Rugby Training with Trevour

Today for kiwi sport, all the year 7's and 8's had a session with Trevour and Mr. M for touch. First we did a warm up which was just running, jogging, high knees, and butt kicking. After that we practised making tries with the rugby ball while with a partner. One of the favourite activities I really liked doing was when we played Rats n' Rabbits and when we had to jump to our partner, and when we were close enough, we had to give our buddy a double high five and shout 'TOUCH!'. The whole class enjoyed all the activities and was really puffed out afterwards.

Cross country

This term we have been doing cross country training. Here at the bottom are some photos from two days ago. Our goal is to run around our school 7 times before the real cross country day. When we run our heart gets stronger and we get more fit. We are also trying to pace our self. We shouldn't run so fast at the start or else we will get tired much quicker. Mr. Ogilvie says we are making good progress in our running.

High Jump Comparison

Today's task was to find a picture of our self doing either long jump, running, or high jump at run, jump throw with Andi and compare it to an athlete. Then as you can see at the bottom are the tips you need to remember for doing high jump.  The things I needed to work on from my high jump skills was to do left left right right and to manage my time wisely. Hopefully when I master these skills I could become a great high jumper.

Long Jump

On Thursday we had Run, Jump, Throw. After Andi talked to us, we played Octopus tag as a warm up. Next we started practising our long jumps by using our arms, running off one foot and landing on two, and squatting as you land so you keep balanced. These are tips you need to remember when you do long jump. Lastly we had a Jump-off challenge. Everyone did a good job.

Run Jump Throw #2

Today for P.E we did Run Jump Throw with Andy, our coach. We met up in the hall so she could tell us what we will be practising today. After that she took us outside to play Octopus tag. This helped me with my agility. Next she got us to practise getting ready for a distance and a sprint race. In sprints the person says "On your marks, get set, (BANG)!" but in distance races, the person says "On your marks, (BANG)". When we get ready for either of these races, we step a metre from the line, take one step at the edge of the line, and then bend our legs and our elbows. If your left  leg is in front, it will always be the opposite arm out in front. Remember to be light on your feet, look straight ahead, and do 'cheek to cheek' ( That means when you swing your arm, it swings up to your face cheek and your bum cheek).