LESSON 1? Flashcards
type of sport
- Individual Sports
- Dual Sports
- Team Sports
Sports that require a high degree of skill because the primary goal of an athlete is to win
Athletics
A short race at top speed the ______ must be able to propel his body into motion and quickly accelerate to top speed sprint includes the 100m dash to 440m dash up
sprint
a race for horses or man in which such barrier or obstacles must be cleared
Hurdle
an athletic game which means to jump at a certain height of the bar with the use of a pole
Pole Vault
a good long jump requires speed, balance and coordination. the jump starts with a win between 90 to 125 ft
Running Long Jump
an athletic event in which the contestant attempt to throw on put a short or heavy ball as far as positive
Shot Put
the race of passing the baton from one person to another.
Relay
2 types of passing the boton
Non Visual Method
Visual Method
a metal tipped spear, generally not less than 8 ½ feet in length used in contest of distance throwing
Javelin Throw
a disk typically wooden with a metal rim weighing about 4.2 UBS thrown for distance in athletic competition
discuss throw
an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one’s entire body to move through water
swimming
HISTORY OF SWIMMING
1800- first swimming race was held in Europe
1844- The freestyle was first seen in London swimming race
1873- breaststroke, the 2nd skill used in swimming was introduced
1896- swimming was included in the athens olympics
1900- backstroke, was introduced
1952- butterfly was introduced
4 strokes of swimming
Backstroke
Breaststroke
Butterfly Stroke
Crawl/ Freestyle
it is performed with the swimmer lying on his back with his face out of the water
- the legs are kicked up and down in a flutter kick
Backstroke
