BPHY224
Teaching Athletics II: Field Events

ECTS Value: 3 ECTS

Contact Hours: 15

Self Study Hours: 36

Duration: 6 Sessions

Mode of Delivery: Blended

Assessment Hours: 24

 

Overall Objectives and Outcomes

The course participants will be exposed to the field event groups of athletics, namely jumping, and throwing. They will acquire the necessary theoretical and practical skills to adapt the teaching methods of these events to children of different ages. The learners will become aware of the importance of teaching the skills, techniques, and conditioning for all the group events to young children at different stages of their maturity.

By the end of this module, the learner will be able to:

Competences

  • apply the principles of training when teaching jumping and throwing events to children.
  • demonstrate a proper technique in the majority of the events.
  • adapt the lesson to the learners’ needs and level of cognitive and physical maturity.
  • adapt lesson based on the physical environment, facilities, and equipment available.

Knowledge 

  • demonstrate understanding of the biomechanical aspects of the various field events.
  • identify the factors affecting the performance in different jumping and throwing events.
  • examine the components of fitness required for each and every field event.

Skills

  • demonstrate a proper technique when teaching an event.
  • choose the appropriate method of teaching an event.
  • identify and correct common mistakes in execution of technique.
  • identify and work on limiting factors that affect performance in various field events.

 

Assessment Methods

This module will be assessed through: Practical Assignment and Presentation.

Suggested Readings

Core Reading List

  1. Bompa, T. and Carrera, M. (2015). Conditioning Young Athletes. US: Human Kinetics Publishers.

     

  2. Morgan, K. (2013). Athletics Challenges: A Resource Pack for Teaching Athletics. UK: Routledge

  3. Wormhoudt, R., Savelsbergh, G.J.P., Teunissen, J.W., Davids, K. (Eds.) (2017). The Athletics Skills Model: Optimizing Talent Development through Movement Education. London: Routledge

     

  4. Teaching Athletics | Kids Athletics | World Athletics – https://worldathletics.org/kids-athletics/teaching-athletics

Supplementary Reading List
  1. Pangrazi, R.P. and Beighle, A. (2015). Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children (18th Ed.). UK: Pearson
  2. Shepherd J. (2009). 101 Youth Athletics Drills. UK: Bloomsbury Publishers.

 

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