: Peke Whakarunga — Vertical Jump
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Approach:  Open space  
Focus: Jumping. 
Resources: 4 bibs.
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Questions/instructions:

Stand on the mark — knees slightly bent.
Jump as high as you can, swinging your arms above your head.
Have 3 goes - the first is a practice jump.

E tü i te tohu — me ähua piko ngä turi.
E peke kia teitei rawa atu, me te piupiu ö ringa ki runga ake i tö mahunga.
Kia 3 ngä wä - ko te mea tuatahi he whakamätau.


% responses
Ged
MI
 
uncoiled strongly from a crouch
96
97
swung arms from behind body to above head
82
86
landed on balls of feet
77
91
bent legs to absorb impact
88
91
Height gain:
substantial (e.g. 20–30cm)
19
14
moderate (e.g. 15cm)
81
83
little
0
3
 
Total score:
6
16
14
5
44
55
4
26
25
3
13
6
0–2
1
0
Commentary
The results achieved by Mäori students in general education (GEd) settings and students in Mäori immersion (MI) settings were not statistically significantly different.
 
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