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KS2 Athletics Progression Map

Athletics

Year 3Year 4Year 5Year 6
Running

Use running in isolation and in combination. (Essential Skill)

Develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of running for speed. (Essential Skill)

Understand the technique that can be used when running over obstacles.

Develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of running for distance.

Use running in isolation and in combination.

Develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of running for speed.

Develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of running over obstacles.

Understand the technique that can be used when running over obstacles.

Develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of running for distance.

Use running and throwing in isolation and in combination.

Develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of javelin throwing.

Use running, jumping, throwing, and catching in isolation and in combination.

Develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of dodging and sprinting.

Develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance when accelerating and decelerating.

Develop a pivot, dodge, or weave to change direction quickly.

Use running in isolation and in combination.

Develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of dodging and sprinting.

Develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of relay running.

Understand the different techniques that can be used in a relay race changeover and be able to perform these at speed during a race.

Jumping

Use jumping in isolation and in combination. (Essential Skill)

Develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of jumping for height. (Essential Skill)

Use jumping in isolation and in combination.

Develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of jumping for distance.

Develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of jumping for height.

Use jumping in isolation and in combination; develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of jumping for height. Use jumping in isolation and in combination.

Develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of jumping for distance.

Use jumping in isolation and in combination; develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of jumping for speed.

Use jumping in isolation and in combination.

Develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of standing triple jump.

Understand the triple jump movements.

Throwing

Use throwing and catching in isolation and in combination. (Essential Skill)

Develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of throwing for distance. (Essential Skill)

Develop the correct technique for a chest push throw.

Use running and throwing in isolation and in combination.

Use throwing and catching in isolation and in combination.

Develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of throwing for distance.

Develop the correct technique for a chest push throw.

Use running and throwing in isolation and in combination.

Use throwing and catching in isolation and in combination.

Develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of throwing for distance.

Develop the correct technique for when to release the object at the correct time to get the required amount of trajectory.

Develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of javelin throwing.

Use throwing and catching in isolation and in combination.

Develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of throwing for distance.

Develop the correct technique for a chest push throw.

Use running and throwing in isolation and in combination.

Develop flexibility, technique, control, and balance in the context of javelin throwing.