← 2.5 Tactical Skills in Athletics II
Pole vault: swing, clearance and landing tactics
Sports and Recreation · Grade 11 · about 40 minutes
Swing up the pole, turn to clear the bar and land on the mat.
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- 8 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
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Other lessons in this sub-strand
- Tactical skills in the athletic jumps
- Long jump: run-up and take-off tactics
- Long jump: flight and landing tactics
- Triple jump: hop, step and jump tactics
- High jump: curved approach and take-off tactics
- High jump: bar clearance and landing tactics
- Pole vault: grip, run-up and plant tactics
- Pole vault: swing, clearance and landing tactics
- Improvising equipment for the jumps
- Modifying facilities and mini games