Transcript Warm-up warm-down

STARTER ACTIVITY
1. With a partner discuss why we warm up.
2. Describe to a partner what you would do to warm up for an
activity.
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1. Warm your body up (Pulse raiser).
Gradual build up from walkingjogging-light running.
Lasts about 5 minutes.
Increases body temperature and
heart rate.
Increases blood flow so makes
your muscles more flexible and
react quicker.
Warms and loosens joints
Reduces the risk of injury.
2. Stretch your muscles (the large
muscles and joints).
Increases the range of movement
2 methods of stretching:
i)
Dynamic – a bit of movement
through the full range of the
joint.
ii)
Static – staying still. Where
the joint or muscle is slowly
stretched `to its limit.
PARTS OF A WARM UP
3. Skills training.
Practising the actions or
movements which are
found in the activity.
4. (Mental preparation).
Helps you prepare mentally.
Concentrates the mind.
Picturing the task helps you become
focussed.
Psyching up from a coach/captain.
YOUR WARM DOWN
How to warm down.
Do some jogging or other
gentle exercise (2 or 3
minutes).
Stretch the main muscles
used in your activity (hold for
15 seconds)
What a warm down does.
Gradually returns your body to its
original/resting state.
Helps prevent soreness by loosening
stiff muscles.
Lets oxygen reach muscles to clear
lactic acid away.
Helps you perform next time.
Your task now is to create and write out a
warm up for your favourite activity.
You can work in pairs.
You have 5 minutes.
HOMEWORK:
1. Why should you warm up?
2. What are the different parts to a warm up?
3. Create a warm up for your football lesson on
Monday.