Advanced Athletic Power and Precision Development
Athletics
•Year 6
•6 Lessons
This comprehensive athletics unit introduces Year 6 students to specialist throwing and jumping disciplines that demand technical precision and whole-body power generation. The focus shifts from recreational athletics to understanding biomechanical principles that underpin elite performance, whilst maintaining safety and building confidence in advanced techniques. Through systematic exploration of field events, students develop sophisticated movement patterns and learn to analyse their own performance.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How do different throwing techniques help us succeed in different sports and athletic events?
Key Objectives:
- • To understand the difference between throwing for accuracy and throwing for distance
- • To demonstrate correct throwing technique for both accuracy and distance
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we use our whole body to throw the javelin as far as possible while maintaining safety and accuracy?
Key Objectives:
- • Develop understanding of throwing for distance using javelin technique
- • Learn to use body rotation and weight transfer to increase throwing power
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we use our whole body to generate maximum power when putting the shot?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop correct shot put technique including stance, grip and release
- • To understand how body rotation and weight transfer create greater throwing distance
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we use our whole body to throw a discus for maximum distance?
Key Objectives:
- • Develop correct discus throwing technique including stance, grip, and release
- • Understand how body rotation and weight transfer create power for distance throwing
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we use biomechanics and technique to maximise our jumping distance?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop and refine the technique for standing long jump
- • To understand how arm swing and leg drive affect jumping distance
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we combine three different jumps to achieve maximum distance?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop the technical skills required for standing triple jump
- • To understand the biomechanics of hop, skip and jump sequence