Athletics gala day

Discus event - Discus quoits 

Skill focus: Discus throw 

Equipment: Equipment: 8 markers set up as shown in picture, 1 quoit or similar per player.

How to play: Players throw quoits as far as they can within the boundary lines using the discus throwing technique. 

(Teachers should read and use the instructions below for a standing discus throw. The throw should be explained and modelled to students prior to activity)

• Players take it in turns to throw the quoit as far as they can using the standing discus throw technique. 

• All players have 3 throws. 

• Points are scored depending on where the quoit lands in the target area.  

Shot Put event - Point score

**This station must have a teacher supervising. 

Skill focus: One-hand delivery, standing shot put throw 

Equipment: 3 hoops per 3-4 students, shot puts or objects to throw.

How to play: Hoops are set up away from a throwing line. Players score points by putting a shot put or other object into hoops. 

• Players throw their object to land in hoops spaced 2m, 3m and 5m apart.

•  Players stand side on, feet shoulder width apart and use the non throwing hand to aim. Sit the object to be thrown in the curve of the neck just behind or on the upper part of the jaw (not on the cheek or ear). Players should keep their elbow up as they 'put' the object.

• Each player has 3 throws.

• Only one player is to throw at a time. 

Long jump event - Jump to score

Skill focus: Speed, acceleration, jumping off one foot and landing on two

Equipment: Long jump pit, soft landing area, markers 

How to play: Markers are placed 1m apart along the outside of a long jump put or soft-landing area. Players need to run and jump as far as they can to score points. (shown in diagram)

• Set up 10 markers to define points for distance. (see diagram for set up)

• Players take it in turn to run towards the pit, and jump off one foot and landing on two feet in the pit.

• Players have 3 jumps each.

High jump event - Scissors 8 team relay

Skill focus: Scissors jump for high jump

Equipment: Marker cones set up in a 'figure 8' shape, 1 skipping rope per 4 students placed apart in the intersection of the 8. 

How to play: Players in groups of 4 run in a figure 8 (follow markers) and scissors jump over the skipping ropes at the intersection twice. 

• Each player covers the figure 8 circuit, scissors jumping over the obstacle in the middle twice before returning and tagging the next runner. 

• Players participate as a continuous relay.

Key teaching points

• Leg closest to the rope over first.

• Run in and land facing the same direction.

• Both legs lift to the front.

Relay race

Skill focus: Speed, acceleration, playing as a member of a team

Equipment: Markers, relay batons for each team

Set up

Place 4 marker cones in a straight line to represent the starting line.

Place another 4 markers opposite 100 metres away to represent the change over point for runners. 

How to play: Teams race against each other in a relay. Each team member races one length before passing the baton on to the next runner, who runs and passes on to the next etc. 

• Teacher to split teams up so half are at one end of the track and the other half at the marker at the opposite end. 

• The race is finished when all members of the team have run.

• The team who finishes the race first is the winner.