Opportunities for further involvement

Physical activity

roles

Player/performer

• Primarily concerned with developing the ability to make effective plans to improve performance

When are you a player? When are you a performer?

In order to bring about improvements in your performance you need good…………………………….. WHAT?

TACTICS -

TECHNIQUE -

ORGANISER

Involves bringing together all the main ingredients at the right time at the right place in order to maximise promotion, participation & high-quality performance

What does an organiser have to be good at?

Organiser

Be competent in managing & organising:• Facilities• Time• Personnel• Funds at time

They also work at different levels & undertake quite a large range of duties & responsibilites

Leader/coach

• Specialist in an activity• Responsible for preparing a player in skill acquisition,

correct technique, physical or mental state• Influence individuals or groups to achieve set goals or

behaviour in sport• Know different styles of leadership• Basic communication skills

Choreographer

The designer or arranger of some sort of staged dance or other performances

• Need to be aware of the techniques of choreography • Be able to assess levels or standards of performance

Official

• Controls the activity• Interprets the rules, laws or regulations • Checks equipment

In this role you can be:Referee/umpireJudgeMarshall/stewardScorer/timekeeper/recorder

Vital that you know the rules & regulations

Vocational opportunities

Why did you take GCSE PE?

What various vocations could be considered in the ‘sport & leisure industry’?

Sports performers

What are the differences between:• Professional• Amateur• Semi-professional

Professional

• Takes part in sport for their livelihood

Amateur

• Takes part in sport as a pastime or hobby

• Do not get paid• Take part for the

enjoyment factor

• In some activities it is actually forbidden for an amateur to receive any money at all

Semi - professional

Combination of both – someone that might have a job but who also takes part in sport for payment

• Usually work full-time & play sport in their spare time – but some work part-time so that they can train & play over a longer period

Some sports are OPEN SPORTS An activity that allows

both amateurs & professionals to compete

together

There are various loopholes that enable amateur players to receive money and there are even shamateurs in many sports as well!

Some of these loops holes include:

Spo

nsor

ship

dea

ls Given equipment, clothing, free travel & even cash payments

Occ

upat

ions A ‘job’ that

includes a great deal of time off to train & compete

Exp

ense

s pa

ymen

tsOften far more than the expenses & are effectively just cash payments

Sch

olar

ship

s

Universities & colleges offer sport

scholarships, which then allow full-

time sport to be carried out

Person A

1. Name 5 physical activity roles? Performer, official, chorographer, leader/coach, organiser

2. What is a shamateur? Someone who competes in an amateur sport but who receives illegal payment

3. What is a professional? Takes part in sport for their livelihood – get paid as a full-time job

4. What does an organiser have to ensure? Brings together all the ingredients at the right time, in the right place. Manages & organisers facilities, time & funds

5. Name 2 loopholes of how players can receive money. Sponsorship deals, occupations, expenses payments, scholarships

Person B

1. As an official you can be what? State 3. – referee/umpire, judge, marshal/steward, scorer/timekeeper/recorder

2. Name 4 careers opportunities in the sport & leisure industry. PE teacher, coach, trainer, physiotherapist, sports management, personal trainer

3. What is an open sport? An activity that allows both amateurs & professionals to compete together

4. What is an amateur? Takes part in sport as a hobby, not paid, usually has a job

5. Name the other 2 loopholes that your partner didn’t mention of how players can receive money. Sponsorship deals, occupations, expenses payments, scholarships

Home Learning

Create a poster/booklet advertising the variety of further qualifications that are available relating to PE and sport

Use page 112 & 113 to help you

Make sure you know about each as I will be testing you next lesson.