Weakness and Remedies

Candidates’ weaknesses include their inability to:

• state similarities between shot and discus throw events
• state features of 200m race in athletics
• outline rules guiding athletes in an 800m race
• explain photo finish, torso and runaway
• state differences between 100 metres and 3, 000 metres trace in athletics
• state features of long jump event
• explain when a goal is considered to have been scored in a game of football
• mention parts of the court common to both badminton game and tennis
• state the order of service in doubles game in tennis

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The following remedies were suggested to overcome these weaknesses:

• Cultivation of good reading habit
• Students should endeavour to engage in games and sports during leisure time
• provision of sports equipment and facilities in schools
• government should support schools in making sports equipment and facilities available for school children