Endurance Handbook

SECTION 7

Walking for a Fixed Time This activity can be carried out either on a 50m Linear Track or Round or Oval Track (see Section 2), the aim of the activity being to walk as far as possible in a set time period. Using an improvised track compared to using a 400m track can be very beneficial to both as the coach is always close to the young athletes and can therefore observe any distress they may be experiencing and act WEB COPY ©EVEQUE accordingly. The mini tracks can also offer a psychological advantage to the athletes that they are always close to other young athletes regardless of walking or running ability. The layout for the 100m Linear Track is as follows: A series of cones is placed 10m apart with the exception of the two end cones, which are placed at 9m to compensate for the young athlete 10 10 10 10 9

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turning when taking part in the activity. To help judging, small disks can be placed at 5m interval positions.

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The diagram shows four athletes starting at 10m intervals. The start position will be deducted from the final distance as shown in the Score Card example below. Two tracks may be used set a minimum distance of 3m apart to facilitate more participants. The trials are for a specified time period of one or two minutes. At the end of the time period the whistle is blown and the athletes are told stand still so their distance can be measured. It is important with all the games that the athletes are encouraged to learn the skill correctly and therefore it is suggested that penalties rather than disqualification for an illegal walking technique are applied. The instructor or other young athletes can therefore act as judges giving yellow cards that can be shown to the participating young athlete for a foul. The penalties for illegal ‘lifting’ techniques should be 10m for each fault and each time the athlete should be shown a yellow card. WEB COPY ©EVEQUE Sample Score Card Class 2T 15th September 2010 2 minutes

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