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Grade 4 and 5 Lesson 4 - Strength and Speed

The document provides information about physical fitness components including speed and strength. It includes definitions of speed and strength, examples of each, and instructions for home tests to measure speed and strength in the arms and legs. The objectives are to define speed and strength, identify exercises for each, and relate sports skills to each component. True/false questions test understanding of when speed versus strength would be important in sports situations.

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Grade 4 and 5 Lesson 4 - Strength and Speed

The document provides information about physical fitness components including speed and strength. It includes definitions of speed and strength, examples of each, and instructions for home tests to measure speed and strength in the arms and legs. The objectives are to define speed and strength, identify exercises for each, and relate sports skills to each component. True/false questions test understanding of when speed versus strength would be important in sports situations.

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Physical Fitness

Try to find for the lesson:


1) A ruler 2) Grippy footwear (no socks)
3) Post it notes (or likeness to mark a spot) 4) A yoga mat
Remember these things are not essential, you can still complete all of the lesson.
With your fitness buddy discuss…
• What is physical fitness?
• How do we achieve a good level of physical fitness?
• Why would we want to be physical fit?
11 Components of Fitness
• Strength
• Speed • Co-ordination
• Power • Reaction Time
• Agility • Cardiovascular Endurance
• Flexibility • Muscular Endurance
• Balance • Body Composition
Learning Objectives
• Define speed and strength
• Identify exercises associated with speed and strength
• Identify sports related skills associated with speed and strength
Speed
• “The ability to put body parts into motion quickly”
• What examples can you think of?
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA5bwqVN5LM – Carlin Isles,
Sprinter turned rugby player
Speed Test - Arm (home edition)
• Place two marks (post it notes or memorize the spot) 50cm apart on a
wall at your shoulder height.
• You have 1 minute to touch each mark as many times as possible.
• Record your personal best
Speed Test – Leg (home edition)
• Place two marks 50cm apart on the floor, stand so that the foot you
are going to test is on one of the marks and the other mark is to the
side of that foot.
• Top Tip – If you are using the right foot that means the second mark is
50cm to the right of you.
• You have 1 minute to touch each mark as many times as possible.
• Record your personal best.
Strength
• “The amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance”
• What examples can you think of?
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35rgTvTzx7g
Strength Test – Leg (home edition)
• Complete as many Bulgarian Split
squats in 1 minutes as possible
• Alternatives (1 legged squat or deep
squat)
• Record your personal best (be sure to
state which exercise you did)
Strength Test – Arm (home edition)
• Complete as many diamond push
ups in 1 minute as possible
• Alternatives (Normal push up,
Knee diamond push up)
• Record your personal best (be
sure to state which exercise you
did)
True or False?
• In a rugby game, if an
opposing player has a good
hold on me while I have the
ball and the try line is only a
few meters away, I need
speed to be able to keep
moving forward.
True or False?
• You can only use 1 component of fitness at a time.
True or False?
• If I wanted to build strength in my chest muscles (pectorals) I could do
sit ups whilst holding a flat weight to my chest.
True or False
• You are dribbling with the ball in a football match, shoulder to
shoulder with a defender heading towards the goal. Speed is more
important than strength in this situation.
Final Task
• Please write:
• 2 things you learned in this
lesson
• 1 thing you thought was
interesting
• 1 thing you would like to know
more about
Food for thought?
• If I lift a heavy object but I do it very quickly, am I using strength?
Speed? Something else? Or all 3 answers?

Speed X Strength =

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