Rules, roles and officiating fairly
Officiating for one afternoon changes how you behave as a player for good.
Part of your national curriculum
- Competitive sport and tactics: Understand the rules, roles and responsibilities of officials and players, and apply them fairly in competition
Lesson overview
What you'll learn in this lesson
Understand the rules, roles and responsibilities of officials and players, and apply them fairly in competition
Key learning points
- • Why rules exist
- • The roles
- • Fair play under pressure
This lesson at a glance
- 22 minutes
- 17 parts to scroll through
- 3 quick checks
- Marked quiz at the end
- Gentle pace: short sittings with pauses
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Rules, roles and officiating fairly
Officiating for one afternoon changes how you behave as a player for good.
In a nutshell
Understand the rules, roles and responsibilities of officials and players, and apply them fairly in competition
Learning cycle
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Learning cycle 1 of 2
Part 1 · Why rules exist
A short piece of teaching, then a check to make sure it has landed.
Explore the idea
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Learn
Why rules exist
Rules keep competition safe, fair and comparable. Without an agreed framework a result means nothing, because nobody was playing the same game.
Reset break
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Pause
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Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Explore the idea
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Learn
The roles
Referees and umpires apply the laws in real time; assistants judge specific decisions; scorers and timekeepers keep the official record. Captains hold responsibility for their team's conduct.
Quick check
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Quick check
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Reset break
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Pause
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Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Learning cycle
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Learning cycle 2 of 2
Part 2 · Fair play under pressure
A short piece of teaching, then a check to make sure it has landed.
Explore the idea
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Learn
Fair play under pressure
Accepting decisions you disagree with, and admitting a foul the official missed, is the standard. Dissent slows the game and rarely changes the outcome.
Quick check
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Reset break
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Pause
That's sitting 3 of 4 done
Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Challenge round
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Game · Sort it
Which of these are true?
Drag each card into the right column. Tap a card first if dragging is fiddly.
True
Not true
Challenge round
Part 14 of 17
Game · Fill the gaps
Finish the sentences
Choose the word that belongs in each gap.
Rules keep ____ safe, fair and comparable.
Challenge round
Part 15 of 17
Game · Recall cards
What is a key purpose of rules in sport?
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Mastery quiz
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Marked quiz
End of lesson quiz: Rules, roles and officiating fairly
4 questions, marked with the reasoning shown. No timer.
1. What is a key purpose of rules in sport?
2. What is the main role of a referee or umpire?
3. What does 'sportsmanship' mean?
4. Why do agreed rules matter?
Lesson round-up
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Understand the rules, roles and responsibilities of officials and players, and apply them fairly in competition