Question 1
- List five features of a relay race
- State the
- length of a standard athletic track; [1 marks]
- width of a lane.
- Describe the medium style of a crouch start in athletics.
[5 marks]
[1 mark]
[3 marks]
Observation
Majority of the candidates avoided this question.
In part (a), majority of the candidates were able to list five features of a relay race.
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In part (b), majority of the candidates correctly stated the length of a standard athletic track.
In part (c), majority of the candidates described the medium style of a crouch start in athletics.
The expected answers are as follow:
- (a) - Crouch start is used
- Staggered start is used/explained
- Run in lanes on a circular track
- Run by group of athletes/team event of four sprinters
- Run with baton in hand
- It is a sprint race/run at full speed
- Involves exchange of baton
- Involves the use of changeover zone/changeover box
- Members of each team wear vests of same colour
- Has a specified distance/each member of the team runs the same distance.
- It is run in an anti clockwise direction
LENGTH OF A STANDARD ATHLETIC TRACK
(b) (i) 400 m
WIDTH OF A LANE
(ii) 1.22 m
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDIUM STYLE OF CROUCH START IN ATHLETICS
(c) - Assume the crouch /kneeling position /place foot of front leg and knee of rear
leg on the ground
- Place knee of rear leg in line with the arch of the leading foot
- Fingers together and thumb apart in a tripod position.
- Place hands on the ground shoulder width apart.
- Hands and feet/body behind scratch line
- Head is slightly dropped.