Physical Education

Key Unit Competence

By the end of this unit, student-teacher will be able to differentiate available/possible learning and teaching resources required for the learning of Physical Education and Sports in primary schools.

Introductory activity

1. Observe the images carefully

2. Identify the resources mentioned above from a to e.

3. Which are other resources could be used in Physical Education and Sports lesson?

4. Did you know where, when and why these resources are relevant?

5. What do you predict to learn in this unit?

2.1 Physical Education and Sports materials

Activity 2.1

2. Describe the materials on the above pictures from a to j.

3. Can you observe the size of the ball in the image a ? Is it big or

small?

4. Are there other balls you know which should be used in sports?

5. Among these material which are appropriate for:

– Volleyball

– Doing warm up exercises

– Time telling

– Throwing shot put

– Throwing hammer

– Throwing discuss

– Racing

– Throwing javelin

– Refereeing

In Physical Education and Sports, each resource outlines what equipment is required, how to set the activity up, how to do the activity and how to differentiate the skill.

Those resources are necessary to perform different techniques and tactics used in individual and collective sports. Those resources including: balls of different sports, sports infrastructures (athletic track, playground, posts, nets), gymnastics materials (mats), books, projectors.

Sports materials play a great importance in doing Physical Education and Sports activities. Balls of different size are used in playing different games.

•  Football

Ball has a circumference of not more than 70 cm and not less than 68 cm. it has weight of not more than 450 g and not less than 410 g in weight at the start of the match.

• Basketball

Basketball game is played by using different types of balls based on the age.

Handball

Ball diameter: 19cm for men, 17.5cm for women. Ball weight: 475g for men and 375g for women.

• Volleyball

Its circumference is 65-67 cm and its weight is 260-280 g.

•  The starting block is used while running sprint racing, watch is used to tell the time and record performance.

In athletics, especially throwing the following implements: the shot put, javelin, discuss.

•  Shot put

In international and collegiate throw, men put a 7 kg shot. High school boys put a 5 kg shot.

• Javelin

The javelin measures between 2.6 and 2.7 m in length and 800 g in weight for men, and women throw a javelin between 2.2 and 2.3 m in length and 600 g in weight.

•  Discuss

Minimum discus weights are 2kg (22cm of diameter) for men and 1kg (18cm) for women.

•  Whistle is used while giving signs or instructions, ropes and cones are used while ding warm up activities.

Aside from the listed above materials, skipping ropes, gymnastic sticks may be used during doing physical education.

• Skipping rope (3m long): these ropes can be used for volleyball, to mark a line, for gymnastics, to distinguish two teams for the high jump, long jump.

Application activity 2.1

By using available environmental resources make the following materials to be used while learning/teaching process:

a. High jump

b. Balls made of banana leaves

c. Wooden javelin

2.2 Outdoor and indoor infrastructure

Activity 2.2

During playing indoor sports we need sports infrastructure like gymnasium.

Inside gymnasium, playgrounds should be used in order to play basketball, volleyball, handball, netball. At school the following outdoor infrastructure are necessary in facilitation of doing sports activities:

– A playground for small games;

– A football playground;

– A handball playground,

– Four volleyball playgrounds;

– A pit for long jump;

– A jumping pit (for high jump);

– A track for races (sprints, hurdles, endurance, relay);

– An area for throwing events (ball, discus, javelin, and shot putting).

Application activity 2.2

By using drawing tools, draw the following court and area and mention dimensions:

       1. Football court

       2. Athletics track

       3. Volleyball court

       4. Basketball court

       5. Javelin throw area

       6. Triple jump area

Different types of running in athletics include sprints, relays, hurdles, middle distance races 5000m and 10000m are performed by using athletics track. The track consists 400m for one lap. It has different starting lines based on type of race. But it has one finish line.

•  Football court

Football court has a rectangular shape. It has measurements and areas as mentioned below:

•  Athletics track

Athletics track has an oval shape. It has 6 up to 8 lanes used while running.

One lap consists of 400m the track has one finishing line, but has different starting lines based on different types of races.

•  Volleyball court

The play field is relatively small, 18x9 m, however, due to swift rallies highlevel of locomotor and psychic abilities are required as mentioned below:

•  Basketball court

Basketball court has front and back court as mentioned below

Facility for javelin throw

Javelin throw area is described as follow:

• Facility for triple jump

2. Identify the image a and b.

3. How, where and when those electronic materials could be used in sports event?

4. The use of technology in teaching Physical Education and Sports is needed. If yes support your answer.

the learners like: ICT tools projector, computer, TV sets, electronic starting block, chronometer and watches.

– TV sets, projectors, computers are used in teaching sports techniques and tactics by watching videos describing how a technique or tactic should be learned or applied.

– Chronometers and watches are used to record time used while

performing sports activity such as: running 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m etc.

– Electronic starting block is used for speed running 100m, 200m, 400m.

Application activity 2.3

2.4 End unit assessment

2. Explain the use of the following technological tools in teaching and learning Physical Education and Sports:

a. Projector

b. Stopwatch

c. Computer

d. Electronic starting block.

3. If there is a lack of sports materials at school, and a Physical Education and Sports teacher need to deliver the lesson of

throwing shot put. Suggest some advice to him/her about how to find sports materials to be used within the lesson deliverance.

4. Discuss how a Physical Education and Sports teacher must have initiative and creativity so as to provide required sports

materials.

5. By using available resource around you, make different possible materials to be used during:

a. Playing football

b. Throwing shot put