Second Term Lesson Note for Week One
Class : JSS 3
Subject : Physical and Health Education
Topic : Combined Events
Duration : 40 Minutes
Period : Single Period
Reference Book :
- Lagos State Unified schemes of work for Junior Secondary Schools, JSS 1 – 3.
- Physical and Health Education for Junior Secondary School, JSS 3 (Basic 9).
- Online Resources
Instructional Material :
Learning Objectives : By the end of the lesson learners will be able to :
i. Explain the meaning of Combined Events and give examples.
ii. Identify the types of combined events.
iii. Describe each types of the combined events.
Content :
Meaning of Combined Events
Combined events are combination of various track and field events. It started during the ancient Olympic Games to test the all-round athletic ability of the competitors.
There are three types of combined events. These are:
- Decathlon (for men)
- Heptathlon (for both men and women)
- Pentathlon (for women)
Decathlon: The term “decathlon” is a Greek term that means “ten test.” The decathlon consists of ten athletics events. They are events mainly for men. They are held on two consecutive days. Points are awarded for each event to find the best all-round athlete. An athlete that compete in decathlon is called decathlete
List of events in modern decathlon
First day: Second day:
(i) 100m hurdle b (i) 110m hurdle
(ii) High jump (ii) Discus
(iii) Shot put (iii) Pole vault
(iv) Long jump (iv) Javelin
(v) 400m race (v) 1,500m race
Scoring in combined events
The score is done by calculating the number of medals won in order of importance such as gold, silver and bronze
Winning : The competitor with the highest score (points) total at the end of all events is the winner.
Pentathlon: The term “Pentathlon” is a Greek term that means “five test.” The pentathlon consists of five athletics events. An athlete that compete in pentathlon event is called penthathlete. They are events mainly for women. They shall be held in one day in the following order:
- Long jump
- Javelin throw
- 200m race
- Discus throw
- 1,500m race
Heptathlon: The term “Heptathlon” is a Greek term that means “seven test”. The heptathlon consist of seven athletics events. They are events mainly for men and women.
They are shall be held on two consecutive days in the following order:
Day one. Day Two
100m race Long jump
High jump Javelin
Shot put 800m race
200m race
The scoring
The winners of the events are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a point in each event, not by the position achieved
Evaluation :
1. What is Combined Events?
2. List the types of combined events
3. Which of the combined events is specifically for women?
4. The combined events for men and women is known as ____________________
5. Briefly explain scoring and winning in a decathlon
6. Describe the following :
i. Pentathlete
ii. Decathlete
Conclusion : The teacher summarizes the lesson and marks the learners notebooks.