Standard Grade PE Revision
Activities
Brannock High School
In your Standard Grade PE class, you will cover six different activities. However,
you need to be able to answer questions on a wide range of activities.
To do this, link the knowledge you have in one activity to another activity that you
might not know about. For example, there may be activities that are similar in the
types of skills that they use or the movements that the players make:
Football and Hockey are
similar because they are
both passing/shooting
games with 11 players,
mostly played outside
Think of some more activities that are similar –
they might use the same equipment, are played on
the same type of area, or use the same
skills/techniques.
Write down five sets of similar activities in your
notes………..
Describe why you think they are similar……………
Activities can be classified in terms of how many people are taking part. They can
fall into three categories:
Activities where you
compete on your
own
e.g.
100m
Shot Putt
Activities where you
compete with others
e.g.
Badminton
Basketball
Hockey
Activities that can be
both individual and
team
e.g. Badminton
(singles /doubles)
Make three columns in your jotter. Label them:
• Individual Activities
• Team Activities
• Can be both
Work with a partner. Write down as many activities
as you can think of under each of these headings.
Activities can also be classified into why people take part in them. There are two
main categories for this:
Activities where you take part with
the object being to win
Activities where you
can impact on your
opponent’s actions
e.g. Hockey
Activities where you take part just
for fun/enjoyment
Activities where you
have no impact on
your opponent’s
actions
e.g. Javelin
Make three columns in your jotter. Label them:
• Non Competitive Activities
• Directly Competitive Activities
• Indirectly Competitive Activities
Work with a partner. Write down as many activities
as you can think of under each of these headings.
Activities can also be classified into the way the activities are scored. There are
two main categories
Objective Scoring
When the result is decided by FACT – goals, points, tries for example.
Subjective Scoring
When the result is decided by OPINION – a mark or grade is awarded on the
performance by a judge or panel of judges
Look at the list of activities below and in your jotter
write down which ones are scored
(a) Subjectively
(b) Objectively
GYMNASTICS
SHOT PUTT
HURDLES
BASKETBALL
ICE SKATING
DANCE
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING
FOOTBALL
TRAMPOLINING
DIVING
VOLLEYBALL
TABLE TENNIS
HOCKEY
BADMINTON
Activities have rules that must be followed. There are two types of rules:
Rules which are in the rule book
and must be followed by everyone
Activities which don’t appear in the
rule book – these are concerned
with fair play
e.g. In football, outfield players are
not allowed to use their hands to
play the ball
e.g. In badminton, if the shuttle
lands on your side of the court, pick
it up and give it back to your
opponent
Written/Unwritten Rules
For example, in Football:
WRITTEN RULE
Tackling
When challenging for
possession, you need to
play the ball and avoid
having your feet raised off
the ground with studs
showing
WRITTEN RULE
Offside
Attacking players in the
attacking half of the pitch
must have at least one
defender between them
and the goalkeeper when
in an active position
UNWRITTEN RULE
Injury to opposing
team player
If an opposing team player
is injured and requires
medical attention it is an
unofficial rule to
deliberately play the ball
out of the pitch. It is fair
play (etiquette) for
possession to be
deliberately returned
UNWRITTEN RULE
Shaking hands
with opponents
and officials
At the end of the game
it is expected that you
show good etiquette and
thank your opponent,
whatever the result.
Section 1 – Activities
Completed
To finish this section, you will be given a work
sheet to complete as homework. Use your notes to
help you with the answers. If you need help with a
question, you can look up the Standard Grade
book or ask you teacher.
If you have access to the internet, you can also
find help on the Bitesize website
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/scotland/pe