Multi-Discipline Mastery
Athletics
•Year 6
•8 Lessons
This comprehensive athletics unit takes Year 6 students through the full spectrum of track and field disciplines whilst developing technical mastery, personal excellence, and collaborative leadership. The unit uniquely combines individual performance development with team-based officiating skills, preparing students for secondary school athletics and fostering an understanding of sport beyond participation. Through progressive technical challenges, students transition from perfecting their own performance to supporting others' success through fair and accurate judging.
Lessons in This Unit
8 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we work with others to find and maintain the perfect running pace for different distances?
Key Objectives:
- • To work collaboratively with a partner to set a steady pace
- • To understand how different paces are needed for different running distances
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we work together to perfect our sprinting technique and achieve our personal best?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop and refine sprinting technique through systematic practice
- • To demonstrate collaborative teamwork by providing constructive feedback
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we maintain rhythm and control when running over obstacles at speed?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop running over obstacles with greater control and coordination
- • To understand and apply lead and trail leg techniques when hurdling
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we use our body mechanics to jump higher and safer than ever before?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop correct take-off position and technique when jumping for height
- • To demonstrate control and balance during all phases of the high jump
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we combine three different jumps to achieve maximum distance while maintaining perfect control and technique?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop power, control and technique for the triple jump
- • To understand and apply the hop, step, jump sequence with correct timing
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we use our whole body to generate maximum power and control when throwing for distance?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop power, control and technique when throwing for distance
- • To understand weight transfer principles in throwing events
Lesson 7
Big Question:
How can we use our whole body to throw for maximum distance and accuracy?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop throwing technique with force and accuracy for longer distances
- • To understand and apply weight transfer principles in shot put throwing
Lesson 8
Big Question:
How can we work as a team to create a fair and accurate athletics competition?
Key Objectives:
- • To work collaboratively in a team to develop the officiating skills of measuring, timing and recording
- • To demonstrate accurate timing, measuring and recording techniques in athletic events