KS2 · Physical education · Year 4
Sprinting: stride pattern
Athletics: athletic challenges developed
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Your learning goal
I can increase my stride pattern to maintain my speed in the middle of the race.
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Sprinting: stride pattern: 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 can increase my stride pattern to maintain my speed in the middle of the race.
Key learning points
- Move: consistently sprinting fast requires our head up, pumping arms, elbows bent and running on the balls of our feet.
- Move: short strides at the start of the race then accelerating to increase stride length maintains speed in the race.
- Think: increasing stride length in the middle of the race maintains speed, efficiency and helps balance and control.
- Feel: striving to always sprint our fastest by consistently trying our best demonstrates determination.
- Connect: evaluating each other's performance and listening to feedback on our strengths and weaknesses shows respect.
Words to know
- accelerate
- getting faster and faster as the race begins
- race
- a competition where runners race to see who can run the fastest over a certain distance
- stride
- the length of a single step you take when running or walking
Common mistakes
Pupils transition aburptly from a lower body position leaning forwards to running upright, which causes them to slow down and lose their rhythm.
Encourage pupils to transition smoothly as they accelerate towards top speed as doing this too quickly can cause a loss of speed. Allow opportunities for pupils to practise this and address the misconception when observed.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Model how pupils can give contructive feedback to other pupils, focusing on the KLP's from the lesson. This will help pupils know what they need to look out for and how they can support each other.