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Organising a Competition

Objectives:

What makes a successful competition

?

Task:

Complete the Diamond 9 for you

There are ? Statements to chose from

Most Important

Least Important

Prizes

Activities are easy to do

Players improve their skills

There is no waiting time

Safe

Everyone can take part

Respect

Fun

Fair

Players feel good even if they lose

It is challenging

chance to try new activities

Players make new friends

P

layers try their best

Plan, Organise and Deliver a Successful

C

ompetition

Think about?· Target group?

· The activity?

· How many teams?

· What type of competition?

· Plan fixtures / order of play

What will you need?

· Equipment

· Rules / Officials

· Timekeepers

· Venue

Everyone has different reasons for enjoying and taking part in competition as different things motivate people—However there are some common factors known as SMILES.

S

safe—participants feel physically and emotionally safe

M maximum participants—participates are fully involved all of the timeI inclusive—activities are designed to suit all participants needs and abilitiesL learning—participants develop new skills or knowledgeE equipment—participants interests and motivations are catered forS success– all participants feel a sense of achievement

Organising a Competition / Festival

Getting organised:

1. The event—sport, what type of competition

2. Date / Time3. Venue

4. Budget

5. Who to invite—year group? Gender? how many teams?

6. Rules for the event

7. Officials / Volunteers—who? How many? Responsibilities?

8. Complete Health and Safety checks

9. Produce order of plays, scorecards, result sheets, certificates

Types of competitions

Knockout

– people play a game and if they lose they are knocked out

Assess this competition using SMILES -

Types of competitions

Knockout

– people play a game and if they lose they are knocked out

(Play Rock Paper Scissor)

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Round Robin

– everybody plays everybody else. Teams earn points for winning/drawing or losing a game.

(Play Bench Ball)

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Positives

Negatives

Positives

Negatives

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Assess this competition using SMILES -

Types of competitions

Round Robin

– everybody plays everybody else. Teams earn points for winning/drawing or losing a game.

Types of competitions

Knockout

– people play a game and if they lose they are knocked out

(Play Rock Paper Scissor)

Assess this competition using SMILES -



Round Robin

– everybody plays everybody else. Teams earn points for winning/drawing or losing a game.

(Play Bench Ball)

Assess this competition using SMILES -



Positives

Negatives

Positives

Negatives

Positives

Negatives

Assess this competition using SMILES -

Types of competitions

Ladder

– everybody is ranked in a certain activity, the best players play with the best and the lower level players play with their equivalent. People can move up and down the ladder

Types of competitions

Knockout

– people play a game and if they lose they are knocked out

(Play Rock Paper Scissor)

Assess this competition using SMILES -



Round Robin

– everybody plays everybody else. Teams earn points for winning/drawing or losing a game.

(Play Bench Ball)

Assess this competition using SMILES -



Positives

Negatives

Positives

Negatives

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Negatives

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Types of competitions

Personal Challenges

– individuals improve their own score over a period of time

Types of competitions

Knockout

– people play a game and if they lose they are knocked out

(Play Rock Paper Scissor)

Assess this competition using SMILES -



Round Robin

– everybody plays everybody else. Teams earn points for winning/drawing or losing a game.

(Play Bench Ball)

Assess this competition using SMILES -



Positives

Negatives

Positives

Negatives

Positives

Negatives

Assess this competition using SMILES -

Officiating

Every sport has officials that take on different roles:

1. 

Referee / Umpire

2. 

Scoring

3. Judging

4. Timing

Job of a referee / umpire -

· Know the rules

· Be able to blow a whistle

· Be able to make a decision and stick to it

· Do not allow players to question your decision

· Be firm but fair

· Know the scoring system

What to do? – for an Invasion game

1. Blow whistle2. What rule was broken? (offside)3. What is the consequence? (indirect freekick)4. Who gets the ball? (blue team)

These are the School Games Values that players and officials should follow at all times.