Table 1. Unit plans for the two instructional approaches (Pereira et al., 2015). Lesson Direct instruction Sport Education 1 Triple jump, hurdles, and shot put formal introduction Explanation of the model and competition format Allocation of teams and individual roles Teacher-directed introduction of the three skills 2 Hurdles formal instruction and practice Student-directed instruction: Warm-up Teacher-directed instruction: Triple jump skills 3-7 Triple jump, hurdles, and shot put formal instruction and practice Student-directed instruction: Warm-up Teacher-directed instruction: Triple jump, hurdles, and shot put skills; formal instruction on rules and scoring protocols for events Within-team event practice and role practice (shared teacher- and student-directed monitoring) 8 Individual competition on shot put Formal competition Day 1 and Day 2 Student within-team event and role practice: Student-directed instruction (shared teacher- and student-directed monitoring) - Warm-up/skills practice (triple jump, hurdles, and shot put) 9 Individual competition on long jump and hurdles Formal competition Day 2 Student within-team event and role practice: Student-directed instruction (shared teacher- and student-directed monitoring) - Warm-up/skills practice (triple jump, hurdles, and shot put) 10-16 Triple jump, hurdles, and shot put formal instruction and practice Student within-team event and role practice: Student-directed instruction (shared teacher- and student-directed monitoring) - Warm-up/skills practice (triple jump, hurdles, and shot put) 17 Free-choice practice on all three events Formal competition Day 3 Student within-team event and role practice: Student-directed instruction (shared teacher- and student-directed monitoring) - Warm-up/skills practice (triple jump, hurdles, and shot put) 18 Free-choice practice on all three events Formal competition Day 4 Student within-team event and role practice: Student-directed instruction (student-directed monitoring) - Warm-up/skills practice (triple jump, hurdles, and shot 19 Individual competition on all three events Formal competition Day 5 Student within-team event and role practice: Student-directed instruction (student-directed monitoring) - Warm-up/skills practice (triple jump, hurdles, and shot put) 20 Individual competition on all three events Finals competition Festive event