This question was attempted by many candidates and their performance was good. In part (a)(i) candidates correctly name the athletic event for which the facility illustrated is used, in part (a)(ii) candidates also correctly name the parts labelled I, II, III and IV. In part (b)(i) candidates correctly mention officials that should be present during the use of the facility illustrated, in (b)(ii) candidates also correctly mention the equipment used to indicate valid and invalid attempt during the use of the facility. In part (c)(i) candidates correctly mention skills in shot put in athletics, in (c)(ii) candidates correctly state similarities between the shop put and discus throw events. In part (d) candidates could not correctly describe the set position in a sprint race in athletics.
The expected answers were as follows
1(a) (i) Athletic event for which the facility illustrated is used
- (ii) Naming the parts labelled
I - landing sector/area
II - stop board
III - throwing area/front half
IV - rim/named
- (i) Officials that should be present during the use of the facility
- field referee
- field judges
- chief field judge
(ii) Equipment use to indicate valid and invalid attempts during the use of the facility
(c) (i) Skills in shot put in athletics
- the stance
- the hold
- the glide/rotation/named
- the put /release
- the recovery
(ii) Similarities between shot put and discus throw events
- both are throwing events
- both involve the use of missile/equipment/implement
- both involve the measure of distance covered
- both involve the use of landing sector
- both involve the use of same types of official during the events
- both have minimum of three and maximum of six trials
- both make use of similar rules
- both make use of similar facility
(d) Description of the set position in a sprint race in athletics
- the hip is raised above the shoulder level
- body weight is shifted on to the arms/fingers
- both legs slightly bent at the knees
- head is slightly bent down with the trunk
