Transcript Track and Field

Track and Field
Track and Field
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Overview
Sprinting events
Mid/Long Distance events
Jumping events
Throwing events
Hurdles
Relays
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Overview
• Track and field consists of many different events and is the
core of the Olympic movement. The sport was first featured
at the first games at Olympia in 776 BCE.
• A full size track usually measures 400 meters in circumference
with 6 or 8 lanes.
• Track meets are scored as a team through points earned from
each event as a group or individual places Ex: 1st place=10
points, 2nd place=8 points etc.
Sprints
• A sprinting event usually consist of 4 phases. The start, the
acceleration, the stride, and the finish.
• Events
• 100 meter sprint
• 200 meter sprint
• 400 meter sprint
Mid-Distance/Long-Distance
• In any type of distance race, runners start from a staggered lane
assignment before being able to break into the inside lane
• Runners in these events do not use starter blocks.
• Athletes in these races concentrate on relaxing into the stride in a
good even fast pace.
• Mid Distance Events
• 800 meter
• Long Distance Events
• 1600 meter
• 3200 meter
Jumping Events
-Each jumping event has a different approach.
-Triple jump consists of 3 long one footed jumps before landing and
long jump consists of 1 long jump before landing. A jump that steps
over the board on the initial take off is a scratch and would not be
judged. Both are measured for the farthest distance.
-In high jump athletes typically use the Fosbury flop to jump off of 1
foot in attempt to jump over the bar. A jump with 2 feet is illegel and
would not count. Jumpers must clear the bar without knocking it down.
Polevault is the same concept however athletes use a pole to launch
themselves over the bar. Both are measured for the highest cleared
jump.
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Long jump
Triple jump
High jump
Pole vault
Throwing Events
• In all throwing events, athletes throw a different object
(weighted ball, disc, javelin spear, ball and wire) as far as they
can using varying techniques gliding or rotating.
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Shot put
Discus
Javelin (olympic only)
Hammer (olympic only)
Hurdles
• Hurdle races consist of sprinting with hurdles to jump over
every so many feet. The “3 step” stride method is applied for
the shorter events, 100 and 110 meter races.
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110 meter high hurdles Mens
100 meter Womens
300 meter intermediate hurdles HS
(400 meter College/Olympics)
Relays
• Each of the four athletes race one section or leg of the race,
handing a baton to the next member of the team within a
marked hand off zone. The shorter distance 4x1 race uses a
blind handoff, verbalizing when the runner should reach back
to get the baton.
• Events
• 4x100 meter
• 4x400 meter
• 4x800 meter
Videos
• 100 meter WR
• http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?video
Id=By1JQFxfLMM
• 4x100 meter previous WR
• http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?video
Id=wV4C6h0nuUc
• Triple Jump
• http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?video
Id=7u_hbmEhtpY