1.2 Plan and organise with others a competitive sports activity

In the next lesson you will need to collate evidence of you working with others. So if you are meeting with others for help and support for this task, whether this be a sports coach, parent, organisational leader or gym manager for example, record evidence of these meetings to help you with the following lesson. It may be useful to have a little read through the tasks for 1.3 so that you do not miss out on collecting important evidence.

Plan and organise with others a competitive sports activity

The key to organising anything is planning, and organising a competitive sports activity is no exception. Every sporting event will be different, so you will need to think carefully about your specific activity.

Working with others

For the next lesson, 1.3, you will need to gather evidence to show that you have worked with others while planning and organising. So, think about who may help you organise this activity? Is it a coach, another team player or an expert in your chosen sport?

How will you work with others and how will you use their own personal expertise? Gather evidence that can be used for your next lesson. This could be photos of you working with others, a journal, noting conversations had with others or video footage of group conversations.

Decide on a competitive sports activity

It‘s always a good idea to start with what you know, so it would be wise to start with a sport that you are familiar with and perhaps already involved with.

If you are not involved in a competitive sport, think about how you could perhaps turn your favourite excerise into one?

Think about who would take part

Do you know a group of people or team who would like to take part?  Do you go to a local club with other people who may want to help you?

When planning the activity, will you group people into teams or will you ask whole teams to sign up and take part in your activity?

Write up a response using full sentences, answering the questions below from each of the three parts. You could represent the information as a table, report, presentation or any preferred method you may have to display this information.

Within your assignment include all the various forms of evidence that you have collected. This could be photos, screenshots, text message chains or any other additional evidence that will help reference all of the criteria below.

1. Planning- The details

You will need to decide the following details:

• Detail what your competitive sport will be; remember if you aren’t involved with a competitive sport, can you think of a way to turn your interest into a competitive activity?
• Who will take part? Do you have a list? (You may need to blur out names due to GDPR).
• What’s the structure of the activity?
  • What date will it occur?
  • What time will it start and finish?
  • Will there be more than one match/game/event?
  • If do, how long will each last? How much time will you need to leave between each match/game/event?
  • Will there be a period of time while some people will not be participated while others are? If so, what will people not involved do while they are waiting?

2. Draw up a list of requirements

Think about and answer the following points within your response:

• What about all the different jobs to be completed?  What can be done prior to the event, on the day, after the event?
• Will there be more than one element to the activity? Will these have specific timings?
• Who will be recording the activity?
• Have you collected permission to record the activity from the others participating?
• Can you create a ‘to do’ list or action plan, describing what, when and where to help you plan.
• Can you create an outline structure for the day, giving approximate timings, main responsibilities and any handy notes you may need to help you through the event?
• Do I need to booking a venue? Will this need setting up prior to the activity?
• If outside, do I need to plan a designated route or provide a map to participants?
• List of all equipment that will be needed on the day. Do these need checking before hand? Will there be any H&S checks required related to the equipment specifically?
• Are there any refreshments to organise?
• Where will the participants change or get ready?  Will you need to provide any facilities?
• Outline what legal responsibilities you have and how you plan to meet them specifically?
• How will you meet the H&S requirements? Have you completed a risk assessment? (If you do not have one, can you research a template that would be suitable for your event?)
• How will you follow the sporting rules and regulations? Give a description of the rules and regulations that you will be following.
• How will you promote the activity? Will you be creating a poster or leaflet? Will you be emailing or texting a group of people? If so, have you collected this evidence for your assignment?

3. Consider a contingency plan. What if?

To help the event run smoothly, it is advisable to think about what, if anything, goes wrong and what you would do in that circumstance?

For example, what will you do if the weather is bad?  If someone has an accident?  What will you do if someone doesn’t turn up or if there is a problem with the venue? Include this information within your response.

4. What is my success criteria or my competitive element?

Depending on your activity, it may be quite easy to decide on what your success criteria may be, especially if competing in a race or match; however, it may be more challenging to determine. You will need to consider what you will be looking for, thinking about elements such as:

• Number of successful shots/goals/strikes etc. (depending on activity)
• The time it has taken to do a certain element.
• The distance traveled while completing a certain element.
• The number of repetitions completed.
• The technique displayed.
• The skills shown.

It is important to work out now, at your planning stage, what your success criteria will be so that you know what your competitive element will be within your activity. Ensure you include this in your planning.

Assessment Criteria	Pass	Merit	Distinction
1.2 Plan and organise with others a competitive sports activity	Learners will competently plan and organise a competitive sports activity	Learners can show confidence and initiative in planning and organising a competitive sports activity	Learners will skilfully plan and organise a competitive sports activity