Physical Education Flashcards
President of World Athletics
Sebastian Coe
Athletics History
300 Years and counting
earliest known references to organised athletics competitions, running races between two pillars approximately 800m apart and held in the Egypt at Memphis
3800 BC
the first ancient Olympic Games. Koroibos of Elis was the first recorded Olympic champion, winning the ‘stadion’ race of approximately 185m.
776BC
were a series of athletic festivals exclusively for women, held in honor of the Greek mythological goddess Hera.
Ancient Heraean Games
IAAF
International Amateur Athletic Federation
where the games are played (indoor, outdoor, or both), size, different designs for male or female, and safety procedures for the players.
Court Dimensions/Venue
Sprints
100m, 200m, 400m
Middle distance runs
800m, 1500m
Long-distance runs
(3km Steeplechase, 5km, 10km)
Hurdles
110/100m, 400m
Relays
4x100m, 4x400m
Women and Men
1kg, 2kg
proper protective gears, uniforms, and outfits which also involve safety of players and the officials.
Equipment and gear
are the basics of playing the game (e.g., basketball – dribble, shoot, pass).
Technical skills
are the strategies to take advantage during the game.
Tactical skills
set of rules on how the game is played, violations, penalties, how to score points, how many players are allowed, etc.
Rules of the game
officials of the game, their duties and responsibilities of calling for violations, penalties, points, etc. and regulating fair play.
Officiating
a French educator and historian, founder of the International Olympic Committee, and its second president.
Pierre, Baron de Coubertin
Colors of Olympic rings
BLUE, YELLOW, BLACK, GREEN, RED “Citius, Altius, Fortius – Communiter”, Latin for “Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together”
person who is skills in track and field events; a sportsperson
Athlete
sport of competing in track and field events
Athletics
short stick or tube passed from runner to runner in a relay race
Baton
final lap in a distance race, signalled by the ringing of a bell
Bell lap
men’s athletic competition combining 10 track and field events
Decathlon
heavy, thickened-centered disk; the sport of throwing the discus
Discus
failed start of a race, usually caused by a runner moving forward before the starting gun is fired
False start
area of open lan; events in athletics that involve throwing, jumping, and vaulting
Field
unfair or illegal act, e.g. foul throw, foul jump
Foul
16-pound metal ball attached to a wire for throwing an athletic context; the sport of throwing the hammer
Hammer
women’s athletic competition combining 7 track and field events
Heptathlon
sport in which competitors jump over a bar that is raised until only one competitor can jump over it
High jump
upright frames, normally places in a series that athletes jump over, a race over such frames
Hurdles
lightweight, spear-like object; the sport of throwing the javelin
Javelin
each of a number of parallel strips marked on a running track for athlete to run along
Lane
one circuit of or one time around, a running track or a racetrack
Lap
athletic event in which competitors jump as far as possible along the ground in one leap
Long jump
