Assessing the rules of team and individual sport.
Netball
The rule I'm going to asses is the contact rule. Netball is a non-contact sport, and players cannot make physical contact with one another on the court. If a player does make contact then a penalty pass or shot is awarded to the opposing team where the infringement occurs.
Here is how the contact rule is written in the official rules of the international federation of netball associations (IFNA):
17.1 Personal Contact and Contact with the Ball
17.1.1 No player may come into contact with an opponent in such a way that it impedes
the play of that opponent.
17.1.2 In an effort to attack or defend or to play the ball a player shall not:-
(i) move into the path of an opponent who is committed to a particular landing
position.
(ii) push, trip, hold or lean on an opponent or use other forms of physical contact.
(iii) place a hand or hands on a ball held by an opponent.
(iv) knock or remove the ball from the possession of an opponent.
(v) while holding the ball push it into an opponent.
(vi) position so closely to an opponent that the Umpire considers that player is unable
to move without contacting.No contact is one of the major rules in netball and stops the game from becoming voilent and lowers the amount of injurys. A good thing about this rule is that it stops taller and bigger players using their size to unfair advantage. Also I think this is a good and an important rule to the game because it plays a key part in keeping the game fast flowing, quick, and exciting to watch.
A problem with the contact rule is you can give away penalty passes to the opposing team simply by falling over and accidently knocking into a opposing player. Although you might just say thats unfortunate sometimes it can be the difference between winning and loosing a game. If you trip over your own feet inside the circle and during your fall bump into an opponent you could give away a penalty shot which they then score from.
I think to avoid this happening they should re-word the rule to say players should not intentionally make physical contact with another player on court.
I think the rule number (vi) is a good part to the contact rule because even though the marking player is not actually making physical contact with the player trying to get free, they are making it impossible for that player to get free without making contact and giving away a penalty pass. Therefore the player who's trying to get free is in a no win situation because if they get free then they've contacted but if they don't contact then they can't get free and recieve the pass.
Without this rule if the marker has their arms out to the side, and the player runs forward into the out stretched arm to recieve the ball they would of caused contact. But because of this rule instead of the player conceding a penalty pass for contact the marker will concede a penalty pass for obstruction with their arms.
Badminton
The rule in badminton I'm going to assess is the rule in which a fault is given if a player touches the net or its supports with racket.
I don't agree with this rule because if the opponent plays a drop shot and the shuttlecock falls near the net the only way you could return the shuttle is by your racket touching the net. The same goes for when you play a drop shot. If your opponent is towards the back of the court and its a perfect time to play a skillfull dropshot if during the execution your racket marginally touches the net your shot is disallowed. Not only is your shot disallowed by your opponent wins the point because you've caused a fault.
On the other hand this rule could have its positives because you can win 'easy' points from your opponents mistakes. Overall though I think this is a pointless rule because without it the game would be just as fair.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHEnybmWdH8&feature=related
This video clip shows how tight the margin between the racket and net is. The person in the video manages to return the shuttlecock without hitting the net but he is a top performer and its extremly close.
Assignment 6-
strenghts and weeknesses of a team mate.
After using the performance checklist I produced to review the performance of a team mate who plays goal attack in netball I am now able to find their strengths and weeknesses and give them feedback on ways to improve.
Strengths:
Passing: Her passing was very good this shows she has good co-ordination. The majority of passes were accurate and therefore recieved by a team mate. She passed into the space ahead of the player which helped her team go forwards. All passing was strong but the strongest was the shoulder pass. It was powerful, accurate and difficult to intercept. As a result only 4 passes were uncompleted either by being well intercepted or not caught by another player.
Understanding the game and postioning: Excellent knowledge of the game and rules. Shows confidence in knowing what she's doing by calling for the ball and encouraging other team mates. She was in the right places at the right time to provide an option to pass too. Also positioned in the right place in the channel to goal most of the time and rarely drifted out of position. As this is a tactical component you can see she listens well in training and takes on board what the coach says before games.
Attacking: As a goal attack it is important to be strong in attack as thats your main role in the team. She always looked to go forwards towards goal, and made 14 entries into the shooting circle. She had good timing and was a strong player when going forwards.
Weeknesses:
Dodging: She scored a 3 out of 5 on dodging and creating space which is average but is lower than some of her other scores which meens there is room for improvement. She did make 14 successful dodges loosing her opponent which shows she has the skills to do it. To get free and move into space every time she needs to be more decisive. She needs to make one or two strong decisive movements rather than a lot of small half hearted ones. The component of fitness she needs to work on to improve this is agility. She can do this by taking part in SAQ (speed, agilty and quickness) training sessions which include agility ladders, mini hurdles and zig-zag runs.
Shooting: She scored 5 goals but also had 4 shots off target. On some of the shots she was quite far out and would of been better of passing to her goal shooter who was in a better position. The best way to improve shooting is to just practice the skill over and over again. It will start to get better then over a longer term will get more consistant and reliable.
Marking: Although its not the main role of a goal attack to mark its still important. When the ball is lost its important to mark your opponent and try to win the ball back. I noticed that because marking wasn't the main component of the game she had been working on it lacked a little. When the opponent has the ball you must make sure your 3 feet away and then stretch your arms up and try and block the pass. To improve this, the component of fitness she must work on is flexibility. With better flexibility she will be able to stretch further and have a better chance of intercepting the pass. The way to improve flexibility is by doing PNF training.
Assignment 7-
My strenghts and weeknesses.
After using the performance checklist to review my own performance as a wing attack in netball, I am now able to find my strengths and weeknesses and know what I need to improve to become a better player.
Strengths:
Passing: passing is one of my strongest points because I have good co-ordination. The majority of my passes were accurate and strong so therefore rarely intercepted. I passed into space ahead of the player so they can run onto it which helps the team move forwards towards goal. I feel my strongest pass is a shoulder pass and its the one I use most often whereas the bounce pass I use alot less so it isn't as strong and consistent. In the game I made 21 completed passes and 4 uncompleted passes. These 4 uncompleted passes happened towards the end of each quarter when I was most tired. Passing is skill and skills get more sloppy as you get more tired. To improve this instead of just practicing the skill standing still, I will work inbetween each pass. Practicing passing this way will benefit me more because it will be more like a game situation where your moving alot inbetween passes.
Attacking: As a wing attack it is important to be a strong attacker as thats your main role in the team. I think I am much stronger in attack than defence and am most effective in the attacking third. I always look to go forwards and try to get the ball towards the goal. In the game I made 13 passes into the shooting circle, I feel that getting the ball from outside the circle into the circle for the shooters to shoot is one of my strongest areas.
Positioning: positioning is one of my stronger points because I try to read the game so I know where to position myself for the next pass. Netballs a fast moving game so you have to think quickly where the best spaces are and move into them. The quickest way to get the ball down the court is in a straight line from goalpost to goalpost this is called the channel to goal. The majority of the time I'm positioned in the right place in the channel to goal which is inbetween the centre and goal attack. Sometimes though I can drift out of position to recieve a pass further up the court. This means I'm then taking up the space of someone elses area where I'm not needed. To stop this from happening I need to hold back and wait untill the ball gets down towards my area and then make my move into space to recieve a pass.
Weeknesses:
Marking: marking isn't the main component of a wing attacks game therefore I haven't been working on it so it lacks. Marking is still very important to an attackers game because when the ball is lost its important to mark your opponent to try and win back possession of the ball. When your opponent has the ball if you stretch your arms infront of them to block their view you have more of a chance of their pass being intercepted. The rule is you must be at least 3 feet away from the ball to try and block the pass. I rarely mark the pass because once the ball is out of our attacking play I sometimes forget to mark the opposing team. To mark the ball you must have good flexibility because you need to be able to stretch as far as you can whilst standing 3 feet away. My flexibility isn't that good so to improve my marking the component of fitness I need to work on most is flexibility. To improve flexibility the type of training I should do is PNF training. This method of training involves stretching, it is one of the most effective ways to improve your flexibility and increase your range of motions. There are lots of variations of this type of training but they all facilitate muscular inhibition. By doing this type of training and improving my flexibility will able me to stretch further and have a better chance of intercepting the pass. Also better flexibilty will lower the risk of having an injury.
Dodging: most of the time I'm able to loose my marker and recieve the ball into space. During open play is when I can dodge the best but its at set plays such as throw in's where its weaker. To make sure I'm able to get free in any situation I need to be more decisive and know where I'm going to go. I need to make one or two strong decisive movements rather than a few half hearted ones. At a centre pass its important I get free everytime because the wing attack is the player which is preferable to pass too. To ensure this I will have an idea of what type of dodge and which space I'm going to move into before the whistle goes. To improve my dodging the component of fitness I need to work on is agility. I can improve this by taking part in SAQ (speed,agility and quickness) training sessions. This type of training includes agility ladders, mini hurdles and zig-zag runs, this will enable me to be quicker on my feet.
