SHS1 Physical Education Health Elective · Semester 2 Week 18: Coaching and Officiating of Athletics

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 1.3.5.LI.2 - Put into use the concepts, and principles of coaching and officiating in the performance of throw events.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Demonstrate the correct coaching cues for at least one throw event (shot put, discus, javelin, or hammer) while instructing a peer during a role-play session.
Apply officiating rules, including legal throws, fouls, and measurement procedures, when managing a practice throw event for their group.
Use officiating equipment (whistle, tape measure, markers) correctly to record and verify throw distances during a simulated competition.
Provide respectful, constructive feedback to peers on their coaching and officiating performance, focusing on both strengths and areas for improvement.
Evaluate a coached throw performance using a simple checklist and identify one specific correction that improved the performer’s technique.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Academic and Career Pathways (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Coaching and Officiating of Athletics (3.5)
Content standard: 1.3.5.CS.1 - Demonstrate understanding in the application of the concepts and principles of coaching and officiating of throw events. (E.g., Shot Put, discus, javelin, hammer) 1.3.5.LO.1 Apply concepts and principles of coaching and officiating in the performance and management of Field Events.
Indicator: 1.3.5.LI.2 - Put into use the concepts, and principles of coaching and officiating in the performance of throw events.
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 18 (Week 38 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 56

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Activity-based learning: Learners in groups, role-play coaching and officiating of throw events. Peers observe and comment in a respectful manner.
Project-Based Learning: Learners play coaching and officiating roles in their various schoolhouse teams and community teams to improve performance excellence in throw events.
Assessment (1.3.5.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Whistles
- Stopwatches
- Markers
- Cones
- Bibs
- Javelin missiles
- Discus missiles
- Shot put missiles
- High jump upright and crossbar
- Pole vault upright and crossbar
- Landing foam
- Stepping board
- Tape measure
- Laptops
- Projector
- Cell phones etc.