Blogger Prompt: Week 3 - Term 4

Blogger Prompt: Week 3 - Term 4

This week's blogger prompt about athletics as our school athletics is this Tuesday.  Watch the videos attached below. 

 An awesome high jump video! 

The powerful Inspirational true story...Never give up!

1) Research the history of athletics - when did it all start, why did it start, what country did it originate from? etc. See if you can find some information out. Type out your answers below. DETAIL/DETAIL/DETAIL... 

Athens.

From the 8th century B.C. to the 4th century A.D., the Games were held every four years in Olympia, located in the western Peloponnese peninsula, in honour of the god Zeus. The first modern Olympics took place in 1896 in Athens, and featured 280 participants from 13 nations, competing in 43 events

2) Explain what you did well on athletics day? 

Tried my best in every event and made to a competition with a lot of other students from other schools.  

3) Explain what you could have done better with during athletics day? 

Listened to where my events were because I got lost. 

4) What was your least favourite event and why? 

I liked all of them but I found high jump the hardest because its so easy to knock the bar off. 

5) What is your favourite event and why?  

Long jump because I'm really good at it. 

6) Explain how you showed REP on athletics day? 

Encouraged others.  

7) What was your favourite discipline while practising with your class? Explain why.  

Practising. 

8) If you could add any athletics event what would it be and why?  

Long distance. 

9) What is your Year 9 athletics goal? Surprise, Surprise - yes there is athletics at high school!  

To be really fit and to make it far in athletics. 

10) Are you keen to keep practising athletics events even when our school athletics is over? If yes  - what discipline / If no - why Long jump because I like it.