1. 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.

2. 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.

3. (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.

4. 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.

5. (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.

6. 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.

7. 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.