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PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
Quarter 1 – Module 1b:
History of Athletics

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MAPEH – Grade 7
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 1b: History of Athletics
First Edition, 2021

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 Do you prefer to do a sport alone? Do you want to learn and improve in
sports that will rely primarily on your own strengths? This module will introduce you
to individual sport like athletics. This is your moment to showcase your abilities, hard
work, and perseverance which will condition your body mentally and physically and
will keep your body active and in shape.
Individual sports will teach you to motivate yourself. It will allow you to practice on
your own pace or to compete as an individual. This is the way towards learning the
value of self-reliance. This is your chance! In athletics, you will have fun, make
friends, learn new skills, or even share your own skills with others.

LEARNING COMPETENCY:

1. Describe the nature and background of the sport PE7GS-Id-5

2. Executes the skills involved in the sport PE7GS-Id-h-4
3. Monitors periodically one’s progress towards the fitness goals PE7PF-Id-h-28

At the end of the module, you should be able to:

1. Define what is athletics
2. Execute the skills in athletics such as running events
3. Display appreciation upon doing the activities

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 What I Know

PRE ASSESSMENT

Direction: : Write T if the statement is true and F if it is false. Do this in your

activity P.E notebook.
1. Running decreases leg strength and stamina.
2. Track and field teaches you lifelong lessons of commitment and dedication.
3. Most sprinters are usually very muscular and long distance runners are
usually thin.
4. Jogging is a form of running slow or in a leisurely pace.
5. Safe sprinting needs you to wear a good pair of rubber shoes.
6. The correct technique for breathing is inhaling through your mouth, then
exhale through the nose.
7. At “start”, keep your hands parallel at the starting line.
8. Sprinting and incorrect footing are a must for a successful jump.
9. Running burns body fat and improves cardiovascular health.
10. The long jump, triple jump, high jump, and pole vault are four running
events where you will develop speed and skills in running.

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 What’s In

Direction: Complete the survey form below. Copy the form and put a checkmark in
the appropriate column of your answer. Do this in your P.E notebook.
Barriers to Being Active Survey
How likely are you to say? Very Some Some Very
likely what what unlikely
(3) likely unlikely (0)
(2) (1)

1. My day is so busy now, I just

don’t
think I can make the time to
include
physical activity in my regular
schedule.
2. None of my family members or
friends like to do anything active,
so I don’t have a chance to
exercise.
3. . I'm just too tired after school
or work to get any exercise.
4. I've been thinking about getting
more exercise, but I just can’t
seem to get started.
5. Exercise can be risky

6. I don’t get enough exercise

because I have never learned the
skills for any sport.
7. I don’t have access to jogging
trails, swimming pools, bike paths,
etc.
8. Physical activity takes too much
time away from other
commitments--
time, work, family, etc.
9. I’m embarrassed about how I
will look when I exercise with
others.
10. I don’t get enough sleep as it
is. I
just couldn’t get up early or stay
up late to get some exercise.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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 What’s New

Direction: Answer the following questions and write your answers on your P.E
notebook.
1. Based from your answers on the physical activity quiz, choose the top five
scores ranking them from highest to lowest. Ask yourself why they are barriers. List
down several ways on how and when to begin to overcome each one.
2. List down at least five activities you think you will enjoy participating. Explain why
and list down the benefits you will get from the activity.
3. Keep a diary of your daily routine activities starting from your morning rituals, the
time you get up from bed, classes you attend, activities, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and
study time and so on. Looking at your daily pattern, how can you allot time for physical
activities?

What is It

History of Athletics
Athletic contests in running, walking, jumping, and throwing are among the oldest of
all sports and their roots are prehistoric. Athletics is in five disciplines: track and field,
road running, race walking, cross country running, and mountain running.
All forms of athletics are individual sports with the exception of relay races.
The first recorded athletic event is the ancient Olympic Games in 776 BC in
Olympia, Greece with only one event--the stadium footrace with Koroibos as the first
Olympic winner.
Running competitions were added in the Ancient Olympic Pentathlon, with the four
main events: the long jump, javelin throw, discus throw, and stadium footrace.
Athletic events were always held and later became known to Rome in 200 BC.
The Celtics were the first in the stone put and weight throw competition during the
Middle Ages, which we now know as shot put and hammer throw events, while during
the 18th century Northern Europeans popularized the pole vault.
The 19th century showed modern Athletics competition in the military, schools, and
sport clubs. Hurdling competitions were started with the first national associations,
established the Amateur Athletics Association (AAA) of England, and followed by US
in 1876 where the first Outdoor Track and Field championship was organized by the
New York Athletics club.

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With amateurism as its founding principles, The International Amateur Athletic
Federations (IAAF) was established as its governing body in 1912. In 1919, the South
American Championships was held followed by the European Athletics championships
in 1934. The first participation of women in the Summer Olympics was held in 1926
and major athletics competitions for disabled athletes were introduced in the 1960
Summer Paralympics.
From 1960 onward, Athletics gained mileage through television and after half a
century, the amateur grew to professional status in the late 1970’s. The IAAF was
changed into the International Association of Athletics Federation. World
Championships in Athletics--the first ever global competition for athletes, started to
give prize money for champions in 1997. In 2010, the IAAF World Championships in
Athletics was replaced by IAAF Diamond League composed of leaders from Europe,
Asia, North America, and the Middle East.

I. Track Events
A. Running- is the first classification in the track and field events and is usually done
in an oval track measuring 400 meters with 6-8 lanes having a standard width of 1.22
meters.

https://www.google.com/search?q=athletics+running+illustrations&tbm

Hurdling- is also included in the running events. It is a foot race over obstacles called
hurdles. While going over the hurdles, you must remain in your assigned lane
throughout the race. If you knock a hurdle down while jumping over them, you may do
so only with a leg or a foot. This event will develop your speed, flexibility, and balance.

https://www.google.com/search?q=athletics+jumping+illustrations&tbm

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B. Jumping- is the second classification in the track and field events. It has 2 types:
one for length or distance (long jump and triple jump), and another for height (the high
jump and pole vault).

High Jump- It is an event where you try to jump vertically and move your body over a
bar that is across two upright poles, upon which rests a 4 meter horizontal bar, then
landing on your back upon a cushioned mattress.

https://www.google.com/search?q=athletics+jumping+illustrations&tbm

Pole Vault- You carry a long, flexible fiberglass pole then sprint along a short runway.
Plant the pole into a sloping metal box beneath the bar and push yourself up over the
bar.

https://www.google.com/search?q=athletics+jumping+illustrations&tbm

II. Field Events

C. Throwing- is the final classification in the track and field events. There are four
different throwing events which require you to perform with power, strength, and
accuracy. They are the hammer, the discus, the javelin, and the shot put.
Hammer- This is an extremely heavy metal bat weighing 7.2 kg attached to a handle
by steel wire. The hammer requires you to have the strength and excellent technique
to throw the metal ball across the field.

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 https://www.google.com/search?q=athletics+throwing+illustrations&tbm

Discus- You are required to throw a disc-like object weighing 2 kg for men and 1kg
for women across the field as far as possible.

https://www.google.com/search?q=athletics+throwing+illustrations&tbm

Javelin- You have to combine speed and strength with a javelin, a long spiked-pole
which you have to throw as far as possible across the field.

https://www.google.com/search?q=athletics+throwing+illustrations&tbm

Shot Put- It is a solid metal ball weighing 7.25 kg for men and 4 kg for women. You
have to throw the shot with one hand from stationary position from a marked circle 7
ft. in diameter across the field.

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https://www.google.com/search?q=athletics+throwing+illustrations&tbm

HEALTH BENEFITS OF TRACK AND FIELD

1. Running Events- Running burns body fat and improve cardiovascular health. It
also increases leg strength and stamina.
2. Jumping Events- The long jump, triple jump, high jump, and pole vault are four
jumping events where you will develop speed and the skills for jumping.
3. Throwing Events- The shot put, discus, javelin, and hammer are throwing events
that will help you develop upper body strength as well as speed and precision.
Track and field teaches you lifelong lessons of commitment and dedication.
Becoming an athlete will help you understand the meaning of work and obtain better
work ethics.

The Basic Skills

Phases of Running

http://www.runningtechniquetips.com/2011/03/running-technique-four-phases/

Phases of Sprinting
1. Starting Phase- where the sprinter is in contact with the blocks
2. Acceleration Phase- increase stride length and stride frequency
3. Constant Speed- characterized by both the stride length and stride frequency
remaining the same over a period of time
4. Deceleration- decrease in sprinting speed

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 https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=filcols+images

What’s More

Direction: In each box, write the health benefits that each of the skills developed. Do
this in your P.E notebook.

Running Jumping Throwing

What I Have Learned

Now that you have finished this module, you can share with your family and friends
your insights by completing the following sentence prompts. Write your answers in
your notebook.

I have learned that ________________________________________________.

I have realized that ________________________________________________.

I will apply ______________________________________________________.

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 What I Can Do

In doing the activity, please remember the following safety measures.

Here are some tips to stay safe and injury-free;
1. Be aware of your body. Think about how the particular exercises is making you feel.
2. Warm up and cool down. Try slow stretches and go through the motions of your
activity before starting. Cool down with slow stretching.
3. Do it right. Try to get the technique right from the beginning, to ensure you are using
your muscles correctly.
Direction: In this activity, you will do a relay game in which you will apply the basics
of running. The emphasis on this activity is skill and fun.
You will need: Cone, stones and stopwatch
Here’s how:
1. Make a starting line.
2. A cone is set up 10 meters away from the starting line.
3. Put at least 5 stones on the starting line.
4. Start the time using your stopwatch as you start running.
5. Get one stone, run as fast as you can and place the stone beside the cone. After
placing the stone, turn on the cone and run back to the starting line to get another
stone and do the same until the rest of the stones have been placed beside the cone.
6. If the 5 stones are already placed beside the cone, then stop the time and record it
in your P.E notebook.

NOTE TO YOU, DEAR PARENTS. Kindly guide your child, as much as possible, in
performing this activity. Encourage your child to perform his/her best for this activity

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 Assessment

I. Direction: Copy the statements and arrange the Athletics History according to
its chronological order. Write numbers 1 to 7 in your P.E notebook.

1. ____Hurdling competitions were started.

2. ____The first participation of women was held in the Summer Olympics.
3. ____Athletics grew professional status and started to give prize money to
champions.
4. ____ Pole vault became popular in the North European Lowlands.
5. ____The Celtics had stone put and weight throw in the Middle Ages.
6. ____Disabled athletes joined the Summer Paralympics.
7. ____ Amateur play in Athletics was established.

II. Direction: Match the track events in column A to its correct game in column B.
Write the letter of the correct answer in your P.E notebook.

A B
1. Hammer a. Running
2. High Jump b. Jumping
3. Hurdling c. Throwing
4. Shot Put d. Running & Jumping
5. Javelin e. Throwing & Jumping

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 Additional Activities

Direction: Complete the statements with your honest responses. Write your
answers in your P.E notebook.
1. I began thinking more critically of my training when…

2. The things I did well were…

3. In what ways have your sense of self and your values been impacted or altered
throughout the learning of the sport?

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What I know
Pre-Test
1. F
2. T
3. T
4. T
5. T
6. F
7. T
8. F
9. T
10. F
What’s In - answers may vary
Additional Activities – answers may vary
What I Can Do - answers may vary
What’s More
Running – Increases leg strength and stamina
Jumping – Develop speed and the skills for jumping
Throwing – Develop upper body strength as well as speed and precision
Assessment
1. (3)
2. (5)
3. (7)
4. (2)
5. (1)
6. (6)
7. (4)
II.
1. C 4. C
2. B 5. C
3. A
Answer Key
References

Online Sources:
http://www.runningtechniquetips.com/2011/03/running-technique-four-phases/
https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=filcols+images
https://www.google.com/search?q=athletics&source=lnms&tbm
https://www.google.com/search?q=athletics+throwing+illustrations&tbm
https://www.google.com/search?q=athletics+jumping+illustrations&tbm
https://www.google.com/search?q=athletics+running+illustrations&tbm

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