Carlos, Diana Mariz, Guillermo

2nd year (irregular)

P.E. 03 MODULE 2 FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS IN ATHLETICS (TRACK AND FIELD)

ACTIVITY I

1. HOSSAIN BOLT

On the 21st of August 1986, Usain Saint Leo Bolt was born in Sherwood Content, a small town
in Trelawny, Jamaica. He grew up loving and appreciating sports. Usain used to play cricket and
football in the streets with his brother. When he was in school, the coaches noticed the natural
speed of Bolt when playing cricket and sprinting. Under the guidance of Pablo McNeil, a former
Olympic sprint athlete, Bolt focused on sprint only. (Glen Mills would later serve as Bolt's coach
and mentor.)

Usain Bolt was called the "fastest man alive" after winning three gold medals at the 2008
Olympic Games in Beijing, China, and became the first athlete in Olympic history to win the
100-meter and 200-meter races in record timings. He also won three Olympic gold medals in the
2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. In the 100 meters, Usain achieved an Olympic record
of 9.63 seconds, making him the first athlete in history to set three world records in a single
Olympic race. He made history again at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, winning gold
medals in the 100 and 200-meter dashes, as well as the 4x100-meter relay, giving him three golds
in three Olympics.

2. RUTH BEITIA

Ruth Beitia Vila, known as Ruth Beitia, was born on the 1st of April 1979 in Santander,
Cantabria, Spain. This versatile player holds a Spanish nationality. She is a Spanish high jumper
and a politician who bagged a gold medal at the Rio Olympics 2016. She also won gold at the
2012, 2014, and 2016 European Championships.

In the European Youth Olympic Days in 1995, Beitia positioned 5th in the tournament. When she
broke the Spanish record in 1998, jumping 1.89m, she gained international attention. She raised
the record progressively up to 2.02 m which she accomplished on the 4th of August 2007. Beitia
is the only Spanish athlete so far who has jumped higher than two meters. She made his senior
international appearance at the 2002 European Athletics Championships, where she positioned
11th.

Beitia won a gold medal at the European Championships in Helsinki and finished fourth at the
2012 London Olympics, after which she retired from the sport. After a few months of
disappointment, she returned to the game. Because of her effective performance, she won gold at
the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg.

3. RYAN CROUSER

On the 18th of December, 1992, Ryan Crouser was born in Portland, Oregon. He belongs to a
family of throwers. He represents the United States as a shot putter and discus thrower. He is a
two-time Olympic gold medallist, an Olympic record holder, and a world record holder in the
indoor and outdoor shot put.

Crouser has won two Olympic medals in a row. In the shot put at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Olympics, he set the Olympic Games record of 22.52 m. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he
successfully defended his Olympic title, improving his personal best to 23.30 m and breaking the
record. In the competition, all six of his throws beat his previous Olympic record from 2016.

ACTIVITY II

1. 100 M Sprint/Run

Time: 50 seconds

a. Yes. I kept on running.

b. While running, my body is in a parallel position. My shoulders are down and relaxed.

c. I feel faster breathing, sweating, and my legs feel sore.

2. Long Jump

Distance: 1 meter

a. Yes. Before I lifted off the ground, I started to run first.

b. While doing a long jump, I am running in a parallel position. My heels and toes lifted off the
ground.

c. I feel faster breathing and sweating.

3. Shot Put

Distance: 4 meters

a. Yes. I released the shot above the height of my shoulder.

b. I did not face away from the throwing direction while positioning the shot against the
shoulder.

c. I feel faster breathing. The rock is too much heavy for me to lift it off.

ACTIVITY III

1. 100 M Sprint/Run

Time: 40 seconds

a. Yes. Before, instead of running in midfoot, I kept running on my toes.

b. Yes, the information given to me helped me to perform better. Because I learned the right
technique when sprinting/running.

c. The head, neck, and shoulders should be directly on top of the hips when sprinting upright.
Everything will move out of position if anything more than a slight forward lean happens. The
shoulders are down and relaxed. If the waist is leaning too far forward, the ability to apply force
straight down to the ground will reduce.
2. Long Jump

Distance: 1 meter

a. Yes. Before, when I tried to execute the long jump, instead of jumping, I hopped instead.

b. Yes, the information given to me helped me to perform better. Because I learned the right
technique when doing a long jump.

c. Before executing the long jump, the athlete's feet must be fixed in a parallel position. The
jumper's heels and toes may be lifted off the ground. The feet cannot be lifted entirely off the
ground before the jump. To set up the proper rhythm and body position for a solid leap, the
athlete rocks his arms back and forth and bends his knees and hips. The athlete swings both arms
forcefully forward in unison to begin the long jump. Both feet must leave the ground at the same
time. The feet should be as far in front of the body without losing balance and taking a backward
step after the landing. The arms whip back to the hips to move the feet forward. This assists in
propelling the feet ahead. When the athlete lands, they should bend at the knees and hips to
absorb the shock.

3. Shot Put

Distance: 4 meters

a. Yes. Before, my face did not face away from the throwing direction.

b. Yes, the information given to me helped me to perform better. Because I learned the right
technique when doing a shot put.

c. While positioning the shot against the shoulder and under the chin, the shot-putter faces away
from the throwing direction. While launching the shot by thrusting the arm forward, the shot-
putter moves quickly to the front of the circle. With one hand, the shot must be released above
the height of the shoulder.
QUIZ

1. A.

2. D.

3. D.

4. B.

5. D.

6. B.

7. A.

8. C.

9. D.

10. B.