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• Athletics


  Also known as track and field or track and field athletics, a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing and jumping

  
• Athlon


  Greek word meaning "contest"
• Athletics was the original event at the first Olympics where the only event held was the stadium-length foot race or "stade"


  776 BC
• International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)


  • Worldwide governing body for track and field events, and athletics as a whole
  • Associations at the national, state and local level generally follow IAAF rules, though modifications can exist
• Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association (PATAFA)


  • National governing body for athletics sports such as track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking in the Philippines
• Starting Blocks


  Running equipment that provides support for the sprinter's feet at the start of the race so they can push off for a better race start and acceleration phase
• Lead leg and Trail leg


  Leg position used in hurdles, the front leg and the back leg
• Pocket Socket


  The arms play a significant yet often overlooked role in sprinting and speed. What is the arm action used in running
• Steeplechase


  Used five trails in steeplechase
• Types of Crouched Starts

  • Bullet Start
  • Medium Start
  • Elongated Start
• Bullet Start


  The toes of the back foot are about level with the heel of the front foot. Both of the feet are placed well behind the starting line. The toe to toe distance is said to be 25 to 30 centimeters
• Medium Start


  The knee of the back leg is opposite the front foot. The toe to toe distance said to be 40 to 55 centimeters
• Elongated Start


  The sprinter has their knee of the back leg level, or slightly behind the front foot's heel. The toe to toe distance is 60 to 70 centimeters
• Arm position when running

  Elbows should be bent between 70 and 110 degrees. Keep hands closer to heart, not low. Stay relaxed through shoulders. Allow arms to swing toward midline, but not across body
• Whole Sequence of Jumping Events

  1. Approach

  2. Takeoff

  3. Flight

  4. Landing
• Athletics


  A group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
• Most common types of athletics competitions

  • Track and field
  • Road running
  • Cross country running
  • Race walking
• Athlon


  Greek word meaning "contest"
• International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)


  • Worldwide governing body for track and field events, and athletics as a whole
  • Associations at the national, state and local level generally follow IAAF rules, though modifications can exist
• Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association (PATAFA)


  • National governing body for athletics sports such as track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking in the Philippines
• Starting Blocks

  Running equipment that provides support for the sprinter's feet at the start of the race so they can push off for a better race start and acceleration phase
• Lead leg and Trail leg


  Leg positions used in hurdles, the front leg and the back leg
• Pocket Socket


  The arms play a significant yet often overlooked role in sprinting and speed. What is the arm action used in running
• Steeplechase

  Used five trails in steeplechase
• Athletics events were depicted in the Ancient Egyptian tombs in Saqqara


  2250 BC
• The Tailteann Games were an ancient Celtic Festival in Ireland

  Circa 1800 BC
• The original and only event at the first Olympics was a stadium-length running event known as the Stadion


  776 BC
• An athletics competition was included in the first modern Olympic Games


  1896
• Types of Athletics


  • Track Events
  • Field Events
  • Road Running
  • Cross Country Running
  • Racewalking
• Track Events

  • Often involve a field or a running track of varying measurements, typically held on a 400 meter track, include sprints, middle distance events, long distance events, hurdles, and relays
• 400 meter Standard Track

  Has straight and curved sections of almost equal length and uniform bends which are most suitable to the athletes, the area inside the track is large enough to accommodate all throwing events
• Track


  Comprises 2 semicircles, each with a radius of 36.50m, which are joined by two straights, each 84.39m in length, has 8, 6, or occasionally 4 lanes but the last is not used for international running competition, all lanes have a width of 1.22m ± 0.01m
• Sprints


  • 100 meters
  • 200 meters
  • 400 meters
• Middle Distance Events


  • 800 meters
  • 1600 meters
  • 3200 meters
• Long Distance Events

  • Marathons
  • 5000 meters
  • 10000 meters
• Hurdles


  Highly specialized form of obstacle racing, barriers known as hurdles are set at precisely measured heights and distances, each athlete must pass over the hurdles
• Prominent Hurdles Events


  • 110 meters hurdles for men
  • 100 meter hurdles for women
  • 400 meters hurdles for both sexes
• Relay Running


  A type of running race in which athletes compete as a team, rather than as individuals, one runner will run some of the distance, passing the baton (A hollow cylinder of wood or plastic) to the next runner so that the next runner completes the next set of the track
• Standard Distance and Rounds for Relays

  • 4 x 100 meters
• Types of Relays

  • Long distance relays
  • Shuttle hurdle relay
  • Medley Relay events