Athletics training

For the past three weeks the senior classes at Paihia School have been prepare themselves for athletics day. Every Wednesday and Friday we rotate in our groups and take turns at each obstacle. We have five groups and five obstacles. The obstacles are discus, shot put, sprint/relays, high jump and long jump. So far my group has done shot put and discus, discus is probably my favourite at the moment, my arm technique is good but now I need to focus on learning how to bend my knees to get a perfect launch from my legs. In discus I learnt that if I want more force to make the discus go further I need to push off a bit stronger with my legs and in shot put I have learnt that the harder you push the ball and aim it in the right height level the further it will go.  I am really looking forward to sprints with Matua Pep because it looks really fun. I can’t wait till athletics day because I know it is going to be awesome.