1. LANGUAGE OF EVALUATING
TWO HANDS FORWARDS QUICKLY SPIN PASS

2. EV 1 AN EV 2
Evi or Part (A) of any evaluating question will always ask you to describe performance
Evii or Part (B) of any evaluating question will always ask you to suggest improvements to performance

3. Some Words To Help (THE COLUMNS)
Technique
Direction
Speed
Shape
Body part
Overhead clear
High serve
Chest pass
Lay-up shot
Volley pass
Dig pass
Forward roll
Handstand
In-step pass
Volley shot
Front drop
Back som
Forwards
Backwards
Diagonally
Upwards
Sideways
clockwise
High
Low
Above
Below
*target (name)
Quickly
Slowly
Accelerated
Still
Explosive
Controlled
Fast
steady
Tucked
Straight
Arched
Wide
Flat
Extended
Crouched
Rounded
Apart
High/low
Right hand
Left hand
Head
Shoulder
Knees
Left foot
Right foot
Both feet
Elbow
Two hands

4. Be Prepared To Do Something Special
T- NAME THE TECHNIQUE
D-WHAT IS THE DIRECTION
S-WHAT IS THE SPEED
S-WHAT IS THE SHAPE
B-WHAT IS THE
BODY PART
T.D.S.S.B

5. BASKETBALL EXAMPLE A1. Passes the ball forward,
1 mark at foundation level (candidate identifies a skill, but no description), 0 marks at general or credit level (candidate not awarded marks for generic answers)
A2. Chest passes the ball,
2 Marks at foundation level (candidate identifies a skill specific to the activity), 1 mark general level (candidate identifies a skill specific to the activity, but no description), 0 marks credit level, (candidate not awarded marks for the identification of a skill only).

6. Chest Pass A3. PASSES THE BALL FORWARD 2 MARKS AT FOUNDATION LEVEL
(CANDIDATES IDENTIFIES A SKILL AND OFFERS SOME DESCRIPTION),
1 MARK AT GENERAL LEVEL (CANDADATES GAIN MARKS FOR DESCRIPTION)
1 MARK AT C CANDATES GAINS MARKS FOR DESCRIPTION)
A4. CHEST PASSES THE BALL FORWARD
2 MARKS AT FOUNDATION LEVEL(CANDADATE IDENTIFILES A SKILL AND OFFERS SOME DESCRIPTION)
2 MARKS AT GENERAL LEVEL(CANDADATE IDENTIFILES A SKILL SPECIFIC TO ACTIVITY AND OFFERS SOME DESCRIPTION)

7. Chest Pass A5. Chest Passes the ball quickly forwards
2 Marks at Foundation, General and Credit Levels (all candidates offer two pieces of information)

8. Front tuck somersault
In activities where the name of a skill contains “descriptive” words Credit level candidates should be rewarded in full for naming a skill if the skill contains two descriptive terms, eg
Forward Tuck Sommersault 2 Marks
1 mark for forward
1 mark for tuck
0 mark for sommersault (this is an identification of what is being desribed)
Where there is repetition, marks should only be awarded for one correct answer, eg
Forward sommersault 1 mark
Tuck sommersault 1 mark

9. DIVING EXAMPLE
In activities such as DIVING, the technical name for a skill/technique often contains descriptive words, eg “front sommersault”. Credit candidates should not be penalised if the identification of a skill contains descriptive words, eg
(i) Sommersault 0 marks
(ii) Front sommersault 1 mark
(iii) Tuck front s/sault 2 marks
(iv) Tuck s/sault bent knees 1 mark
(v) T s/sault wi knees together 2 marks
In example (iii) “tuck” and “knees bent”/”knees to chest” are the same and marks cannot be awarded twice for repetition
In example (v) knees can be apart or together in a “tuck” therefore candidate has supplied two pieces of information.
PIKE: Legs straight, knees together in a tuck/tight held position. As opposed to below: TUCK, knees together, rotating forward.
TASK : DESCRIBE THIS ACTION

10. General Basketball Example
Shooting: Basketball
Shoots 0 marks
Shoots with right hand 1 mark
Shoots with right hand from close to the basket 2 marks
Where no marks are awarded, the candidate fails to describe a specific action or skill. For 1 mark the candidate has offered one qualification to a generic response.
For 2 marks the candidate has offered two qualifications to a generic response.

11. Push pass Passes Push passes Push passes forward
Push passes forward quickly
Push passes forward quickly, body low
Which answer would get 2 marks in credit?

12. CREDIT RUGBY EXAMPLE Passing WHY? WHAT COLUMN?
No 9 passes to team mate 0 mark (identifies action to be described)
No 9 spin passes to team mate 0 mark (identifies action to be described)
No 9 passes with two hands to team-mate 1 mark (Describes “two hands”)
No 9 passes with two hands to team-mate on his left mark (Describes “2 hands” and “on his left”)
WHY?
WHAT COLUMN?

13. Describing a single skill
Sometimes a question will be asking you to describe a single skill and often will be asked in terms of:
Preparation
Action
Recovery
Here you may wish to talk about body part and shape or direction and speed.
TASK: DESCRIBE THIS ACTION using only DIRECTION AND SPEED

14. Serial skills
A single skill may have many parts to it
The question may ask for long jump, high jump or gymnastics something like :
Run-up
Take-off/flight
Landing
OR a diving question may ask :
Starting position
Diving action
Entry point / surface position
Describe the jump in three parts this time using body parts and shape

15. SERIES OF SKILLS
SOMETIMES THE QUESTION ASKS YOU TO DESCRIBE A PLAYER CARRYING OUT A SERIES OF SKILLS AND ACTIONS
EG. A SPIKER PLAYING A DIG TO SETTER THEN RUNNING IN TO SPIKE

16. Rules for suggesting improvements
MUST ANSWER IN THE POSITIVE
EG.1. SHE MUST ARCH HER BACK MORE
2.HE MUST STRAIGHTEN HIS HITTING ARM
NOT
SHE WASN’T ARCHING HER BACK
HE DIDN’T STRAIGHTEN HIS ARMS
WRONG!!!!

17. Name the column heading
Quickly
Forwards
Two hands
Wide
Overhead clear
Slowly
Diagonally
Left foot
Extended
Dig pass
Accelerating
Upwards
Head
Tucked
Forward roll
Constant/steady speed
Backwards
Right knee
Bent
Overhead serve