Name: ______Class:______
Assignment
This assignment is to be presented in a manila folder.
Make sure to clearly put your name and class on the cover of your assignment.
1. Label the diagram of the athletic track
(12 marks)
2. Find and stick in the correct order three (3) pictures of a sprinter in the
- “on your marks” position,
- “set” position, and the
- drive phase of the crouch start
Under each picture state the phase of the crouch start shown. (6 marks)
3. Answer the questions on the following page by filling in the blanks
Name: ______Class:______
Answer the following questions.
1. On the track all races are run in ______direction.
a) a clockwise b) an anti-clockwise c) a straight (1 mark)
2. The number of lanes on an athletic track is ______.
a) 4 or 6 b) 6 or 8 c) 4 or 8 (1 mark)
3. The 100m race is run on the ______.
a) back straight b) home straight c) curve (1 mark)
4. A ______start is used when a race begins on the curved part of the track.
a) crouch b) standing c) staggered (1 mark)
5. Runners use the ______start to begin the 100m, 200m and 400m races.
a) crouch b) standing c) staggered (1 mark)
6. The lanes of an athletic track are numbered from ______
a) the inside lane to the outside lane b) the outside lane to the inside lane
c) any direction (1 mark)
7. The part of the body that is used to decide the finishing order of a race is the ______.
a) foot b) chest c) head (1 mark)
8. Which lane on the track measures 400m? ______(1 mark)
9. Identify three (3) races in which a runner must keep in his or her lane?
______
(3 marks)
10. All races end at the ______. (1 mark)
11. The crouch start is divided into ______phases. (1 mark)
12. Name the phases of the crouch start in the correct sequence. (4 marks)
______
13. A sprinter’s stride consists of a ______phase and a ______phase.
(2 marks)
14. Name one event in each category of track events. (3 marks)
i. Sprints: ______
ii. Middle distance: ______
iii. Long distance: ______