Physical Education in Glasgow Standard Grade Presentations ACTIVITIES TYPES OF ACTIVITY.

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ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

TYPES OF ACTIVITYTYPES OF ACTIVITY

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Types of ActivityTypes of Activity

No activity is the same as another. They vary in many different ways.No activity is the same as another. They vary in many different ways.

Activities can be classified as:Activities can be classified as:

• Individual or Team basedIndividual or Team based

• Directly competitive, indirectly competitiveDirectly competitive, indirectly competitive

or non-competitive.or non-competitive.

• Indoor or outdoorIndoor or outdoor

• Decided by objective or subjective scoringDecided by objective or subjective scoring

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Team and Individual ActivitiesTeam and Individual Activities

An An Individual activity Individual activity occurs when you perform on your occurs when you perform on your own.own.

A A team activity team activity involves you performing involves you performing with other people.with other people.

Team Activity Individual Activity

Football 100m sprint

Netball/ Basketball Marathon

Volleyball Gymnastics

Cricket Swimming

Hockey Long Jump

Badminton/ Tennis(doubles)

Badminton/ Tennis(singles)

Rugby Shot Putt

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ions Directly, indirectly and non Directly, indirectly and non

competitive activitiescompetitive activities

AA directly competitive directly competitive activity is one where you activity is one where you will have a direct influence will have a direct influence on your oppositions on your oppositions performance.performance.

E.g. When you tackle a E.g. When you tackle a player in football.player in football.

In anIn an indirectly indirectly competitive competitive activity activity you do not have any direct contact with the opposition. However you are trying to out perform them...

E.g. E.g. 100m sprint – you look to defeat the opposition by running faster than them...

AA non competitive activity is something your participate in for your own pleasure rather than against other people.

E.g. E.g. Hill walking or rock climbing..

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Scoring SystemsScoring Systems

Activities have different scoring systemsActivities have different scoring systems

These can be split into:These can be split into:

Objective scoring - This occurs when the score is based on facts or results. This is usually when a result is counted, timed or measured.

For example:

•The number of goals scored in hockey•The time swam in a 50m sprint swim•The distance jumped by a high jump competitor

Subjective scoring - This occurs is based on other peoples opinions. Judges will grade the performance out of a possible maximum mark.

For example:•Dance•Gymnastics•Figure Skating

Measurement High Scores Best Low Scores Best

1 Distance Long Jump

2 Goals Football

3 Subjective Points

4 Golf

5 Cricket

6 Weight Weight Lifting

7 Objective Points Archery

8 5,000 m

9 Height Pole Vault

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Indoor and OutdoorIndoor and Outdoor

Activities take place both indoors and outdoors, Activities take place both indoors and outdoors, possibly both.possibly both.

Indoor activities are usually performed individually or in small teams e.g. 5 vs 5

Examples of Indoor activities are

Netball Basketball Badminton Gymnastics

Outdoor activities are performed individually or in larger teams e.g. 11 vs 11

Examples of outdoor activities are

Football Cricket Lawn Bowls Athletics

Examples of activities that take place both indoors and outdoors are:

Football (5-a-side vs 11-a-side)

Volleyball (indoor and beach)

Bowls (lawn and indoor)

Athletics (100m vs 60m)

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Created for Physical Education in Glasgow Secondary Schools

by

I.J.Brown – Saint Roch’s Sec. School

E.Gordon – Kings Park Sec. School

C.McGourty – Holyrood Sec. SchoolC

You have now completed Section 3a – “Types of Activity”

You should now move onto Section 3b – “Adapting Activities & Reasons for participating”