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Lessons for students services: Ted talks sport

Inspiration

Using the W chart - Looks like, feels like, sounds like, tastes like, thinks like - put yourself into the boat during a hurricane and imagine how you would feel. Write a song, a rap, a poem or a blog post entitled The woman and the hurricane.

What would you need to pack for a 3 month ski trek to the North Pole?

What personal qualities does Ben have to enable him to take on this challenge?

Go to Google Earth and zoom into some of the places Ueli mentions in his Ted talk. Describe the landscape.

Is extreme wingsuit flying a true sport? Give reasons for your opinion.

Watch the music video by Rudimental - "Free"

The theme of being "Free" is evident throughout the clip. List some examples from the clip.

How can sport make you feel "Free".

Is falconry aa sport?

Disability

Transcript of TED talk

When they play you see competition not disability.

Redesign a sporting competition for a disabled teenage team.

Develop a 10 week training program for a wheelchair half marathon.

OR

Develop your own training program for a physical activity or sport based on you not others.

Inclusion

Go to Moodle and log in. Go to Ebsco and log into the database then click on this link

Complete a Venn diagram about the two teams. 

What do you think Marc means when he says he feels "raceless". Write your response in a peel paragraph.

Ideas

Research Duke Kahanamoku's first visit to Australia. Imagine you are in the crowd and you see surfing for the first time. Create a newscast of Duke's visit and surfing.

Design your own surfboard keeping in mind the connection surfing has with nature.

Motivation

Russel talks about find neutral. How could this technique benefit your mindset?

What is your opinion about "negativity always works"?

What do you want to overcome?

What is your choice?

WHY NOT YOU - think about what you would love to succeed in with a Why not you mindset.