ATHLETICS – FIELD EVENTS – LONG JUMP

WEEK 4&5

TOPIC: ATHLETICS – FIELD EVENTS – LONG JUMP

OBJECTIVES

At the end of this lesson, pupils should be able to

• Define Athletics
• Explain the Field event long jump
• State the phases in the long jump

CONTENT

ATHLETICS HISTORY

Athletics started during the time of the early men when they were forced to run, jump, climb trees and mountains, throw sticks and stones, swim, dance,  and wrestle in order to obtain their food, or to protect their lives which were in danger from enemy forces. It is a competitive sport. The first athletic meeting was held in 776 B.C. in Greece. It was known as the Olympic Games held in honor of Zeus the king of the Greek gods.…