KS4 · Physical education · Year 10
Triple jump
Non-examined assessment: athletics practical
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Your learning goal
I can execute a coordinated triple jump with good technique.
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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 execute a coordinated triple jump with good technique.
Key learning points
- Move: an effective combination of approach, hop, step and jump combine to perform a maximal and legal jump.
- Move: an effective triple jump requires each stage of hop, step and jump to cover approximately the same distance.
- Think: remember to keep transitions smooth and don't overreach with any stage to ensure balance and efficiency.
- Feel: being committed to all-out effort with each attempt will achieve the jumper’s best result.
- Connect: advising a partner will guide them to perform a technically sound approach and jump with maximal distance.
Words to know
- hop
- first phase of jumping with take off and landing on same foot
- step
- second phase of jumping with take off and landing on opposite foot
- jump
- final phase of jumping with a two foot landing
Common mistakes
Pupils often fail to get enough distance in the middle step phase of the triple jump and it is much shorter then the other two phases causing them to lose distance.
Help pupils to understand that ideally the distance covered in each phase will be similar. It might seem counterintuitive but the short step is often due to the hop stage being too long and we need to seek balance between all three stages.
For parents, carers and teachers
- If you've already taught long jump, pupils should know their ideal approach distance which can be transferred directly to this lesson and create more time for jump practice by skipping the middle section. Use sand to create makeshift take off boards for those who might not land in the pit otherwise.