Group/Combined events II

Physical and Health Education J.S.S 3 Second Term

Week 2

Group/Combined events II

Performance objectives:

Students should be able to:

1. State how combined event is competed for

2. Mention safety rules.

Content

A. The duration of the competition of decathlon and pentathlon

A pentathlon is typically a one-day event, and it is performed in the order it is listed below;

• Long jump
• Javelin
• 200metres
• Discus throw
• 1500 meters run

A decathlon is typically a two-day event, which the first five games will be performed the first and the last five on the second day. It is listed below;

100-meter dash, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400-meter dash, 110-meter hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin, and 1500meter run.

 

B. Facilities and the equipment

 The equipment and facilities used for combined events are:

1.  Starter hearing protector

2. Stopwatch

3. Track and field score sheet

4. Flag (white for valid throw red for invalid throw)

5. The baton

6. Sport wear

7. The Javelin

8. The discus

9. The shot

10. The track

11. The field

C. Safety rules

1.  Always look in both directions before crossing the track or any runways.

2. Do not walk across the field where field events are being thrown. Be extremely careful anywhere near the shot, discus, or javelin areas.  Only those athletes working out or competing in these events should be in these areas.  Save social time for later when your friends can concentrate on you.

3. Athletes participating in field events must understand that their equipment can be dangerous and are not toys.  They will observe safety guidelines set out by their field coach or otherwise be asked to leave the practice.

4. Do not go onto the field unless your event group is working out there.  This means that you should go around the outside of the track to get from one side to the other.

5. If running on a street, always run with a partner and coach and always look before you cross the street.  Always run against traffic.  No headphones allowed.

6. During the workout, if you run up behind a runner, yell “track” so they know to move to the outer lane and out of your way.

7∙ Do not cut in front of people while they are running.  This can lead to injury to you and the other runners involved.