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PHE 121 : Theory And Techniques Of Athletics (Track Events)

NCE1 levelMedical & Health Sciences19 topics

PHE 121 covers 19 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. OBJECTIVES 2 Credits Compulsory
  2. Construct a standard athletic track
  3. Explain track events
  4. Identify the basic rules/regulations in track events
  5. Demonstrate the basic athletic crouch starts
  6. Distinguish among sprints, middle, and long distance races
  7. Appreciate the importance of various athletic training metho ds
  8. Identify the roles of officiating officials in athletic competitions
  9. History and development of track events
  10. Tactics and strategies in track events performance
  11. Rules and Regulations in track athletics
  12. Construction/laying and maintenance of track
  13. Description of performance characteristics in: Sprints (100m, 200m, 400m); Middle distance
  14. Description of types and performance characteristics in Relays and Hurdling.
  15. Officials and officiating in track events.
  16. Basic skills and techniques in the throwing events (discus, shot put, javelin and Hammer).
  17. Basic skills and techniques in the Jumps (High jump, Hop, Step and Jump (triple); Long Jump
  18. Rules governing the jumps, officials and officiating Terminology and Records.
  19. Combined events Pentathlon and Decathlon.

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One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

OBJECTIVES 2 Credits Compulsory

This topic focuses on the objectives of studying athletics track events, especially the knowledge, skills, safety awareness, and educational value expected in a compulsory 2-credit course. For examination purposes, you should master why track events are taught, what learners are expected to achieve, and how these objectives relate to performance, health, officiating, and physical education practice.

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