Chapter 6: Structures, roles and safe practice in sport 6.1: Structures, strategies and roles in physical activity Link with the Coursework Planner (PAP): Following completion of this section each student could analyse their own/peer’s performance in relation to their effective use of tactics and strategies. Video analysis, notational analysis, a tactics board/app and observations could be used. A proforma and sample is provided. Evidence should be retained for possible use in the final PAP. Introduction: Explain the differences between structures, strategies and roles, applying to examples (see table 6.1).
TASK 6.1 (Group work) ANSWER Identify the structures and strategies that exist within one physical activity. Include: • formations and organisation • tactics and strategies • roles within the activity. Activity: Soccer Formation and organisation: – Eleven players from each team are allowed on the pitch. – Seven substitutes can be named but only three may be used. – The game is 90 minutes in duration (two x 45-minute halves). – Additional time may be added by the officials due to stoppages such as injuries. – Formations are applied to outfield players such as 4, 4, 2. – There are rules and boundaries for play with sanctions for violations. – Scoring is in the form of a goal – when all of the ball crosses all of the goal line between the goal posts and under the crossbar. Tactics and strategies: – Defensive and offensive strategies such as creating or denying space, offside trap, marking opponents. – Systems of play and changes in formation. Roles: – Player – Coach – Official – Manager – Spectator – Organiser – Physical therapist/doctor/physiotherapist – Stewards.
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