S1&S2 course work Warm-ups

Warm-ups The warm-up is an important part to the lesson. The warm-up is an important part to the lesson. We do this at the start of a session to get the mind and body ready for exercise. We do this at the start of a session to get the mind and body ready for exercise. This is fundamental to a safe practice. This is fundamental to a safe practice. There are three parts to a warm-up: There are three parts to a warm-up: 1.heart raiser 1.heart raiser 2.stretch/mobility 2.stretch/mobility 3. sport-related activity 3. sport-related activity

Benefits to a warm-up Warm ups are a crucial part of performance. If completed correctly they enable the body to perform at its peak performing ability at the current time. Warm ups are a crucial part of performance. If completed correctly they enable the body to perform at its peak performing ability at the current time. It activates the correct energy systems and prepares the correct muscles, giving increased range and flexibility, it increases heart rate, pumping blood and oxygen to working muscles and takes away lactic acid. It activates the correct energy systems and prepares the correct muscles, giving increased range and flexibility, it increases heart rate, pumping blood and oxygen to working muscles and takes away lactic acid. This helps slow down fatigue, so you can last longer and reduces risk of injury or muscle pull. This helps slow down fatigue, so you can last longer and reduces risk of injury or muscle pull.

Heart raiser Gradual increase in physical activity to raise heart rate. Gradual increase in physical activity to raise heart rate. This includes: This includes: Light jogging Light jogging Side steps Side steps Skips Skips High knees High knees Kicking behind Kicking behind

Stretches Stretches help loosen off the joints so the performer can have increased range of movement. It also helps warm and stretch the muscles to help reduce muscle pull and fatigue and takes away the waste product of lactic acid. Stretches help loosen off the joints so the performer can have increased range of movement. It also helps warm and stretch the muscles to help reduce muscle pull and fatigue and takes away the waste product of lactic acid.

Skill-related exercise It is important that warm ups should be specific to the exercise that will follow, therefore you must start practicing those skills needed for the main activity. It is important that warm ups should be specific to the exercise that will follow, therefore you must start practicing those skills needed for the main activity. This can include dribbling, passing shooting drills/games. This can include dribbling, passing shooting drills/games.

Task In pairs, design your own warm-up to lead with the whole class. Write this out on a piece of paper to include; how your organising the heart-raiser, what stretches your doing and what warm-up game/drill your going to do at the end. In pairs, design your own warm-up to lead with the whole class. Write this out on a piece of paper to include; how your organising the heart-raiser, what stretches your doing and what warm-up game/drill your going to do at the end.

Warm-up for basketball

Stretches Make sure all participants can see you and lead a stretch by telling them how to do it and using a demonstration (showing them how to do it). Make sure all participants can see you and lead a stretch by telling them how to do it and using a demonstration (showing them how to do it).

Skill related practice Practice the skills of the game. Practice the skills of the game. Introduce the movements and equipment in this section. Introduce the movements and equipment in this section. Make sure you write down at least 3 rules of your game and explain how your going to organise the group. Make sure you write down at least 3 rules of your game and explain how your going to organise the group. You could do the following activities: You could do the following activities: King of court King of court Game of killer Game of killer Game of tag Game of tag Passing drill Passing drill Shooting drill Shooting drill 1v1’s 1v1’s Good luck! Good luck!