The sporting action of running is critical for participation in almost all sports. The ability to use an effective movement pattern to run will increase efficiency and allow appropriate modifications of speed and direction. The correct sporting action for running should demonstrate the following : FOOT RISE: After ground contact, the knee is flexed and […]
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Students: Groups of 6 Equipment: Chalk Area: Large open space Instructions: Draw a chalk circle on the floor and allocate 6 students to stand in there. Give them a number from 1-6. The teacher says “On your marks, set,” and then calls a number from 1-6. Students with the designated number sprint clockwise around the
Students: Whole class Equipment: Long ropes Area: Large open space Instructions: Arrange ropes in a circle to create the activity area, which is a ‘sea’. The ‘shark’ in the centre of the sea squats down and prowls around while all the other students skip around the shark chanting ‘Shark in the sea… can’t catch me.’
Students: Groups of 5 Equipment: Nil Area: Large open space Instructions: Use 4 marker cones to create 2 lines, 15-20 metres apart. Students stand in lines and sprint lightly to the other end without making a noise with their feet. Discuss and experiment with how running noise can be reduced without loss of speed. Emphasise
The basic movement pattern of striking is used in many physical activities and sports. The ability to use an effective movement pattern to strike an object with an implement or the body is critical for successful performance. The correct movement pattern for striking should demonstrate the following : STANCE: Generally side on. A more “open”
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A collection of anatomical names from the skeletal system in QR Code form. Place these on the respective parts of the skeleton and use with the Skeletal Bingo Game. Download
The following Google Sheets template allows you to create a simple spider (radar) graph for use in visualising the marks/results of an assessment piece you complete with your students. Download
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A Bjerring tournament created by Mathematician James H. Bjerring is a special tournament model that can be used to obtain a linear ranking (poorest to best) of players/teams within a group. Essentially you conduct mini-tournament (say doubles, triples, fours) with the team members changing fairly rapidly each successive game and where every player gets to
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Are you running a tournament and need scoring automatically calculated? Simply pick the correct excel sheet to correlate to the number of teams you have; See the templates in action in the video below The sheet will contain a list of teams, the schedule and it automatically generates the table of results. Settings – team
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Aim: To try & get the frogs to the opposite 3 lily pads so the green frogs are looking to the left of the screen, & the white frogs are looking to the right of the screen. A frog can only move one lily pad at a time or can jump a single frog to
A ready to go QR Code Treasure Hunt activity. Simply download, print and affix the individual QR Codes to locations around your classroom, school or wider community. Students are tasked with moving between the physical locations and scanning the QR codes and recording their results on an accompanying record sheet. Students race to scan and
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So you just got an Apple TV Installed ? Follow the steps below & learn how to AirPlay & Mirror your iPhone or iPad One of the best ways to maximise iPads in the PE Classroom is through the use of an Apple TV. Super affordable and easy to use, once connected you can extend
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