Unit Title: Fitness
Component and Training
Methods
Subject: Health and Physical
Education
Year level: 9
Duration of unit: Term 3
Identify curriculum
Unit Overview
Students will participate in
fitness tests and training
programs to provide them with
an understanding of health and
skill related fitness components,
how to measure their own fitness
and how to design their own
program to improve their fitness.
Learning Intentions
Knowledge
Skills
Outcome 1: identification of
Outcome 1: development of a plan
various training methods used to
improve fitness (AusVELS
Progression Point 8.5)
to improve or maintain regular
participation in moderate to
vigorous physical activity (AusVELS
Progression Point 9)
Outcome 2: selection of appropriate
training methods for improving
fitness for specific activities
(AusVELS Progression Point 9)
Outcome 2: application of
appropriate training methods to
improve fitness for specific
activities. (AusVELS Progression
Point 9.5)
Understanding
Outcome 1: Understanding of
Fitness Components (AusVELS
level 9)
Outcome 2: Understanding and
evaluation of fitness training
programs (AusVELS Level 9)
Teaching and Learning Activities
Lesson focus/outcomes
Learning Activities
Resources/Equipment
Lesson 1
What is Fitness
Recap of Fitness Components
Health Related VS Skill Related
Worksheet to assess prior
Mix & Match worksheet:
Mix and match definitions of
health related fitness
components and the terms.
Slides
YouTube clips demonstrating
components
Assessment
knowledge
Health Related:
- Aerobic Capacity
- Anaerobic Capacity
- Muscular Endurance
- Muscular Strength
- Flexibility
- Body Composition
Lesson 2
Recap of Fitness Components
Worksheet to assess prior
knowledge
Mix & Match worksheet:
Mix and match definitions of
fitness related fitness
components and the terms.
Slides
Warm-Up, Stretch & Cool Down
Slides
YouTube clips demonstrating
components
Students submit mix & match
worksheets with written
examples of each component.
Skill Related:
- Muscular Power
- Agility
- Speed
- Reaction Time
- Balance
- Coordination
Lesson 3
Fitness Testing:
Brief introduction to Fitness
Testing
- Definition
- Importance
- Examples of Fitness Tests
Practical
- Beep Test
Lesson 4
Beep Test
Compare results to elite athletes
and to averages for age group
and gender
Beep Test recording
Cones
Trundle Wheel
Beep Test results chart
Participation
Fitness Testing
Practical
- Phosphate Recovery Test
Warm-Up, Stretch & Cool Down
Cones
Phosphate Recovery Test
Trundle Wheel
Participation
Compare results to elite athletes
and to averages for age group
and gender
Lesson 5
Fitness Testing
Warm-Up, Stretch & Cool Down
Practical
12 Minute Run
Coopers 12 Minute Run
Compare results to elite athletes
and to averages for age group
and gender
Basketball
Vertical Jump measurer
Sit and Reach measurer
Chair
Participation
Fitness test results chart
Lesson 6
Fitness Testing:
Warm-Up, Stretch & Cool Down
Trundle Wheel
Participation
- Illinois Agility Run
Illinois agility test
Cones
Homework Task: Graphically
representing class results across
all their fitness tests.
Fitness test results chart
Compare results to elite athletes
and to averages for age group
and gender
Lesson 7
Training Principles:
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Slides
Specificity
Intensity
Duration
Frequency
Overload
Lesson 8
Training Methods
- Continuous
- Interval
Bee
Assignment: Design own
Training Program
Due Date: Last week of term
- Resistance
- Fartlek
- Flexibility
Lesson 9
Training Methods
Practical
- Fartlek Training
- Interval Training
- Flexibility Training
Classroom Recap
What fitness components are
these training to improve?
Give students Assignment
Design Your Own Fitness
Training Program for a sport of
your choice.
Warm-Up, Stretch & Cool Down
Slides
Participation
Multiple Choice Test
Beep Test
Short Fartlek training activity
Short interval training circuit
Short flexibility training activity
- Provide Example on Slides
Lesson 10
Finish off Assignment for
submission
Training Program Assignment
At the completion of the unit the students will:
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Have a comprehensive understanding of fitness components
Understand the principles of training
Understand the different methods of training to improve fitness components
Create a training program to improve specific fitness components
Have to tools necessary to improve their own fitness and understand what fitness components are necessary for their desired
physical activity.
Assessment
Prior Knowledge
Mix & Match worksheets
Formative Assessment
Participation in Practical Classes
Homework Task: Graphically representing
results of class fitness tests.
Multiple Choice Test: Covers key content
throughout unit
Summative Assessment
Designed Training Program
