Supports P3 & M1

BTEC National - Sport

Unit 22: Rules, Regulations and Officiating in Sport

Activity 9 – You’re on the Spot!

Have a look at the following situations and apply the rule, law or regulation that governs that particular occurrence. Explain your decision!!!

To help you an extract from the relevant laws can be found over the page…

Sport / Situation / Your Decision
Squash / During a rally, player A attempts to hit the ball but is impeded by player B, although player B made every effort to avoid the interference
Rugby
Union / Team A are moving forward when one of their players is tackled. A Ruck is formed. One of the opposition players joins the ruck from in front of the ball
Tennis / At the end of the first set Player A asks if they can receive treatment for a tight hamstring muscle
Football / Player A makes a tackle on Player B, during which contact is made on Player B (who falls to the ground). The first contact made by Player A was with the ball, not Player B
Hockey / Before the start of a hockey game Team A’s captain tells you that their Goalkeeper only has protective headgear

SQUASH - Interference

When it is his or her turn to play the ball, a player is entitled to freedom from interference by the opponent.

To avoid interference, the opponent must try to provide the player with unobstructed direct access to the ball, a fair view of the ball, space to complete a swing at the ball and freedom to play the ball directly to any part of the front wall.

A player, finding the opponent interfering with the play, can accept the interference and play on, or stop play. It is preferable to stop play if there is a possibility of colliding with the opponent, or of hitting him or her with racket or ball.

When play has stopped as a result of interference the general guidelines are:

·  The player is entitled to a let if he or she could have returned the ball and the opponent has made every effort to avoid the interference.

·  The player is not entitled to a let (i.e. loses the rally) if he or she could not have returned the ball, or accepts the interference and plays on, or the interference was so minimal that the player’s access to and strike at the ball was not affected.

·  The player is entitled to a stroke (i.e. wins the rally) if the opponent did not make every effort to avoid the interference, or if the player would have hit a winning return, or if the player would have struck the opponent with the ball going directly to the front wall.

RUGBY – Ruck

·  If a tackled player goes to ground, they must release the ball immediately.

·  However, the opposition will want to get their hands on the ball, while the team in possession will not want to give it away.

·  So a ruck is formed when the ball is on the ground with at least one player in physical contact with a member of the opposition.

·  To get hold of the ball, both sides will drive over to make it available for their nearest team-mate.

·  But only players on their feet can handle the ball in a ruck.

·  If a player joins a ruck, they can only do so from behind the line of the ball.

·  This means they cannot come in from the sides of the ruck, otherwise the referee will award a penalty to the opposing team.

·  Also, every player must be "bound" in the ruck. This means they must have at least one arm round a team-mate who is involved in the ruck.

·  If the ball does not come out of the ruck quickly enough, the referee will award the team moving forward at the ruck the feed at the scrum.

TENNIS – Continuous Play

No extra time shall be given to allow a player to recover condition. However, a player suffering from a treatable medical condition may be allowed one medical time-out of three minutes for the treatment of that medical condition.

FOOTBALL - Fouls & Misconduct

A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following four offences:

·  tackles an opponent to gain possession of the ball, making contact with the opponent before touching the ball

·  holds an opponent

·  spits at an opponent

·  handles the ball deliberately (except for the goalkeeper within his own penalty area)

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HOCKEY - Players’ clothing and equipment

Goalkeepers must wear:

·  a) protective equipment comprised of at least headgear, leg guards and kickers except that the headgear and any hand protectors may be removed when taking a penalty stroke

or, if the team has chosen this option

·  b) only protective headgear.

*Protective headgear incorporating a helmet with fixed full-face protection and cover for the entire head and throat is recommended for goalkeepers.

*The following are permitted for use only by fully equipped goalkeepers: body, upper arm, elbow, forearm, hand and thigh protectors, leg guards and kickers