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This unit introduces Year 3 students to the fundamental athletic events of throwing and jumping, emphasising whole-body power generation and technique development. Students experience the diversity of athletics through four throwing disciplines and two jumping events, building an understanding that athletic success comes from coordinated movement rather than just strength. The progressive structure allows students to transfer learning between similar movement patterns whilst developing confidence in competitive athletics.

Lessons in This Unit

6 lessons in this unit

Lesson 1

Throwing for Accuracy and Distance
45 min

Big Question:

How can we master the art of throwing for both precision and power in athletics?

Key Objectives:

  • • To explore the differences between throwing for accuracy and throwing for distance
  • • To develop underarm and overarm throwing techniques with proper stance and release timing

Lesson 2

Javelin Throwing for Distance
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our whole body to throw the javelin as far as possible?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop correct javelin throwing technique for distance
  • • To understand how body position and movement affects throwing distance

Lesson 3

Shot Put Technique and Distance
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our whole body to push objects further than just using our arms?

Key Objectives:

  • • Develop understanding of pushing technique for throwing distance in shot put
  • • Learn the three phases of shot put: stance and grip, extension, and rotation with weight transfer

Lesson 4

Discus Throwing Technique
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our whole body to throw the discus further than ever before?

Key Objectives:

  • • Develop understanding of throwing for distance using discus technique
  • • Learn to use body rotation and weight transfer to increase throwing power

Lesson 5

Standing Long Jump for Distance
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our whole body to jump as far as possible in one powerful movement?

Key Objectives:

  • • To execute a standing long jump using correct arm and leg technique
  • • To understand how different body positions affect jumping distance

Lesson 6

Standing Triple Jump Technique and Distance
45 min

Big Question:

How can we combine different types of jumps to achieve maximum distance and why is technique crucial for athletic performance?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop the ability to perform a standing triple jump using hop, skip, and jump sequence
  • • To understand the importance of correct arm and leg technique in jumping for distance