Tournament time
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can contribute to and participate in the planning and leading of an inclusive tournament.
Key learning points
- Move: taking a deep breath before throwing or serving relaxes the body and helps to maintain accuracy under pressure.
- Think: officiating with integrity and without bias in a tournament prevents conflict occurring.
- Feel: prioritising sporting behaviour over outcome can help to regulate emotions in competitive situations.
- Connect: having a metric for success that every participant is able to achieve encourages a greater sense of inclusion.
Keywords
Tournament - a series of competitive events or matches where teams or individuals compete against each other
Metric for success - the chosen method of what is deemed to be desirable in the tournament, such as, improving skills, achieving personal bests and demonstrating sporting behaviour
Sporting behaviour - the practice of fair play, respect and graciousness towards opponents, teammates and officials
Common misconception
All tournaments must focus solely on the outcome/winner of competition.
In order for all participants to feel included, tournaments can take many forms and be adapted so that everyone can enjoy an appropriate level of challenge.
Teacher tip
View the tournaments from the perspective of the least confident/experienced pupils and encourage adaptations to be made to include them. You may want to make some decisions about the focus of this lesson during the plenary of the previous lesson to maximise tournament time.
Equipment
As this lesson can be adapted to include any activities from the previous 5 lessons, your equipment will depend on what you offer
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.How should experienced players be distributed teams?
Q2.How should you respond to losing a point/game?
Q3.How should you behave having won a point/game?
Q4.How can you help a dysregulated teammate?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.How should you react to a teammate that makes a mistake?
Q2.What can you focus on instead of the result to help you maintain high performance?
Q3.How can you show respect after a game?
Q4.What do you show if you play fairly and follow the rules?
To help you plan your 8 physical education lesson on: Tournament time, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
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