Nature and Purpose Types of Activities

Individual and Team Activities INDIVIDUAL:- performed by one person. - Some individual activities can be performed ‘totally alone’ I.e golf, jogging. -Some are ‘on your own’ I.e badminton, tennis. TEAM:- a number of people working together. -A team may be 2 people (ice dancing) or many (rugby union).

Individual/Team Activities Task In pairs, write down 4 individual activities (2 ‘totally alone’ and 2 ‘on my own’), and write down 4 team activities.

Answers Badminton Table tennis Football Shinty Rock Climbing Golf Totally alone: On my own: 2/3/4 Teammates: Many Teammates: Rock Climbing Golf Fishing Jogging Badminton Table tennis Sprint relay Badminton Doubles Rowing Rugby Football Shinty

Competitive and Non-competitive Activities COMPETITIVE - a contest involving 2 rivals. Each rival tries to win. - DIRECTLY COMPETITIVE - you have a direct influence on what your opponent does. - INDIRECTLY COMPETITIVE - you do not affect your opponents performance. NON-COMPETITIVE - performers take part for self-satisfaction.

Task In pairs, look at the pictures below. Write the activity and whether it is non-competitive, directly competitive or indirectly competitive.

Competition Gymnastics Answers Non-competitive: Directly Competitive: Indirectly Competitive: Jogging Step Aerobics Hill Walking Football Tennis Karate 100m Sprint Swimming Competition Gymnastics