Sofie+A

= = P.E. Journal

Reflection
Overall, I thought this was a good, interesting unit which allowed us to become more aware of both the positiveness of cycling and of the surroundings around the new school and the possibilities they hold. I thought the timing of the unit very good time weather-wise. I thought it was great that we could find out about our new school surroundings, and that we had the chance to enjoy cycling. In terms of learning sports, I don't really feel I gained much, as I already cycle to and from school. Although I have no idea what, it might be good to have something for those who want a bit more of a challenge. First we went to Down Town, as decided by our teacher, and bought __**ice cream**__!!!! Although there were some disappearance issues, I thought this was a pleasant start to the unit. Then came my trip to Mule Varde, which I thought went really well, as I did not know all the things one could do there and how close it was. I think that maybe the trip was a little short sports-wise, but it was good that it was so close for visiting later. I also thought it was a fun addition that Lodin decided to take an ice-cold swim. Then we went to a volleyball-pitch by Høgskolen, and although the weather was a little windy, I thought it was nice to be able to play some volley-ball too. Then we visited the forest, and, although I knew about the place from before, I thought this was nice to visit the forest as well. Then we went to Mule Varde, and this time I joined Lodin for a swim. It was really cold, but at the same time really fun. Altogether, I thought it was a nice unit, and I thought it was great that us students could create routs ourselves, a useful skill to have later in life. My only suggestion is to make it a bit more challenging.

__[[file:Hovet to Mule Varde.pdf]]Gymnastics Unit__
**REFLECTION** The task for this unit was to create a gymnastics sequence where we had to include a set number of balances, flights, rolls etc. We were to work in groups of 3 to 5, and to begin with, our group consisted of Anisha, June and I, who then started to test out the different gymnastics moves and find inspiration from tutorials and youtube-videos. When Mirre came home from Guatemala, she joined us at Anisha left for India. When Markus and Tollak joined us, our group consisted of 5 members. We then went on to making the sequrnce. I feel that this process turned a little unorganised, and I feel we could have achieved a better result if we had focused better. In addition, our group was behind the others because of the change in group members, and this may have put us a bit of track. Also, we weren't fully comfortable with all the gymnastics moves, and this might have limited creativity. However we decided to use the rib walls for one of our moves, and, although I'm not sure how this turned out on the film, I feel that this created some variation in our sequence. We also had some good transitions, and most of our moves fit together nicely. What could have created more flow was if we had been more synchronized and did things more at the same time. However, we had to make some last-minute adjustments, and did not have much time for final polishing of our sequence.

**CRITERION A SEQUENCE WIRTE-UP** Sofie and Markus stand behind each other in preparation for being a supporting beam for Tollak’s flight. Mirre and June then log roll in at either side before they stand up, creating an arch with their arms. Simultaneously, Tollak then frog leaps over Sofie and Markus, forward-rolls and rises underneath the previously mentioned arch. Mirre and June then help Markus and Sofie doing a forward-roll to either side before Markus and Sofie teddy-bear roll so they face each other. By supporting their backs with their arms they then lift up their legs, straightening them in a 90 degree angle to the floor, assisted by June and Mirre. Meanwhile, Tollak does a backward-roll. Then everyone walks to the wall bars and Sofie climbs up before dropping herself into the other group members’, which have pairwise linked arms. After letting go, Mirre and June do half a butterfly on either side of Markus and Tollak who then carry Sofie. Markus and Tollak take a couple of steps forward before Sofie takes two continuous forward-rolls. The group members stand in two parallel lines and lift up their legs like Markus and Sofie did earlier. June, who is still standing then “pushes” the others down again. Then the group members went into a pyramid with Markus and Tollak at the bottom, Sofie standing at the top, with June and Mirre supporting her.

__Cycling Unit__
**REFLECTION** When it comes to efficiency, we could have focused more during the lessons, and we might not have needed the time where we practiced before school and during the break on the day we were to present the sequence. In the end, things got a perhaps a little rushed since we didn't have so much extra practice time, and we might have had a better presentation if wee had worked more efficiently during the lesson. During the lesson, however, things got a little unstructured since there were many practices where we did not have the entire team.

But besides that I think Markus, Sander, Tollak and I worked very well together as a team, communicating well to eventually create a good, well-planned sequence. I am not sure how this looked in the end when it was filmed, as I tried to concentrate on my own cycling as much as possible, but I feel that the sequence turned out very well. It had a lot of symmetry, especially when we had all four members, and a lot of parts that I think would look good on film. Furthermore, I think it was good that we also went off our bikes to create some variation.

The perhaps most major problem we encountered presented itself at the last minute; because of the sun, the orientation of the sequence would be opposite to the one we had practiced. When the P.E. lesson started, we luckily got some more practice time, and during this practice we tried to shift the orientation of our sequence. However, we (Sofie) had some issues shifting our (her) orientation, and in the end we had to move the camera to the planned position and hope for the best. We all did our best when we presented our sequence, and this was actually the first run-through we had done with bikes for everyone and without stopping, something which was very satisfying. I think everyone had worked hard and was happy to get it finished and done with, and personally I think it actually went quite well, and everyone did more or less what they were supposed to do, although the synchronizing of our moves could have been a little better, something we might have avoided this if we had focused better during the lessons, but I do not feel that this was such a major issue. All in all I am personally quite satisfied with the final results.

**25.11.2011** During the week we were unable to schedule a final practice, so in the morning on Friday the 25th, Markus, Sander and I came to school early. At around 08:00 we went over to the REC car park to finally get to finalize the sequence. We were uncertain if Tollak was going to do it with us, so we had to be open for presenting with both 3 and 4 members, something that made the task a little more difficult. After half an hour of practice we had the sequence, but still needed to practice the flow, co-ordination and timing, so in break we went over to the car park again.During that practice, we had to get everything in place and give Tollak, who was going to participate, an update. We made some changes that not everyone noticed / remembered, and it eventually turned a little frustrating when we kept stopping and repeating all the time, but made it even more satisfying when we all got everything right.

**18.11.2011** This lesson we were able to make some progress, but we could have worked a lot more effective while working. I think we all wanted to get it finished, but lacked the motivation to do so. Around midway through the lesson we decided that the smartest thing to do, was schedule a final practice after school or during a lunch. In this way we would be able to finish everything before the assessment, and we would also be more motivated since we were using our leisure time for it.

28.10.2011
Today we started a new unit about cycling and cycling sequences. During this unit we will, in our groups, create a cycling sequence that will be filmed and assessed. During the lesson today we chose our groups,my group consisted of four members, Tollak, Markus, Sander and myself who was voted group leader.

We then went to the REC-wafer's car park and started with some ideas for our sequence. While doing this we tried to make use of the fact that we were four members, and there were four corners of the filmed area. I think we are getting on quite well, but it would have been beneficial to see some more professional sequences to gain knowledge and ideas.

Here is my reflection of our warm-ups unit.

About Me
Sports I enjoy are mainly [|jogging], [|cycling] and [|alpine skiing]. I try to cycle to school as often as possible, as this is both healthy and also actually takes less time than taking the bus. Additionally, I aim to jog once or twice a week, and try to start the day with some daily indoors exercise. During the winter, I like to go skiing, especially downhill. In the winter holidays my family and I are planning to go to [|les Trois Valées], a skiing resort in the [|French part of the Alps]. We are staying in a hotel right by [|600 km] of slopes with [|excellent conditions], and the trip definitely something I am very much looking forward to.