The Romans continued the Olympic tradition until the time Said Aouita of Morocco and Sebastian Coe
an Coe of Great Britain,
INTRODUCTION of the Emperor Theodosius I, a Christian, who banned the pole vaulter Sergey Bubka of the Soviet Union, and
Athletics is the new term of track and field. It is one of the Games in A.D. 394. During the Middle Ages, except for a Decathlon Athlete Daley Thompson of Great Britain.
most exciting, breathtaking and unique type of sports. short-lived revival in 12th-century England, organized track In women’s event sprinter Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser
It consists of the track and field events, road running, road and field all but disappeared. Pryce, Merlene Ottey, Veronica Cambell-Brown and Kerron
walking, cross-country running and mountain running. Stewart of Jamaica were major figures in 2009 to 2012.
Athletics is an ancient sport in which primitive big-muscle The true development of track and field as a modern sport
activities such as running, jumping, and throwing are started in England during the 19th century.
involved. English public school and university students gave the sport Likewise, Asia’s Fastest Woman for almost a decade is the
In some events, speed is the primary factor; in others, impetus through their interclass meets, or meetings as they pride of the Philippines, having Lydia de Vega-Mercado, as
cardiorespiratory endurance; and in some field events are still called in Britain, and in 1849 the Royal Military one of the fastest athletes after the sensational Mona
power is foremost. Coordination, timing and a competitive Academy at Sandhurst held the first organized track and Sulayman, Elma Muros Posadas in long jump and hurdles
attitude are important in all track and field events field meet of modern times. who had laid laurels for the Philippines.
Not until the 1860s, however, did the sport flourish. In
Performance in this sport is measured and judged chiefly 1866 the first English championships were held by the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA),
by means of stopwatch and tape measure; thus, the track newly formed Amateur Athletic Club, which opened the formerly the Philippine Amateur Track and Field
and field performer competes individually against his own competition to all "gentlemen amateurs" specifically, Association, is the national governing body for athletics
bets performance as much as against other competitors. athletes who received no financial compensation for their sports such as track and field, road running, cross country
Success or failure depends on the competitor himself more efforts. This code has lasted to the present day and is the running, and race walking in the Philippines.
than on the performance of teammates. basis of the rules governing the sport.
Philip Ella Juico was elected president of PATAFA in
Lesson 1: Even the IAAF's name has changed, in 2001 becoming the November 2014 but the Philippine Olympic Committee
HISTORY AND 'International Association of Athletics Federations' to withdrew recognition due to the absence of an observer
DEVELOPMENT reflect the growth of a professional sporting world which from the committee to overlook the election.
did not exist in 1912, and then again in 2019 to 'World Another election was held in March 25, 2015, now with
Unlike most sports, the origin of track (and field) arose Athletics'. POC Vice President Joey Romasanta as observer and Juico
from man’s natural competitive urges; running races is as was recognized as president by the Olympic body. Juico will
old as man himself. The participation of women in track and field is a relatively serve a three-year term.
Even during the primitive period man has to walk, run, recent development. In 1921 representatives from six
jump and throw for him hunt, to look for food, to fight and countries formed an athletic federation for women, which Upon the legitimization of his post as president, Juico
to survive. merged with the IAAF in 1936. announced a plan to rename the Athletics body and drop
The ancient Greeks, Persians, and Romans used running as the word "amateur" because the body also accommodates
part of their military training. Originally, natural Participation by women has grown rapidly in many professional and semi-pro athletes and not only collegiate
competitive urges let to contests of who could run the countries in recent years, particularly in the United States, players.
forest, and jump or throw the farthest. where many schools have added women's track and field The sporting body was renamed Philippine Athletics Track
Athletic contests were often held in conjunction with to their athletic programs. and Field Association in March 25 at the POC General
religious festivals, as with the Olympic Games of ancient Current athletics champions reflect the international Assembly where the athletics body was also granted
Greece. popularity of the sport. recognition by the Olympic Body.
The biggest names in men’s athletics in the 1980’s included
For 11 centuries, starting in 776 B.C., these affairs for men hurdler Edwin Moses and sprinter Carl Lewis of the United The Simplicity of the Track and field competitions, and lack
only were enormously popular and prestigious events. States, and currently Usain Bolt of Jamaica the record of a need for expensive equipment, make athletics one of
holder for the 100 and 200 meter dash, distance runners the most commonly competed sports in the world today.
Lesson 2:
VALUES AND BENEFITS
SPIKES SHOES
- Spike shoes or track and field Spikes, are
1. It improves your cardiovascular fitness.
pointed protrusions usually made of meatl.
2. Develops better heart health and improve mood. Ceramicor plastic that they
3. Increases muscle tone.
4. 4. Burns Fat.
5. Loses weight.
6. Reverses bone loss.
7. Improves stamina and flexibility.
8. Enhance and promote moral values such as cooperation, commitment,
dedication, unity, self-reliance, and discipline.
Lesson 3
Equipment and
Facilities
1. The athletics equipment's
STARTING BLOCKS
- Standing blocks are a device used in the sport of
track and field by sprint athletes to hold their
feet at the start of a race so they don’t slip as they
push out at te sound of gun.
- For most levels of competition, inlcuding all
high level international compettion, starting
blocks are now mandatory equipment for the
start of print races.