See physical education curriculum: Athletics – Running
Parlauf (circle) relay
Children form groups of eight or ten. They space around the perimeter of a pitch or track as in Fig. 7. The aim is to run in relay formation for a given time, e.g. five minutes, and to record how many laps they can run in that time. Two or three teams may run at the same time if space is available. The distances covered by each runner will vary depending on when the baton is received and handed over. It is important that two runners stand at the start line; one runs with the baton, the other waits until the baton is passed around to him/her before running.
