O Gec someoneco mark your throw
O Work out a systemof throwingand with a cone and rry to bearit in
collecting. further artemDts.
O Gec someoneto mark where your O Meas urey our b est d is tanc eand
throw landswith a cone. record it.
O Measureyour bestdistances and record
them togetherwith the techniqueused Athletics Challenges-
so that you havea future arget to beat
Javelin 6
Equipmentlovelinsof voriousweights,tope
Athletics Challenges - /neosure,cones,throwing oreo
Javelin2 O Wi th a TEA CH ERto su o erv is e.
Equipment:Footbolls, cones,tope meosure perform a javelinthrow from a
standing positionor usinga 3 to 5
stride approach.
handedsittingand kneelingsoccer O Use a weight of lavelinthat you feel
ball throws for distance. comfortable with.
t.. O Usingthe tape measureand cones, O Get a measurementfor your rhrow.
work out a measuringsystem. O Have further attempts to improve
O Recordyour best disrances for a your best chrow.
future targetto improveupon. O Increaseyour run up if necessary.
O Recordyour best distance.
Athletics Challenges- As discussedin the BJTPE(2000,Vo1 3 I,
3 No .l) , Mor gan,(19 99)f ou n d t hat pup ils'
Javelin motivationin athleticslessonscan be
Equipment: Footbolls,cones,hoops,tapemeosure improvedby manipulatingchetask design,
O Mark out a throwingareawith cones. authority,rewards,grouping,evaluation
O Usingthe footballs,hoopsand cones, and timing structures(TARGET)within
devisethe rulesfor a rhrowing lessons.More specifically, lessonsrhat
competitionfor accuracy. includevariedand challenging tasks,
O Throws can be two handedstanding, allow pupilsto makedecisionsand focus
sittingor kneeling. upon individualimprovement,effort and
O Recordyour besr score for eachrype self-competirion in athleticchallenges,
of throw and your rules. result in greater sarisfactionwith che
activities,a more positiveattitude
Athletics Challenges- towards athletics and a oreferencefor
mo re ch all en gi ngtasks .The ma inaim of
Javelin4 this seriesof articleswas Eo suggesra
EquipmentSoft soccerbolls,cones,tope varietyof athleticsteachingideasthar
meosure could be usedto promore this type of
O Placecones down as a scartingmark. 'mastery'teachingclimare. Hopefully
O G ri p t he bal li n one handholdi ngit these ideaswill help to makeathlecics
a b o v eyo ur s hou ld erwi th yo ur palm more in di v idual lych all en gi ng
and enjo y-
for up and your arm fully extended able by promotinginceresting and varied
b e h i ndy ou. lessonsand providingopportunitiesfor
O Usinga 2/3 step run up,rhrow the all pupilsto achieveregardless of rheir
ball as far as you can with one hand. level of performanceability.
O Get someoneto mark your throw
with a cone. The AthleticsChollengeswill be publishedas
O Have further atremprs to lominoted teochingcords,os port of o KS3,
rry and
K54 & A Leve/Athleticspock by UWC Pressin
increaseyour distance.
Moy The other sectionsof the pockwill include
technicolonolysischeck/istsheets;lominoted
reciprocolteochingcordsfor eoch event;guided
Athletics Challenges - discoverysheets;ond A Leveltechnicolonolysis
sheets(o// photocopyoble).For further detoils
Javelin 5 contoctNeil./ones,UWC Press,CyncoedCompus,
e-moil:nojon es@uwic. ac.uk
O Placeconesdown as a startingmark.
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