Today we had our kiwi sport, Run Jump Throw. We started off by revising our basic running skills, which were looking straight a head since if you look to the side you slow down, running in a straight line since it is faster, having bent arms, going from cheek to cheek (Moving your arms up to the side of your face and then down to beside your leg), being light on your feet and standing straight and tall. After that we played a game of Octopus to warm up, but then we moved on to starting positions for long distance and sprints. The difference between the two is that for long distance you just step up to the line, while for sprints you have a certain procedure to get into position. To start off you step one metre back, and when the starter says On Your Mark, you move one leg forward and "squish the bug" which means you wriggle your foot until it is just in front of the starting line and move the opposite arm of the leg you put forward in front with the other backwards (For example, if your left leg is forward you out your right arm forward, and vice versa). When they say Set you bend your knees and lift the back legs heel up, ready to start running.
