Officiating your own throwing challenges
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can participate in and officiate a throwing challenge alongside my peers.
Key learning points
- Move: using a variety of techniques will meet the challenge of throwing different equipment over different distances.
- Think: checking safety procedures are followed will ensure all participants take part without the risk of getting hurt.
- Feel: regulating your emotions when in the position of an official will ensure fair and objective decisions are made.
- Connect: offering support to other competitors will encourage participation and lead to positive experiences for all.
Keywords
Fair - ensuring that all participants are treated equally and rules are applied impartially and consistently
Throw - propelling an object
Officiate - act as the official in a competition ensuring it is conducted fairly and to the rules
Common misconception
Pupils may be quick to get over emotional when challenged with being the official, leading to inaccurate, unfair or even biased decisions being made.
Pupils must learn to regulate their emotions when acting as the official to ensure competition is fair.
Teacher tip
This lesson could sit before or after throwing technique lessons (eg. javelin). Delivering beforehand provides a good introduction to throwing and an opportunity to pre-assess for technique. Delivering afterwards makes it a good consolidation exercise for the technical points of throwing learned.
Equipment
10 tennis balls, stack of cones, station cards, scorecards, 5 foam or plastic javelins, 5 medicine balls, 5 bean bags, 5 frisbees, 6 hoops, 1 post (eg. rounders), 1 bucket
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - equipment
Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.How do we ensure everyone experiences being an official?
Q2.What is congratulating others a show of?
Q3.What do officials need to do to maintain fairness?
Q4.How do we ensure everyone understands what to do?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What does being impartial require?
Q2.Which style of throw is usually needed when throwing for distance?
Q3.What does applying the rules properly for all participants lead to?
Q4.How can you offer support to your opponents?
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