This document is a solucionario, or solution sheet, for a worksheet about track and field events. It provides answers to true/false questions about the starting technique in races, the proper form and steps for shot put and high jump, and the correct running and throwing motions for javelin. Key events covered include keeping hands behind the starting line, doing 3 steps before releasing the shot, hyperextending the torso during the high jump's flight phase, running straight during javelin throw, and planting the javelin tip in the ground. The solucionario identifies whether each statement about the form and techniques for various track and field events is true or false.

3. 3Material AICLE. Secundaria 1º de E.S.O.: Track and Field (Solucionario)
Solucionario
TRACK AND
FIELD

4. 4 Material AICLE. Secundaria 1º de E.S.O.: Track and Field (Solucionario)
SHEET 8
1. At the starting blocks there are three stages: “Ready,” “Set,” and “Go.” V
2. Your hands shouldn’t be as close as possible to the starting line. F
3. In races, they use spikes on the track. F
4. In shot put you have to do 3 steps before the release. F
5. In shot put your arm should be straight, letting go of the shot V
6.
In the high jump the hips are up in flight phase, so there is a
hyperextension of the torso.
V
7. In the high jump the first steps are in a curved line. F
8. You grab the shot put with both hands to throw it. F
9.
In shot put you start with your back towards the field and you end up
facing the field.
V
10. In the high jump you run in a curve for the entire running phase. F
11. In shot put you place the ball on the shoulder. F
12. For the javelin throw the running part is straight the whole time. V
13. The javelin tip ends up pointing in the ground. V
14. For the javelin throw you have to cross your legs before you throw it. V