KS3 · Physical education · Year 7
Running for speed and the relationship between distance and time
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Your learning goal
I understand the relationship between running different speeds and distances and how to maximise my distance in a 20 second run.
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Running for speed and the relationship between distance and time: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I understand the relationship between running different speeds and distances and how to maximise my distance in a 20 second run.
Key learning points
- Move: running over different distances requires different styles and paces to achieve your best performance.
- Move: sprinting requires the coordination of elbow and knee drives simultaneously to maximise performance.
- Think: calculating how fast you can run and how long you can sustain it for will help you to select the right pace.
- Feel: setting yourself a goal before performing can increase motivation levels.
- Connect: helping someone else to improve can be rewarding for both of you.
Words to know
- distance
- the amount of ground covered while running
- sprinting
- running at maximum speed
- goal
- a specific target or outcome that a person aims to achieve
Common mistakes
Pupils may believe that all the power in sprinting comes from the legs and not use their arms enough when performing.
Power in sprinting is created by a combination of powerful legs and arms working simultaneously, hence why sprinters often have muscular arms as well as legs.
For parents, carers and teachers
- In the effective sprinting technique section, it would be beneficial to perform the investigation into the relationship between arms and legs before sharing the explanation, as it gives the answers away.