TRACK AND FIELD
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Track and Field
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Dynamic Warm Ups
Form running
High knees
Bootie Kicks
High Knee Skips
Basketball Slides
Carioca
50% Sprints
100% Sprints
Intro to Track and Field
Expectations
Safety Issues
Overview of unit
Skill and Events
Rotation of Skill Learning and
Practicing
Options for Sick and Injured
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100 Meter Trials to determine
practice groups
(Motivates students to perform to
“be with friends”)
Divide for instruction
Dynamic Warm-ups
Relay Hand-Offs
“Go Stick”
Dynamic Warm-ups
Running Long Jumps
Shot Put
Instruction
Dynamic Warm-Up
Fast Standing Starts
Running techniques
Running through finish
Dynamic Warm-Up
High Jump
Instruction
Dynamic Warm-Up
Hurdles
Dynamic Warm-Up
High Jump
Long Jump
Shot
Track and Field Station Rotation
Relays
50 Meter
100 Meter
400 Meters
Hurdles
Shot Put
Running Long Jump
High Jump
Tandem Pulls
Parachute Runs
Track and Field Station Rotation Check List
Name: ________________________________________
Teacher _________
Date ______
Directions: Complete the skills test with a partner. Help each other time each running event and
measure each field event.
1. 4 x 100 Relay: Run # 1 ______
Run # 2 ______
Run # 3 _____
2. 100 m Run:
Run # 1 _____
Run # 2 _____
Run # 3 _____
3. 55 m Hurdles: Run # 1 _____
Run # 2 _____
Run # 3 _____
4. High Jump: Jump # 1 _____ Jump # 2 _____ Jump # 3 ____ Jump # 4 _____ Jump # 5 _____
5. Long Jump: Jump # 1 _____ Jump # 2 _____ Jump # 3 ____Jump # 4 _____ Jump # 5 _____
6. Shot Put:
Push # 1 _____ Push # 2 _____ Push # 3 ____ Push # 4 _____ Push # 5 _____
Track and Field Sign-up Day
SIXTH GRADE TRACK EVENT
TEACHER ______________________________________________
EVENTS:
GIRL OR GROUP
SHOT PUT
RELAY
100 METER
1/2 MILE
HURDLES
LONG JUMP
HIGH JUMP
BOY OR GROUP
Day of Track Meet
Teachers are encouraged to attend and possibly assist with wayward students.
Students know which events they have chosen.
Matt watches and scores high jump, long jump, shot put
Cherry watches and scores hurdles, 4X100 Relays, 100 Meter or 50 Meter Runs.
Students assist in recording results on prepared forms.
Students not presently competing practice their events, watch the others compete or
assist with recording and competition.
No more than 12 students are competing in each event (2 relay teams per
homeroom).
After class, all result forms are collected and transferred to overall grade level score
sheets.
Certificates are printed and presented at the next class.
Teachers have kept their class certificates for years.
Score Sheets During Event
SIXTH GRADE
GRILS RELAYS
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2
BAUGH
OLIVIA
EMMA
LIZZIE
KELSEY
LINDSAY
AJ
ERICKA
BRITTANY
CUNNINGHAM
HELEN
LIZZIE
BRADFORD
MCKINNLEY
MILLHOUSE
CARLIN L
ANNE
SARAH
GABBY
NOTARIANNI
FRANCES C
FRANCES P
CATHERINE G
LAUREN M
PACKER
ADELE B
CHARLOTTE MC
SARAH WINSTON
HELEN CATHERINE D
BRIANNA L
CALLIE W
EMILY J
MATHILDE S
1
2
RANK
SIXTH GRADE
BOYS RELAYS
BAUGH
DUNCAN
FULLER
CONNER
BENNET
CUNNINGHAM
JACK
SPENCE
ERIC
DYLAN
MILLHOUSE
HARLAN
JOHN S
CARTER E
JOHN G
NOTARIANNI
JOE
MURPHY
CRAWFORD
KNOX
PACKER
ANDREW R
WILLIAM G
HARRIS M
JONATHAN E
RANK
Final Score Sheets
OVERALL
SCORES OF EVENTS
SIXTH GRADE
GIRLS
BAUGH
CUNNINGHAM
MILLHOUSE
NOTARIANNI
PACKER
SHOT
LONG JUMP
2
HIGH JUMP
100
HURDLES
6
10
14
6
14
4
10
4
1
8
4
14
2
6
1
8
8
3
2
SHOT
LONG JUMP
100
HURDLES
10
6
6
10
1
10
6
2
4
10
8
12
8
0
1
0
10
7
10
7
RELAY
½ MILE
TEST
POINTS
RELAY
½ MILE
TEST
POINTS
BOYS
BAUGH
CUNNINGHAM
MILLHOUSE
NOTARIANNI
PACKER
HIGH JUMP
Awards
2010
Mountain Brook Elementary
Track and Field
FIRST GRADE
1st PLACE
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Group Testing
Study Guide
Important Concepts
Warm-up
 Warm-ups are done for at least 5-10 minutes to prepare body for practice or competition
 Dynamic warm-ups are best because the muscles are stretched as the move – not held static
 Warm-ups should consist of exercises related to the activity for the competition or practice.
 Warm-ups should progress in difficulty from light to moderate in intensity.
 Warm-ups send blood to the muscles that will be used in the activity.
 Warm-ups help reduce risk of injury, soreness after competition or practice,
 Warm –ups get your mind focused on the activity, and may help improve ones competition or
practice level.
Anaerobic Exercise
 Exercise that is high intensity (very tough on the body) and cannot be sustained for long periods of
time.
 Usually lasts 2-3 minutes or less.
 Anaerobic activities include power and sprinting activities.
 Some examples of anaerobic activities include: shot put, long jump, high jump, 100m sprint,
4x100 relay, 4x400 relay.
 THE MILE IS NOT AN ANAEROBIC EXERCISE IT IS AEROBIC (lasts longer than 2-3 minutes
and is not at high enough intensity).
Vocabulary
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Lane-The path marked on the track for a race or that the runner must stay in a prescribed path.
Anchor-The last runner on a relay team.
False Start-Leaving the starting line before the gun sounds or when the teacher says “GO”.
Blind Handoff-A sprint relay handoff technique where the outgoing runner does not look back to
take the baton.
Scratch Line-Curved or straight line behind which throws and the long jump must be made.
How Points Are Counted at a Track Meet
1st Place = 10 points
2nd Place = 8 points
3rd Place = 6 points
4th Place = 5 points
5th Place = 2 points
6th Place = 1 point
On The Sidelines
Track and Field:
On the Side Lines
Make – up work must be done for each non-participation class period. (Present or absent) You may
choose one activity for each day missed from among the activities listed below. Resource information is
available during class or maybe provided upon request. Twelve days of activities are listed below.
Skills analysis; complete one paper for each skill practiced during PE classes. One skill analysis = one PE
class.
1. running form – explosive, powerful start
2. hurdles
3. relay
4. high jump
5. long jump
6. shot put
Complete a one page expository (informative) essay about the history of track and field.
Complete a one page persuasive essay explaining why our elementary schools should have an after school
track meet competition.
Or complete a one page persuasive essay explaining why our elementary schools should not have an
afterschool track meet competition.
If you were the coach, how would you teach and lead a track and field unit? How would you assess (grade)
the performances and work of your students? What is it they should know and be able to do? Complete a
unit plan and create written tests to see if your students really understand how to participate in a track and
field event. (Worth 4 days of class).
Using the Mountain Brook Physical Education Course of Study match track and field activities and
expectations to the standards required for your grade level.
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Design a Mountain Brook Team t-shirt. Our logo, Lancer, should be included.
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Create a “fight” song or “spirit” song for Mountain Brook Elementary
Skill Analysis
Name: ____________________________________
Class: _____
Track and Field
Describe how to perform a track and field event
Include stick figure drawings of how to perform the event.
In the boxes below draw the approach, action and follow through for the event. Below the drawings, list
cues or “texting phrases” to break down the movements step by step.
In the space below, write out in detail how to perform this event. Consider that the person you are
helping has never seen someone do this.
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Track events:
running long jump
Relay hand offs
high jump
shot put
hurdles
sprint starts
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
E-SCHOOL ACTIVITY
Track and Field E-Day
Name: _____________________________________________________
Class: __________
Print out and complete. Bring to PE class. Give it to Coach Thomas or substitute.
Track and Field Warm-up
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Students are in side-by-side lines about 5 feet apart
Form running – “cheek to cheek”
Jog to line (40-50 feet) HIGH KNEES - emphasis on lift of knee, not speed
Jog to line BOODIE KICKS – emphasis on bend of knee, not speed
HIGH KNEE SKIPS – lift knee high up
Basketball slides – low level slides
CARIOCA – maintain bend in knee
50% SPRINTS
100% SPRINTS
Be able to describe why warm-up is so important to track and field as well as all physical activities.
Static
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stretches
Pike stretch – hold for 15 seconds
Butterfly stretch – hold for 15 seconds
Torso stretch – hold for 15 seconds, both directions
Camel stretch – hold for 15 seconds
Flamingo stretch – hold for 15 seconds, both legs
Slow ankle rotations – 20 each direction
hamstrings and lower back
hips
core
gastrox
quads
tendons, muscles of ankle
Do the warm-up above – dynamic and static stretches. Check off each exercise after you complete it.
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FORM RUNNING
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PIKE STRETCH
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BUTTERFLY STRETCH
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BOTTIE KICKS
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TORSO STRETCH
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HIGH KNEE SKIPS
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CAMEL STRETCH
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BASKETBALL SLIDES
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FLAMINGO STRETCH
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CARIOCA
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ANKLE ROTATIONS
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50% SPRINTS
Cue Cards
Standing Start
Feet Shoulder Width Apart
Favorite foot back
Toes pointed forward
Weight down
Body lean Forward Arms bend 90
degrees, same side foot forward
Head up
Eyes focused 30 feet ahead
Power low to high
Explode forward
Running
Eyes focused 30 feet ahead
Run on balls of feet
Pose, Fall, Pull
Body is lined up over plant foot
Forward lean from ball of foot
Pull trail foot up and forward
Hands relaxed
Cheek to cheek
RELAY HAND-OFF
Approach Receiver with baton in right hand
Say “GO” about 15 feet back
Receiver begins running
Run to catch up with receiver
Say “STICK” when close enough to reach receiver's
palm
Receiver sticks hand back, palm up
Receiver grasps baton when felt and sprints ahead
DO NOT LOOK BACK-FOCUS DOWN THE TRACK
RELAY HAND OFF
• Right way
Wrong way
SHOT PUT
Hold shot in palm with thumb, pointer and middle
fingers
Tuck ball under chin beneath ear
Opposite arm bent at elbow and held at shoulder level
Stand back in the circle sideways to direction of put
Squat down for explosive force
Weight is on back foot
Explode into crow-hop(step, slide, step)
Explosive force begins with hips
When weight has shifted forward, push ball above head
(up and out at 45 degree angle)
SHOT PUT
RUNNING LONG JUMP
Begin 10-16 strides from takeoff
Sprint
Stride long-short just before take-off
Drive body up and forward
Point chest to the sky
Drive arms up, then forward
Land on both feet
legs in front
land on heels
reach forward
weight moves forward
RUNNING LONG JUMP
HIGH JUMP
Start from 8-12 strides away
Use J-Curve to approach mat
Accelerate at J-Curve
Plant outside foot/inside foot (heel) parallel and 3-4 feet
away from mat
Rotate force to toe of outside foot
Thrust inside knee up and across body at take-off
Thrust both arms upward once your back is to the bar
After hips clear, drop hips and lift arms and legs to clear
bar
Land on shoulders and back
HIGH JUMP
HURDLES
Sprint start
Lead leg in front
8 strides to 1st hurdle
Lead leg lifted from hip, toe up
Trail leg driven up and around, toes pointed out
Drive lead arm forward at shoulder level
Lean forward after clearing hurdle
Use 5-7 strides between hurdles
Best to use same leg as lead leg
Sprint through finish
HURDLES
Elementary Track and Field
Cherry Thomas
Matt Cain
Mountain Brook Elementary School
ASAHPERD FALL CONFERENCE 2011