S1&S2 course work S1&S2 course work

Warm-ups Warm-ups

Warm-upsWarm-ups

The warm-up is an important part to the The warm-up is an important part to the lesson. lesson.

We do this at the start of a session to get We do this at the start of a session to get the mind and body ready for exercise. 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 raiser1.heart raiser 2.stretch/mobility2.stretch/mobility 3. sport-related activity3. sport-related activity

Benefits to a warm-upBenefits to a warm-up

Warm ups are a crucial part of performance. Warm ups are a crucial part of performance. If completed correctly they enable the body If completed correctly they enable the body to perform at its peak performing ability at to perform at its peak performing ability at the current time. the current time.

It activates the correct energy systems and It activates the correct energy systems and prepares the correct muscles, giving prepares the correct muscles, giving increased range and flexibility, it increases increased range and flexibility, it increases heart rate, pumping blood and oxygen to heart rate, pumping blood and oxygen to working muscles and takes away lactic acid.working muscles and takes away lactic acid.

This helps slow down fatigue, so you can last This helps slow down fatigue, so you can last longer and reduces risk of injury or muscle longer and reduces risk of injury or muscle pull. pull.

Heart raiserHeart raiser

Gradual increase Gradual increase in physical activity in physical activity to raise heart rate.to raise heart rate.

This includes:This includes: Light joggingLight jogging Side stepsSide steps SkipsSkips High kneesHigh knees Kicking behindKicking behind

Stretches Stretches

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

Skill-related exerciseSkill-related exercise

It is important that It is important that warm ups should be warm ups should be specific to the specific to the exercise that will exercise that will follow, therefore you follow, therefore you must start practicing must start practicing those skills needed those skills needed for the main activity. for the main activity.

This can include This can include dribbling, passing dribbling, passing shooting shooting drills/games. drills/games.

Task Task

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

Warm-up for Warm-up for basketballbasketball

Stretches Stretches

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

Skill related practiceSkill related practice

Practice the skills of Practice the skills of the game.the game.

Introduce the Introduce the movements and movements and equipment in this equipment in this section.section.

Make sure you write Make sure you write down at least 3 down at least 3 rules of your game rules of your game and explain how and explain how your going to your going to organise the group.organise the group.

You could do the You could do the following activities:following activities:

King of court King of court Game of killer Game of killer Game of tag Game of tag Passing drillPassing drill Shooting drill Shooting drill 1v1’s 1v1’s Good luck!Good luck!