SHS3 Physical Education Health Elective · Semester 2 Week 17: Coaching and Officiating of Athletics

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 3.3.5.LI.1 - Discover the concepts and principles of coaching and officiating jump events.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define the key concepts of coaching and officiating as they apply to jump events (high jump, long jump, triple jump, and pole vault).
Identify the roles and responsibilities of a coach and an official in the management of jump events.
Explain at least three coaching principles (e.g., progressive loading, technique breakdown, safety management) that improve jump performance.
State at least four officiating rules and safety protocols for any one jump event (e.g., the foul line rule in long jump or the three-attempt rule in high jump).
Justify, in a group presentation, the importance of fair officiating and effective coaching in a school athletics competition.

This lesson focuses on discovering and understanding concepts (Level 2) and applying strategic reasoning (Level 3) through group research and planning. It deliberately stops short of actual performance execution, which is scheduled for the following week (Indicator 3.3.5.LI.2).

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Curriculum details

Strand: Academic and Career Pathways (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Coaching and Officiating of Athletics (3.5)
Content standard: 3.3.5.CS.1 - Demonstrate understanding and application of the concepts and principles of coaching and officiating of Field events (jumps. E.g., High jump, long jump. Triple jump, pole vault, etc.) 3.3.5.LO.1 Apply concepts and principles of coaching and officiating to improve performance and management of Field events (jumps).
Indicator: 3.3.5.LI.1 - Discover the concepts and principles of coaching and officiating jump events.
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 17 (Week 37 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

content standard text - p.122: the document prints this learning-outcome code as "1.3.4.LO.1" - Year 1's whole prefix on a YEAR THREE page. Filed as 3.3.5.LO.1 because the section wins (guide item 1c): the page is headed "Strand 3. Academic and Career Pathways / Sub-Strand 5. Coaching and Officiating of Athletics", its body page prints 3.3.5.CS.1, 3.3.5.LI.1-2 and 3.3.5.AS.1-2, and the outcome text is Year 3 athletics rather than Year 1 net games
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 124

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Group work: In suitable groups, learners research from available relevant sources such as; (books, journals, the internet, etc.) and discuss concepts and principles of coaching and officiating of jump events.
Learners make presentations to justify their findings.
Activity-based learning: Using suitable approaches, learners plan on coaching and officiating jump events for execution.
Assessment (3.3.5.AS.1). 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
- Stop watches
- 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.