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Speed Drills
Movement Materials
- Cones for sprint lanes (20-30)
- Multiple stopwatches (4-6)
- Measuring tape
- Recording clipboards
Math Materials
- Student journals
- Analog clock model
- Time reference charts (seconds/minutes)
- Calculators (optional)
Warm-Up (10 minutes)
- • Progressive speed warm-up: jog, stride, sprint (4 minutes)
- • Acceleration technique: starting position, first steps (3 minutes)
- • Practice timing with stopwatches (3 minutes)
Main Activity: Timed Sprint Challenges (35 minutes)
Setup: Sprint lanes at 20, 30, and 40 yards
Skill Focus: Maximum speed, explosive starts, time awareness
Activity Breakdown:
- • Distance 1 (20 yards): 3 timed sprints per student (10 min)
- • Distance 2 (30 yards): 3 timed sprints per student (10 min)
- • Distance 3 (40 yards): 3 timed sprints per student (10 min)
- • Math connection: Compare times, calculate differences (5 min)
Key: Record all times to nearest tenth of a second (e.g., 5.3 seconds)
Cool Down (15 minutes)
- • Walking recovery and static stretching (6 minutes)
- • Record all sprint times in data table (5 minutes)
- • Reflection: Which distance was fastest per second? (4 minutes)
| Distance | Sprint 1 Time | Sprint 2 Time | Sprint 3 Time | Best Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 yards | ____ sec | ____ sec | ____ sec | ____ sec |
| 30 yards | ____ sec | ____ sec | ____ sec | ____ sec |
| 40 yards | ____ sec | ____ sec | ____ sec | ____ sec |
Challenge Question: Why does it take more time to run longer distances?
Review & Connect (10 minutes)
- • Review sprint times from movement block
- • Introduce: Time and Rate Calculations
- • Soccer connection: "How fast did you run?"
Direct Instruction (15 minutes)
Skills: Telling Time, Elapsed Time, Reading Decimals (tenths)
- • Review time units: seconds, minutes, hours (4 min)
- • Read decimal times: 5.3 seconds = 5 and 3 tenths (5 min)
- • Compare times: which is faster? (6 min)
Example Problems:
1. Your times: 5.2 sec, 5.8 sec, 5.1 sec. Which is fastest?
2. If you improved from 6.5 sec to 6.0 sec, how much faster?
Guided Practice (20 minutes)
- • Order sprint times from fastest to slowest (8 min)
- • Calculate improvement: difference between trials (12 min)
Independent Work & Exit Ticket (15 minutes)
- • Complete journal time problem set (10 min)
- • Exit ticket: "Which is faster: 4.7 sec or 5.2 sec?" (5 min)
Below Grade Level
- • Focus on whole seconds only
- • Use number line for comparison
- • Simplified recording (round to nearest second)
- • Visual time reference always available
- • Partner assistance for calculations
On Grade Level
- • Record times to tenths of seconds
- • Compare and order decimal times
- • Calculate simple differences
- • Complete standard problem set
- • Identify fastest/slowest times
Above Grade Level
- • Calculate average sprint time
- • Find range (fastest to slowest)
- • Convert seconds to minutes
- • Calculate rate: yards per second
- • Predict future performance
1. How did measuring time help you understand your speed?
2. Did you get faster or slower as the distance increased? Why?
3. If you practiced every day, how might your times change in a week?
4. Why is speed important in soccer games?
Safety First
Proper warm-up essential for sprinting. Clear lanes before each sprint. Monitor for signs of fatigue.
Time Management
Assign timers to student partners. Rotate roles to keep everyone engaged during rest periods.
Math Accountability
Accurate timing critical. Verify students can read decimal times correctly. Check all data entries.
Common Misconceptions
Students think bigger numbers = faster. Reinforce: lower time = faster speed.
Session Closing Requirement
✓ Field data photo uploaded • ✓ 3 student work samples collected • ✓ Attendance recorded