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Track and Field Unit Study Guide

The document provides information about track and field units for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. It outlines the essential questions for each grade level unit which focus on necessary skills, health and fitness benefits, and how different fitness components are utilized. The document also provides descriptions of techniques for long jump, shot put, relays, high jump, and hurdles. A track and field day event list is given along with correlations between events and their primary fitness components. Additional details on distances, relay structure, sprinting form, and vocabulary terms are also included.

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Track and Field Unit Study Guide

The document provides information about track and field units for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. It outlines the essential questions for each grade level unit which focus on necessary skills, health and fitness benefits, and how different fitness components are utilized. The document also provides descriptions of techniques for long jump, shot put, relays, high jump, and hurdles. A track and field day event list is given along with correlations between events and their primary fitness components. Additional details on distances, relay structure, sprinting form, and vocabulary terms are also included.

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UNIT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

TRACK & FIELD (6TH grade)


What skills are necessary to be able to complete each track and field event for physical
education?
TRACK & FIELD (7TH grade)
How does participating in track and field events improve an individuals overall health and
fitness levels?
TRACK & FIELD (8th grade)
How are the fitness components; cardio-endurance, muscular strength and flexibility utilized in
different areas of track and field?

TRACK AND FIELD SKILLS / EVENTS (Technique Description)

Long Jump:
-Approach by gaining speed from your run as you get closer to the take-off
-Take off from one foot (at end of runway)
-Throw arms & body weight forward while in air
-Land on both feet, upper body momentum going forward
-If you step over the edge of long jump pit (in sand), it is a scratch

Shot Put:
-Shot placed in fingers
-Assume balanced ready position w/ shot placed against neck
-Slide or Hop/turn/pivot to place shot; PUSH the shot, do NOT throw it
-Follow through in direction of placement – do not step over line/out of ring (scratch)

Relays:
Hand-off technique:
-Carry baton in right hand – receive baton in left hand, palm up behind body –
after receiving, switch baton to right hand for next exchange
-Exchanges must be made between triangles at each spot (exchange zone)-if exchange is not made in the
exchange zone, your team is disqualified.
-If any team steps out of their lane during relays, their team will be disqualified

High Jump:
- Start with a “J”approach: run towards mat curving sideways w/inside leg parallel to the bar/mat --
- Take/push off from outside foot (farthest from bar), kicking inside leg (one closest to pit) and arm up.
- Eyes to the Sky and arch back as body crosses bar
- Kick bottom of shoes to sky
- Landing: land on shoulder blades/back first, not butt!
-A jump is good if the bar stays intact after the jump
-If you don’t use the correct technique (taking off one foot) or hitting the bar with your hand before you go ove
it, it is a scratch
Hurdles:
**Safety Key…..always approach and jump hurdle from “bar towards you side”
- Running start at hurdle-student does not have to attempt if concerned for their own safety
- Just before hurdle, kick dominant leg up (lead leg) and over hurdle
- Non-dominant leg (trail leg) should be lifted/tucked/bent and pulled across hurdle after dominant leg
-Snap dominant front foot to ground as quickly as possible, regain balance, continue to next hurdle.

TRACK AND FIELD DAY EVENT LIST:

RUNNING EVENTS: 800 METER RELAY


50 METER DASH (6TH GRADE ONLY)
100 METER DASH
400 METER RUN
200 METER DASH
800 METER RUN (7TH & 8TH GRADE ONLY)
HURDLES
400 METER RELAY

FIELD EVENTS: SHOT PUT, HIGH JUMP, LONG JUMP

TRACK / FIELD EVENT TO THE FITNESS COMPONENT MOST UTILIZED


50 m dash, 100 m dash, 200 m dash, 400 m relay - Speed
Shot Put - Muscular Strength
400 meter run, 800 meter run, 800 m relay - Cardio Vascular Endurance
High Jump - Flexibility
Hurdles -Speed, Strength and Flexibility

Other Key Points:


1 lap around track is 400 meters; mile is 1600 meters
Each Relay consists of 4 runners
Sprinting form consists of arms bent, swinging from chin to hips or cheek to cheek.
A staggered start needs to be used in some races because the outside lane is the farther distance.
The term pace means to go at a steady and consistent speed.

VOCABULARY
6th Grade: Relay, Baton, Anchor, Staggered, Speed, Scratch
7th Grade: Pivot, Pace, Arch, follow through and landing
8th Grade: Power, Acceleration, and Muscle Group

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