Types of ActivitiesTypes of Activities

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LEARNINGLEARNINGOUTCOMESOUTCOMES

By the end of this lesson you will;By the end of this lesson you will;

•Understand the difference between Understand the difference between individual activitiesindividual activities and and team team activities.activities.•Understand what is meant by Understand what is meant by competitivecompetitive and and non-competitivenon-competitive activities.activities.•Be aware of the different scoring Be aware of the different scoring systems.systems.

Types of ActivityTypes of Activity

There are two different types of activity. There are two different types of activity. These are;These are;

Individual and Team activitiesIndividual and Team activities

These can be either;These can be either;Competitive or Non Competitive activitiesCompetitive or Non Competitive activities

Team and Individual ActivitiesTeam and Individual Activities

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Individual ActivitiesIndividual Activities

An An Individual ActivityIndividual Activity involves involves oneone person person playing against another person as in tennis playing against another person as in tennis singles or the High Jump in athletics.singles or the High Jump in athletics.

Some individual activities can also involve one Some individual activities can also involve one person totally alone as in person totally alone as in Golf.Golf.

Team ActivitiesTeam Activities

A A team activity team activity involves several people involves several people working together to achieve an end result.working together to achieve an end result.

A team can have any number of players in it A team can have any number of players in it e.g tennis doubles e.g tennis doubles (2 players)(2 players) or as many or as many as as 1515 as in Rugby Union. as in Rugby Union.

TEAM ACTIVITYTEAM ACTIVITY INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITYINDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY

Competitive and Non Competitive and Non Competitive ActivitiesCompetitive Activities

A competitive activity A competitive activity is a contest involving is a contest involving two or more two or more opponentsopponents

Opponents compete Opponents compete against each other, against each other, trying to win.trying to win.

The reason for taking The reason for taking part is to be in the part is to be in the competition.competition.

A non-competitive A non-competitive activity involves activity involves performers who take performers who take part for self part for self satisfaction.satisfaction.

This may be for fun, This may be for fun, for leisure, or for for leisure, or for fitness purposes.fitness purposes.

Directly Competitive ActivitiesDirectly Competitive Activities

If an activity is If an activity is directly competitivedirectly competitive your actions will have a direct effect on your actions will have a direct effect on the actions of your opponent.the actions of your opponent.

For Example: If you play a shot to the back of the court in Badminton your opponent will have to move to the back to play a return.

Indirectly Competitive ActivitiesIndirectly Competitive Activities

In an In an Indirectly CompetitiveIndirectly Competitive Activity Activity your performance will have your performance will have nono direct direct effect on your opponent’s performance.effect on your opponent’s performance.

For Example – When you are running in For Example – When you are running in the 100 metres you run in a separate the 100 metres you run in a separate lane from your opponents. Therefore lane from your opponents. Therefore you cannot influence or effect their you cannot influence or effect their performance.performance.

Type of Activity Example DescriptionType of Activity Example Description

Individual Jogging Performed alone often Individual Jogging Performed alone often Non-Competitive for fitness reasonsNon-Competitive for fitness reasons

IndividualIndividualDirectly CompetitiveDirectly Competitive

IndividualIndividualIndirectly CompetitiveIndirectly Competitive

TeamTeamNon-CompetitiveNon-Competitive

TeamTeamDirectly CompetitiveDirectly Competitive

TeamTeamIndirectly CompetitiveIndirectly Competitive

Scoring SystemsScoring Systems

- Objective

- Subjective

OBJECTIVE SCORING

Objective Scoring is based on fact. There is a score at the end of the game to decide the final outcome

For ExampleIn hockey the winner is decided by the team scoring the most goals at the end of 70 minutes.In Volleyball it is the team who scores 25 points first.In the 100m sprint the fastest time wins the race.

SUBJECTIVE SCORING

Subjective scoring is based on the opinion of

Judges.

For example in Diving a panel of expert judges award points for the quality of the diver’s performance.

The winner is decided on the opinion of the judges and points awarded accordingly

ACTIVITYACTIVITY OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE

SCORINGSCORING

SUBJECTIVESUBJECTIVE

SCORINGSCORING

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