Sports: Age 12

8 illustrated Sports lessons for Age 12.

Orienteering Orienteering is an outdoor sport where you find your way across land using a map and a compass. You must reach…
Turning the map to find the flag In orienteering you turn the map every time you change direction, so what is drawn on it points the same way a…
Sprint, Jump and Throw Like an Athlete Good technique turns speed into results: sprinters drive their knees up, long jumpers push off hard from one f…
Map and Compass Race You use a map and a compass to find markers called control points in a set order. You start at the triangle, v…
Baton Pass at Speed In a sprint relay, the runner behind hands the baton to the runner ahead while both are moving. The handoff mu…
Sharp and Smeared Runner A sports photo can catch a runner in one clear moment. It can also show the same movement as a long blurred tr…
Bicycle Gears on Three Slopes Bicycle gears change how hard you push the pedals and how fast you go. Choose an easier gear uphill, a middle …
Map, Compass, Checkpoint A compass and a map tell you which way to go in the woods. You follow the course and find each orange-and-whit…