KS3 · Physical education · Year 7
Supporting others to successfully triple jump
Athletics: run, jump, throw and officiate
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Your learning goal
I can support someone to perform the correct triple jump combination.
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Supporting others to successfully triple jump: 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 support someone to perform the correct triple jump combination.
Key learning points
- Move: driving the arms up during takeoff generates upward momentum and helps to maximise performance.
- Move: to improve overall distance, each phase of the triple jump should be roughly equal distance covered.
- Think: repeatedly generating high levels of force in your legs will help to develop more powerful muscles.
- Feel: having the courage to provide honest feedback about a performance can enable improvements to be made.
- Connect: speaking clearly is important when giving feedback to enable athletes to understand what is being said.
Words to know
- fluency
- perform the sequence of jumps in a coordinated and seamless manner without breaks or disruptions
- momentum
- the combination of speed and direction taking the athlete forward
- feedback
- information provided to an individual about their performance
Common mistakes
Pupils often struggle with combining the different phases of the triple jump in the correct sequence.
Build up to the full performance gradually, without an approach to begin with and gradually introducing one at walking pace and then jogging pace. Have a partner coach the performer to check their coordination and technique to quickly correct errors.
For parents, carers and teachers
- It is not recommended that under 15 pupils (Year 9 or below) perform competitive triple jump due to the impact on pupil's joints. This lesson focuses on teaching the coordination and technique gradually without pushing pupils to maximal performance and only uses an approach at jogging speed.