KS3 · Physical education · Year 8
Training in teams for personal bests in high jump
Athletics: train and perform in a sport education season
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Your learning goal
I can work independently for extended periods within a small team to improve my personal best in high jump.
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Training in teams for personal bests in high 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 work independently for extended periods within a small team to improve my personal best in high jump.
Key learning points
- Move: coordinating an upward arm action with a driving knee and an arched back will maximise the height achieved.
- Think: constant risk assessment of the landing area and progressions of technique are essential to preventing injury.
- Feel: providing honest feedback to team mates will help improve their performance and build trust in relationships.
- Connect: providing encouragement before an attempt is made will build confidence.
Words to know
- focus
- concentrating fully on your training and goals, blocking out distractions to improve your skills and performance
- fosbury flop
- a backward, arched high jump technique invented by Dick Fosbury
- safety mat
- the cushioned surface where the athlete lands to absorb impact and reduce the risk of injury
Common mistakes
If you get off the mat before the bar falls it will still count as a successful jump.
If the bar falls then the jump does not count, even if the jumper has left the mat. Every attempt should be made to clear the bar rather than rushing the landing and clearing the mat quickly.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Pupils will work through all the progressions at a different pace. Some pupils may prefer to stop at their preferred progression, or the technique that gives them the most success.