Athletics - Field Events
Physical & Health Education · 50 practice questions
Throwing events (discus, javelin, shot put) - facilities and equipment, styles and techniques, rules, regulations, officiating and safety measures; jumping events (high jump, long jump, pole vault, triple jump) - facilities and equipment, styles and techniques, rules, regulations and officiating.
- Name the events which make up throwing and jumping events.
- Identify the facilities, equipment and specifications.
- Explain the styles and techniques in throwing and jumping events.
- Explain the rules and regulations in throwing and jumping events.
- Discuss safety precautions in throwing events.
Try a few questions
- Practice question 1
A foul in the long jump specifically occurs when the athlete's foot
- A.crosses the take-off board before jumping
- B.remains entirely behind the take-off board throughout the jump
- C.a factor entirely unrelated to the position of the take-off board
- D.lands precisely within the designated sand pit
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A. crosses the take-off board before jumping
A long jump foul is specifically called when the athlete's foot crosses the take-off board before jumping.
- Practice question 2
The scissor technique, an older high jump style, specifically involves the athlete clearing the bar with
- A.a backward arching motion, identical to the Fosbury Flop
- B.no particular leg action of any kind, despite clearing the bar
- C.a scissoring leg action
- D.a factor entirely unrelated to the position or action of the legs
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C. a scissoring leg action
The scissor technique, an older high jump style, specifically involves clearing the bar with a scissoring leg action.
- Practice question 3
The runway used in long jump and triple jump specifically provides the surface over which the athlete builds
- A.no particular physical quality of any kind before take-off
- B.speed before take-off
- C.a factor entirely unrelated to speed or the approach to take-off
- D.strength exclusively, rather than speed, before take-off
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B. speed before take-off
The runway in long jump and triple jump specifically provides the surface for building speed before take-off.
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