STANDARD GRADE P'E

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STANDARD GRADE P.E

• POWER

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POWER

• Q. What is POWER?
• A. It is the combination of Speed and Strength

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What does Power enable the performer to do?

• It is important in activities where the performer
  is pushed to travel as high or as far as
  possible, or to hit, kick or throw an object as
  far as possible.
• Task
• Can you think of three activities where Power is
  important to get the performer as high or far as
  possible?

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• LONG JUMP to push the performer
  as far as possible
• HIGH JUMP to push the performer as high as
  possible
• REBOUNDER to enable the performer
  (Basketball) to jump from the floor to
  retrieve the ball
• Task
• Can you think of three activities where you need
  to hit, kick, throw an object?

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• JAVELIN to throw the object as far as
  possible
• RUGBY to kick the ball as far as possible
  to clear it
• TENNIS to hit the ball as hard as you can
  on serve

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How is POWER measured?

• Power can be measured in a number of ways. Two
  standard tests which we will use to determine leg
  power will be
• The standing broad jump (measures how far)
• The standing vertical jump (measures how high)

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How can POWER be improved?

• It can be developed through combining speed and
  strength training programmes.
• Example
• Weight work with sprint sessions
• or practising the activity itself (javelin)
  repeatedly.