Card sort instructions How many different ways can you think of to group your cards into similar categories? Write down the categories that you come up with. Notes: Students may come up with the following factors: Sex, height, bone structure, muscle girth. All of these factors affect optimum weight.

Card sort instructions All of these factors affect optimum weight. Consider: How does optimum weight help performance in different sports? Notes: Students may come up with the following factors: Sex, height, bone structure, muscle girth. All of these factors affect optimum weight.

(English professional) Name Dan Cole Sport/Event Rugby Union (English professional) Gender Male Height 1.91 m Weight 19 st 5 lb Notes: These ‘cards’ could be shown on a whiteboard and discussed by the whole class or photocopied and handed out to small groups.

Long distance (10,000 m record holder) Name Wang Junxia Sport/Event Long distance (10,000 m record holder) Gender Female Height 1.62 cm Weight 7 st 12 lb Notes: These ‘cards’ could be shown on a whiteboard and discussed by the whole class or photocopied and handed out to small groups.

(retired professional) Name Yao Ming Sport/Event Basketball (retired professional) Gender Male Height 2.29 m Weight 22 st 4 lb Notes: These ‘cards’ could be shown on a whiteboard and discussed by the whole class or photocopied and handed out to small groups.

Name Sport/Event Gender Height Weight Brittney Reese Sport/Event Long jump (2012 record holder) Gender Female Height 1.72 m Weight 10 st Notes: These ‘cards’ could be shown on a whiteboard and discussed by the whole class or photocopied and handed out to small groups.

Name Sport/Event Gender Height Weight Anthony Joshua Sport/Event Boxer (professional) Gender Male Height 1.98 m Weight 17 st 7 lb Notes: These ‘cards’ could be shown on a whiteboard and discussed by the whole class or photocopied and handed out to small groups.