Kelsey Rehain and Kate Bowen

School: In Tech Academy Grade: 9-12 Number of students: 10-15

Date: 4/12/13 Time: 7 minutes

Unit: Track and Field (Hurdles)
Lesson Focus: Hurdles
Equipment: 12 hurdles
Play space needed: Leg of the track
Safety: One student in a lane at all times while hurdling. All students after they finish hurdling over the last hurdle must clear the
track.

Objectives:

Learning Domain(s) Objective(s) National
Standard(s)
NYS Standard
Cognitive 1)Students will be able to identify and summarize
the three phases of the hurdle jump.
Students will be able to analyze their peers
2)Performance, identify common errors and
elaborate on how to correct these errors.
1A
Psychomotor Students will be able to perform a lead leg over the
hurdles at knee height at a control level.
2 1A

Time Task Organization Cues Challenges and
Modifications
2 min. Introduction: Review the three phases of
the hurdle. The teacher will ask the
students what a lead leg and trail leg is. The
teacher will also ask one student to
physically demonstrate a proper lead leg
Students are lined up
on the starting line
facing the instructors.
Cones will designate
the starting line.
Approach:
- 8 steps to first hurdle
- Begin horizontal
- Start with lead leg
Take off:

and trail leg. Once the demonstration is
over the teacher will show pictures of
athletes performing hurdling properly.
-Approach
-Take-off
-Hurdle Clearance
Assistant teacher will demonstrate hurdling
over the hurdle.
Students must start
behind the cones.
-Fast lead leg
-Drive lead leg
-Take off on trail leg
Hurdle clearance:
-Toe up
-Tuck trail leg behind hip
3min 1) The three lanes will be given a signal to
begin to clear the first hurdle. Once the
student in that lane hurdles over the last
hurdle the next person in line will go.
Students will focus on getting their lead leg
knee height or higher. The students will use
the leg they felt most comfortable with last
class.
2) Students will go twice at a jogging pace
and twice at a sprinting pace.
3) As other students are performing the
hurdle the students next in line are
responsible for analyzing the quality of
movement from the athlete performing.
The students will give their peer feedback
on either something they did correctly or
something they can work on.
Students will divide
evenly into three lanes
and four hurdles per
lane. Once the student
hurdles over the last
hurdle they will clear
the lanes and walk on
the perimeter of the
lanes in order to
return to the lines.
Same cues as above
Can you find any errors in
your peers form?
How can they improve their
form?

Challenge: -
Imagine a life
sized hurdle.
How high can
you get?

Modification:
-Perform the
motion beside
the hurdle
-Change your
lead leg
2 min Closure:
1) The students will each have a stage
of the hurdle which they must orally
summarize to their groups. The
Students will return to
the start line facing
the instructors where
the lesson began. Each
What is the name of the
stage?
If the stage in the beginning
middle or end of the jump?

students are encouraged to
incorporate the new vocabulary for
the unit such as lead leg, trail leg
and horizontal.
2) The students will finish by
completing a sheet about common
errors they have witnessed in while
analyzing their peers performance.
They will also elaborate on hoe
of the three lanes will
be assigned one of the
stages of hurdling.
They will need to find
groups of three with
one student from each
lane.
How are your legs
positioned?
Are there any common
errors?



Name: Period:
What is a common error you witnessed which leads to an unsuccessful hurdle?



How would you correct this error?



Why would this improve the athletes success in the event?