Athletics Footy Pups

-The crowd are going wild.

-CHEERING

Here come the Footy Pups.

# They play like a dream when they work as a team

# Footy Pups, go, go, Footy Pups

# There's Pickles and Rex and Geraldine next

# Footy Pups, go, go, Footy Pups

# Rozzie and Benny and Manager Freddie

# Footy Pups, go, go, Footy Pups

# There's Rachel too and, of course, all of you

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# Go, go, go, go, Footy Pups! #

Rachel Yankey, top international footballer

and all-round sporting superstar.

But when Rachel's not scoring goals for her team,

she's playing with the Footy Pups.

CHEERING

Hi, everyone. We're all warmed up, so it's time to get moving.

Today on my team, we have...

Number one - Mackenzie.

Excellent, well done.

Number two - Ashvin.

That's brilliant.

Number three - Rachel.

Fantastic skills.

Number four - Manev.

Oh, look at that!

Number five - Claudia.

Amazing!

Number six - Isha.

Nice.

Also joining us

are Pickles and Geraldine.

So, that's today's team.

OK, guys, gather round. It's team talk time.

CHEERING

Today, we're going to be looking at athletics.

It's a term that covers lots of different sports.

The three main skills that are included in athletics

are running, jumping, and throwing.

And these are all skills that we also use in football.

So we need to practise our...

Running...

jumping...

and throwing! Well done.

So to help us learn more, I've invited along a friend.

Perri Shakes-Drayton -

international track and field athlete,

and multiple gold medallist.

When Perri's not training,

she's taking part in international competitions.

Woof! Woof!

Hi, thanks for joining us.

-No problem.

-Today we're looking at athletics.

What are some of the events involved?

Athletics covers a lot of events in track and field.

Long jump, high jump, discus, javelin, sprinting, hurdling,

-long-distance running, and that's just a few of them.

-Wow!

So there's loads that we can learn.

Some athletes even train for more than one event.

What event are we going to do first?

A really impressive event is the long jump -

a field event that combines speed, strength and agility.

You have to run as fast as you can

and jump as far as you can into a sandpit.

Fantastic! Right, guys.

So Perri's measured out the world record for the long jump,

which is an incredible 8.95 metres.

Which is nearly as long as a double-decker bus.

And you guys are standing where an athlete would jump from,

and that line down there is where the world-record holder

landed in one jump.

ALL: Wow!

What I want you to do

is see how many jumps it takes you to get from one end to the other.

-OK, guys, we'll start first.

-Let's get ready, and...go!

Cracking jumping from the team.

But they've still got a long way to go.

ALL: Six! Seven! Eight!

Wow! Well done, guys.

-One...

-Now it's Perri's team's turn.

I can't believe an athlete jumped this in one go.

Sensational!

Eight, nine, ten!

Well done, guys. That was a lot of hard work, right?

Another way to add to your jump is to add momentum.

And we can do this by running.

So you run, and then you jump.

So let's run and jump!

Whilst these guys keep practising, here's a reminder for you at home.

In athletics, you run,

jump,

and throw.

Woof, woof!

Now we're going to challenge you to some throwing.

In athletics, you might throw a javelin,

shot put,

hammer,

or a discus.

And in football you might take a throw-in, or if you're a goalie,

throw the ball to one of your team-mates.

For this game, we'll take it in turns to throw a foam javelin.

You need to throw in one straight line as far as you can in one hand,

swinging your arm back and launching it forward.

When you throw it, your partner will be watching to see where it lands.

When everyone's thrown your partner will run forward,

-put a marker where it landed and go themselves.

-Off you go!

And they're off to a flying start. Brilliant throw, Manev!

They've all thrown so go and put the marker down.

OK, we want our javelins pointed forward.

-Step back.

-Keep this arm nice and straight.

Use it as a guide, as you're going to throw it to this direction.

Great throw, Rachel. It's gone further than Manev's!

Swing your arm back and throw it forward. Go! Nice one!

Wow, look at those javelins fly!

Keep your arm up. Launch it, OK?

Go, throw it far!

Oh, well done!

That's our target, are we ready?

And...throw. Good shot!

You're brilliant at athletics, Pickles.

Thanks, Geraldine.

But I didn't think I was until Freddie sent us

those athletics games to play.

Woof, woof!

Welcome to Pupton Park,

where the pitch is looking very different today.

And it looks like Pickles has lost something!

Oh, what a howler.

Where are they?

I hope it isn't anything important.

Huddle up, Pups.

Something mysterious has happened.

Mysterious? Ha-ha...

All of our footballs have disappeared.

THEY GASP

Uh...Freddie?

I...had all the footballs yesterday.

I was playing a burying game...

ALL: Yay! Pickles saves the day!

But...I can't remember where I buried them.

ALL: Oh, Pickles.

-Sorry.

-Never fear!

Inspector Pete is here.

I'll find those footballs in no time.

-I hope you can, groundskeeper...

-A-hem!

..sorry, Inspector Pete.

But if we've got no footballs, we can't play football!

Don't worry, Benny. I thought we could try a new sport instead!

Follow me.

THEY BARK AND LAUGH

But I was looking forward to playing football.

Woof, woof!

Today, Pups, we are going to try athletics!

ALL: Ooh!

Athletics is a group of different sports that involve

running, jumping, and throwing!

Players compete individually as well as in a team.

-They're called athletes.

-PUPS: Bow wow!

Woof, woof!

For our first event,

you're each going to try throwing a special stick called a javelin.

This one's made of foam, so it's safe to practise with.

And very light! Whoever throws it the furthest is the winner.

Remember, you mustn't cross this line.

And it's very important that everyone else

stays safely behind the thrower.

PUPS: Woohoo! Woof, woof!

Your turn, Pups.

I've got to find those footballs.

Here goes! Ruff!

PUPS: Bow wow! Great throw, Rozzie.

Maybe I left the footballs around here.

Ah!

-Inspector Pete's already looked here.

-Oh.

Don't worry, Pickles!

I've switched my leaf blower to suction mode.

It's now a state-of-the-art football finder.

Oh!

Ah! Make it stop! Oh!

Oh, great throw, Geraldine.

-Where has Pickles gone?

-Sorry.

I was trying to find the footballs.

Never mind that, laddie.

-It's your turn to throw the javelin.

-If I must.

Ah.

PUPS: Bow wow!

Oh, don't say I've lost that as well.

Woof, woof!

Our next athletic event is the hundred metre sprint!

So we've got to run as fast as we can?

That's right, Rozzie.

But stay behind the line until the starter pistol fires.

And the first one to the finish line wins!

Aye, laddie. But remember to stay in your own lane.

PUPS: Ruff!

Oh, where's Pickles got to now?

Sorry! Just looking for our footballs.

Pickles! Get back here before the race.

BANG

Start.

The sooner I finish this race, the sooner I can find those footballs.

Ah! Whoa!

Pickles! What have you done to my running track?

I thought I might have buried the footballs here,

so I did a bit of digging.

Mind that mound, Geraldine! And that one!

Oh, and that one too.

-Thanks, Pickles!

-Sorry, everyone!

Ha-ha, well done, Pickles. You won the race!

But I still didn't find any of our footballs.

Woof, woof!

Right, team. Time for our final athletics event.

The long jump!

Cheer up, Pickles.

And don't worry about those missing footballs.

Groundskeeper...oh, I mean Inspector Pete

is bound to find them.

No, it's no good. I can't find them.

They are lost forever.

This is all my fault.

We can't get better at football

if we haven't got any footballs to play with.

Actually, you've been improving your football skills all day,

by doing athletics. Javelin is just like a throw-in,

helping you throw the ball further.

Oh. So sprinting is like an explosive start,

helping us to chase the ball faster!

So, then, long jump can help me become a super springy goalie,

leaping for balls and diving for saves.

That's right, laddie.

So you see, a good athlete makes a good footballer.

And with all your rushing around, Pickles,

-you're the most athletic Pup we've ever seen.

-Really?

Yes. You've won both events so far. But can you win the long jump?

-Just run to the line and jump as far as you can.

-OK!

Whee!

BOING

Whoa!

PUPS: Bow wow!

That's strange.

I've never seen anyone bounce doing the long jump before.

Quick everyone! I've remembered where the footballs are!

Long jump as far as you can!

PUPS: Ruff! Ha-ha! Woof!

Whoa! Whee!

I must have buried our balls in the sand to keep them safe.

PUPS: Oh, Pickles!

THEY LAUGH

Try athletics, it's lots of fun.

You can learn to throw and jump and run.

# Go, go, go... #

Pickles! Whee!

Well done, laddie.

Let's celebrate with some nice juicy bones.

I think I buried them, too. Somewhere...

THEY LAUGH

Woof, woof!

Well done for finding the footballs, Pickles.

Thanks, Geraldine.

It was great to practise some athletics with Freddie, wasn't it?

It sure was.

-Hi, guys.

-BOTH: Hi, Rachel.

You guys were brilliant at practising athletics.

Thanks. You know, athletics is all about

running, jumping, and throwing.

Rachel, you're good at running. Geraldine's good at jumping.

And I'm good at throwing.

Yeah, and I'm good at all three!

Ah! Ah! Wah, whoa!

Ha-ha! Oh, Rex. You don't have to do them all at once.

Do you guys remember what athletics is?

In athletics, you run, jump, and throw.

Woof, woof!

OK, guys, who fancies a game?

ALL: Yeah!

So, I've split you up into two teams.

-We've got the Yellows. Yellows, can you give me a cheer?

-Yeah!

-And we've got the Reds. Reds, give me a cheer?

-Yeah!

Fantastic. Let's take a look with the Footy Pups

to find out how to play.

Come and have a look.

To play this game, you need to be ready to run a relay race.

The first two team-mates stand in the ready position,

holding a baton.

The team in the shorter inside lane start slightly behind.

When the whistle blows, they run as fast as they can

making sure they stay in their lane.

They run all the way round the track until they get

back to the start where the next team-mates wait for them.

Then they pass the baton to the next team-mate without dropping it.

The winners of this game will be the team who

-cross the finish line first.

-Woof, woof!

-OK, are we ready?

-Yeah!

On your marks. Get set.

-WHISTLE BLOWS

-Go, go, go!

Our final athletics challenge is underway.

Ashvin! Ashvin!

The Reds have taken an early lead.

Mackenzie's looking for the baton.

Great handover from both teams.

Go, go, go!

Mackenzie's pulling away.

Can Rachel catch up?

Rachel! Rachel!

It's the final bend. Isha's forgotten to run!

Nicely recovered by the Reds.

And now Claudia's on the final lap. Can she catch Isha?

But the Reds have crossed the finish line first.

Great effort from the Yellows. Let's have a replay.

Both teams ran fantastically. What a really exciting race.

But there can only be one winner.

Let's go to Footy Pups Pickles and Geraldine for the final result.

The Reds and the Yellows have been amazing at athletics.

The Reds crossed the line first,

making them today's athletic award winners.

Woof, woof!

My team today have been amazing athletes.

We've jumped the long jump,

we've thrown javelins,

and we've run in a relay.

All thanks to international gold medallist,

Perri Shakes-Drayton.

That's it for today, guys.

Well done, everyone.

Now you've got the skill,

-remember to pass it on.

-Yeah!

WHISTLE BLOWS