Understand the importance of rules in sport. Identify the rules (or laws) as regulated by the National Governing Body (NGB) for at least one chosen sport. In order to ensure that games or matches are played fairly and safely, all sports have a variety of rules (or laws in the case of cricket) which must be adhered to. Rules also help the officials to make an accurate judgement on which team is winning. EXAMPLE Here are some examples of rules and why they are important: Fair: In a tennis match, the umpire tosses a coin to decide who serves first, to make it fair. Safe: Football players are not allowed to perform a two-footed tackle, as this would be unsafe. Accurate judgement: Gymnastics judges have judging criteria that they follow when scoring a performance to ensure that their score is not biased. National Governing Bodies (NGBs) are organisations with a variety of functions, one of which is to ensure that the sport is performed fairly and correctly. They are therefore responsible for applying the set of rules for a given sport. EXAMPLE Here are some examples of rules and why they are important: Football: FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) Rugby: IRB (International Rugby Board) Badminton: BWF (Badminton World Federation) Orienteering: IOF (International Orienteering Federation) EXAMPLE Here is an example of some of the rules of badminton, applied by the Badminton World Federation. A badminton court is 13.4 m long by 6.1 m wide. A synthetic or natural shuttlecock should be used. The shuttlecock must be below the waist when contact is made during a serve. The player that reaches a score of 21 first wins. The winner must lead by two clear points. The shuttlecock must land within the bounds of the court to win a point. 1. Can you identify three reasons why it is important to have rules in sport?
Understand the importance of rules in sport. Identify the rules (or laws) as regulated by the National Governing Body (NGB) for at least one chosen sport. In order to ensure that games or matches are played fairly and safely, all sports have a variety of rules (or laws in the case of cricket) which must be adhered to. Rules also help the officials to make an accurate judgement on which team is winning. EXAMPLE Here are some examples of rules and why they are important: Fair: In a tennis match, the umpire tosses a coin to decide who serves first, to make it fair. Safe: Football players are not allowed to perform a two-footed tackle, as this would be unsafe. Accurate judgement: Gymnastics judges have judging criteria that they follow when scoring a performance to ensure that their score is not biased. National Governing Bodies (NGBs) are organisations with a variety of functions, one of which is to ensure that the sport is performed fairly and correctly. They are therefore responsible for applying the set of rules for a given sport. EXAMPLE Here are some examples of rules and why they are important: Football: FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) Rugby: IRB (International Rugby Board) Badminton: BWF (Badminton World Federation) Orienteering: IOF (International Orienteering Federation) EXAMPLE Here is an example of some of the rules of badminton, applied by the Badminton World Federation. A badminton court is 13.4 m long by 6.1 m wide. A synthetic or natural shuttlecock should be used. The shuttlecock must be below the waist when contact is made during a serve. The player that reaches a score of 21 first wins. The winner must lead by two clear points. The shuttlecock must land within the bounds of the court to win a point. 1. Can you identify three reasons why it is important to have rules in sport?
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