Split the class into groups of four and give each group a piece of A3 paper with a different sport written in the centre. Give each group three minutes to create a mind map of situations that may arise in that sport where a rule will need to be applied. At the end of the three minutes, the mind map should be passed to the next group, which will then be given a further three minutes to write how the rule would be applied in each of the situations listed, for example: Main 1. Explain the importance of the correct application of rules within sport. 2. Focus on the application of rules surrounding goal-or-point-scoring in football, cricket, basketball and rugby. Plenary Download ‘You are the ref’ cartoons from http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/series/you-are-the-ref (these are online every Friday). Students should suggest how the ref should respond in the situations given (answers are online every Monday). Materials 1. Student summary handout 2. A.4 Activities A.5 – Suggested Trip Choose a sport and go and watch a competitive match so that students can watch the officials and see how they apply rules in specific situations. Have a discussion after the match to see if students can point out examples. If this cannot be organised, then teachers could show a match on DVD, questioning students on why decisions were made to check/reinforce understanding. A.4 Application of Rules/Laws Learning Objectives – After this lesson you should be able to: Apply the rules of your selected sport in four specific situations. Once you have learnt the rules for the sports of your choice, it is important to learn how to apply them in specific situations. One example of a situation in sport where officials need to make a decision based on the laws of the game relates to goal-or-point-scoring. This is explained in detail for four different sports below: Football: Offside Rule
Split the class into groups of four and give each group a piece of A3 paper with a different sport written in the centre. Give each group three minutes to create a mind map of situations that may arise in that sport where a rule will need to be applied. At the end of the three minutes, the mind map should be passed to the next group, which will then be given a further three minutes to write how the rule would be applied in each of the situations listed, for example: Main 1. Explain the importance of the correct application of rules within sport. 2. Focus on the application of rules surrounding goal-or-point-scoring in football, cricket, basketball and rugby. Plenary Download ‘You are the ref’ cartoons from http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/series/you-are-the-ref (these are online every Friday). Students should suggest how the ref should respond in the situations given (answers are online every Monday). Materials 1. Student summary handout 2. A.4 Activities A.5 – Suggested Trip Choose a sport and go and watch a competitive match so that students can watch the officials and see how they apply rules in specific situations. Have a discussion after the match to see if students can point out examples. If this cannot be organised, then teachers could show a match on DVD, questioning students on why decisions were made to check/reinforce understanding. A.4 Application of Rules/Laws Learning Objectives – After this lesson you should be able to: Apply the rules of your selected sport in four specific situations. Once you have learnt the rules for the sports of your choice, it is important to learn how to apply them in specific situations. One example of a situation in sport where officials need to make a decision based on the laws of the game relates to goal-or-point-scoring. This is explained in detail for four different sports below: Football: Offside Rule
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