RolesRoles

And responsibilitiesAnd responsibilities

Aims of the lessonAims of the lesson

Pupils will learn the different roles they Pupils will learn the different roles they play during their standard grade studies.play during their standard grade studies.

Pupils will understand the responsibilities Pupils will understand the responsibilities of each role.of each role.

Pupils will develop this knowledge to Pupils will develop this knowledge to complete an exam-type question.complete an exam-type question.

RolesRoles

Your Your rolerole in Standard Grade will mainly in Standard Grade will mainly have been have been performerperformer or or competitorcompetitor. But . But there are many different roles you may there are many different roles you may have taken in an activityhave taken in an activity..

Roles within PERoles within PE

Task 1: can you think of different Task 1: can you think of different roles you have fulfilled within your roles you have fulfilled within your standard grade lessons?standard grade lessons?

Non-playing roles within PENon-playing roles within PE

Performer or competitorPerformer or competitor (playing role) (playing role) Referee or umpireReferee or umpire Time – keeperTime – keeper SupporterSupporter Helper Helper Line-judge Line-judge Observer/spectatorObserver/spectator

Roles Roles

Performer or Performer or competitor competitor

You will physically You will physically take part in a number take part in a number of different activities of different activities within your standard within your standard grade studies. grade studies.

Referee or UmpireReferee or Umpire

During your studies During your studies you will be asked to you will be asked to perform the role as perform the role as referee.referee.

You will be expected You will be expected to watch the play and to watch the play and make decisions based make decisions based on the rules of the on the rules of the game. game.

Time-keeperTime-keeper

Some sports last for a Some sports last for a certain period of time eg. certain period of time eg. Football 90 mins, rugby Football 90 mins, rugby 80 mins. Some sports are 80 mins. Some sports are won by the fastest time eg won by the fastest time eg athletics or swimming. athletics or swimming.

Other sports such as Other sports such as basketball have time basketball have time restrictions within play, restrictions within play, E.G. 3-second rule, 8-sec E.G. 3-second rule, 8-sec rule, 24-sec rule.rule, 24-sec rule. A time A time keeper will be selected to keeper will be selected to uphold these rules.uphold these rules.

SupporterSupporter

You may be asked to You may be asked to support a partner or support a partner or activity- For instance: activity- For instance: supporting a partner in supporting a partner in a handstand, ‘spotting’ a handstand, ‘spotting’ in trampolining or in trampolining or gymnastics. gymnastics.

This helps assist in This helps assist in performing a skill or performing a skill or could be for a safety could be for a safety purpose.purpose.

Helper Helper

Pupils can offer help Pupils can offer help in setting up practices, in setting up practices, carrying equipment carrying equipment setting up equipment.setting up equipment.

You may be asked to You may be asked to lay-out cones, set up lay-out cones, set up courts, collect in courts, collect in equipment etc. equipment etc.

Line – Judge Line – Judge

You may be asked to be a You may be asked to be a line judge, linesman, lane line judge, linesman, lane judge.judge.

They assist the main They assist the main officials in making officials in making decisions. For instance, decisions. For instance, off-side, awarding throw off-side, awarding throw ins, corners etc. In ins, corners etc. In swimming the lane judge swimming the lane judge will ensure the swimmer will ensure the swimmer starts and turns correctly.starts and turns correctly.

ObserverObserver

Pupils will often be Pupils will often be asked to observe their asked to observe their partner and comment partner and comment on their performance. on their performance.

You may even be You may even be given a checklist to given a checklist to compare their compare their performance against a performance against a list of criteria. list of criteria.

TASK 2 - Playing Roles TASK 2 - Playing Roles

CHOOSE A TEAM ACTIVITY YOU CHOOSE A TEAM ACTIVITY YOU HAVE PARTICIPATED IN, IN HAVE PARTICIPATED IN, IN STANDARD GRADE.STANDARD GRADE.

DESCRIBE A DESCRIBE A ROLEROLE YOU HAVE YOU HAVE PLAYED WITHIN THAT GAME AND PLAYED WITHIN THAT GAME AND LIST SOME OF LIST SOME OF THE RESPOSIBILITIESTHE RESPOSIBILITIES OF THAT ROLE.OF THAT ROLE.

Roles within the game Roles within the game

As a performer or As a performer or competitor you have a competitor you have a role to fulfil within role to fulfil within your chosen activity:your chosen activity:

Captains Captains –lead by –lead by example, keep their example, keep their team organised team organised motivated and give out motivated and give out instructions. instructions.

Roles within the gameRoles within the game You may have a certain job to You may have a certain job to

do, competing as part of a do, competing as part of a teamteam..

Eg. In basketball; when Eg. In basketball; when attacking -all players must attacking -all players must know their position (know their position (centre, centre, forward or guard) forward or guard) and and job/responsibilities of that job/responsibilities of that position. position.

When defending they must When defending they must know if they are working in a know if they are working in a zonezone or or man to manman to man -each -each position will have a position will have a responsibility of guarding responsibility of guarding either a certain area or either a certain area or opponent.opponent.

Roles within the gameRoles within the game

Other positions in games would be:Other positions in games would be: FootballFootball- goalkeeper, defence, midfield, - goalkeeper, defence, midfield,

strikers.strikers. RugbyRugby- props forwards, wingers, backs, - props forwards, wingers, backs,

scrum half.scrum half. Netball- Netball- goal keeper, goal defence/attack, goal keeper, goal defence/attack,

wing defence/attack, centres, goal shooters. wing defence/attack, centres, goal shooters.

Exam questionExam question

Part A- attacking and defending roles Part A- attacking and defending roles require different responsibilities:require different responsibilities:

1.1. Describe Describe twotwo responsibilities that players responsibilities that players may have why may have why defendingdefending. . (4marks)(4marks)

2.2. Describe Describe two two responsibilities that a player responsibilities that a player may have when may have when attacking. attacking. (4marks)(4marks)

Exam questionExam question

Part B Choose and activity and a Part B Choose and activity and a non-non-playing role.playing role.

Activity ---------------------------------Activity ---------------------------------Non playing role-------------------------Non playing role-------------------------1.1. Describe your responsibilities when Describe your responsibilities when

performing this playing roleperforming this playing role2.2. Choose another activity and different non- Choose another activity and different non-

playing role and repeat same format as playing role and repeat same format as above.above.