Kepa & Sarri
An extraordinary situation occurred this weekend when Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga refused to be substituted in the Carabao Cup Final at Wembley. Watch the footage of the incident before having a go at the resource below.
An extraordinary situation occurred this weekend when Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga refused to be substituted in the Carabao Cup Final at Wembley. Watch the footage of the incident before having a go at the resource below.
Watch the videos in the resource below before discussing how and why ethnicity has an impact on the sport that people participate in.
Take a look at a popular sporting website such as https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport On the homepage, which social groups are well represented? Which social groups do not appear as often? Discuss how the media can impact participation levels in sport. Now take a look at the Sport England website – https://www.sportengland.org/ Name three initiatives that Sport England have put …
As PE teachers we can be forgiven for sticking with the same GCSE PE exam board year upon year. Changing boards requires learning new content, adapting theoretical and practical structures and obtaining or creating new resources. But how different are the exam boards? Are you using the exam board best suited to the pupils at …
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Team Theory or Team Practical? The new GCSE PE specification is now in its third year of teaching, having gone through its first exam period in the summer of 2018. Now that teachers have gone through a complete teaching cycle, perhaps it is time to reflect on the changes that have been made and decide …
After watching the video of this controversial tackle from Owen Farrell, have a go at answering the questions in the resource below: [adinserter block=”1″]
The PE Classroom – http://www.thepeclassroom.com Why was The PE Classroom created? As teachers we all wish we had more of it. Without it we cannot put our pupils first and cannot continue to develop our teaching and lesson delivery. We wish we didn’t have to waste so much of it with administrative and menial tasks. …
This week’s starter looks at the different dietary requirements required by athletes from certain sports. After watching the videos in the resource below, can you decide what and when each performer should be eating? Each week we post ‘Starter activities’ for pupils to discuss and debate during lessons. The content will always link to GCSE …
Golf is a popular sport which has developed incredibly due to the commercialisation of sport. However, despite the popularity of events such as the Ryder Cup, this sport is still seen as inaccessible for many people within the population. Have a go at the following resource in order to improve your knowledge of Engagement Patterns/The …
Our Video revision section is free to use and allows pupils to go over key GCSE PE content, as well enhancing their sporting knowledge. Pupils are required to use their research or knowledge to name the person being shown in the clip, before answering a GCSE PE question on this person. Click on a topic …
Alastair Cook retired from Test cricket this week. After watching the video paying tribute to this legend of the game, have a go at the resource below, which tests pupil knowledge of Component Two of the GCSE PE course.
Liverpool have hit the headlines this week as it was announced that they have employed a ‘throw-in coach’ to improve their attacking and defensive attributes in matches. Find out more from the BBC Sport article here – https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45405476 After watching the video of the World Record throw, have a go at the resource below in order …
Boxers and wrestlers often put themselves under extreme pressure to lose weight before a weigh-in. Why do they do this? Using the article found at the link below to help you, come up with three ways (legal or illegal) that a boxer can lose weight. https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/44750069
The video above sees Heston Blumenthal discussing the importance of considering diet for sportsmen and women. After watching the above video have a go at completing the table below. Extension – Also consider the timing of different food components. How would each performer utilise the intake of food before and during an event. Each …
Billy Vunipola is over 20 stone and the BMI scale would classify him as obese. Is this the case? What is the BMI scale not taking into account? Discuss the attributes that make him such a great player and also any disadvantages of being this weight. Each week we post ‘Starter activities’ for pupils to …
Phil Mickelson caused controversy this week as he chose to deliberately hit a moving ball at the US Open. The video above shows this controversial act and the video below shows Mickelson trying to defend his actions: Deviance? Gamesmanship? A player taking advantage of the rules or completely disrespecting the sport and the occasion? Lots …
This week Rafael Nadal won his 11th French Open Championship – extending his own record at this tournament. Take a loot at the highlights in the video above. Although still a prolific player, Nadal has had nowhere near the same amount of success on other surfaces. Clay courts are different to play on than other …
Our starter activity this week looks at altitude training. After watching the video, have a go at explaining the relative importance of altitude training to the three athletes pictured in the following resource…. For more starters click here.
Our starter activity this concerns Women in Sport. Task 1 – Write out as many male sports starts as you can in one minute Task 2 – Write out as many female sports stars as you can in one minute Are there any differences between your two lists? Did you name more men or women? …
Our starter activity this week looks at the danger of concussion in Rugby Union. England captain Dylan Hartley has recently been ruled out until next season with a serious concussion injury. After watching the video (above) try to answer the following questions: What symptoms could Dylan Hartley be suffering from? How would he be assessed …
In a week which saw Mo Farah set the British marathon record, we look at the consideration as to whether marathon running is good or bad for you. Further to watching this video, go to the following link to find a news article from the BBC News website which discusses both the pros and cons …
Weekly Starter – Is Marathon Running Bad for You? Read More »
This video shows how Amsterdam is focusing on exercise and diet in order to tackle childhood obesity. In small groups, come up with reasons…. How can a drop in childhood obesity help individual children (e.g. what are some of the problems they could avoid)? Can Amsterdam benefit as a city from putting money into tackling …
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‘Grid girls’ should be brought back for the Russian GP because “our girls are the most beautiful”, says the country’s F1 organiser. Source: Formula 1: Russian GP wants to bring back ‘grid girls’ for race in September ‘Grid girls’ were only removed from F1 a short while ago yet there are many people who believe …
After watching the video on this week’s issue, in small groups discuss: Should the players involved be punished and why? Ball tampering is an act of ‘negative deviance’. What is this? (Research if necessary) Would there be any advantages to cricket of allowing ball tampering? Find more starters here
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