Describe how you developed your performance in relation to one SOCIAL factor 

TEAM BUILDING GAMES

• TEAM KNOT (BELOW) - KILLER SHOUTING SCORE

One approach I have used to develop my communication and co-operation skills is the Human Knot Team Building game.' (STATE THE SUB-FACTOR).

'This approach involved my team standing in 1 circle and another team standing in another area of the hall in another circle. In our circle, we had to reach across and grab another players hand. Once every player was holding on to another player, we had to reach across the circle again with our free hand and grab somebody different. Therefore, every player was holding on to two different people.' (HOW & WHERE THE APPROACH WAS SET-UP).

'Once both teams had got themselves into this position, my teacher blew the whistle and we had to have a race to untangle the knot. We were not allowed to let go of anyone's hand or we were disqualified. The first team to be placed in a straight line holding each others hands won.' (HOW THE APPROACH WAS CARRIED OUT).

APPROACH 1

TEAM BUILDING GAMES

Sub-factor(s): communication, leadership, relationships and team dynamics.

Describe one approach you used to develop social factors. (4).

KEY:

Descriptive mark 1Descriptive mark 2Descriptive mark 3Descriptive mark 4

'One approach I used to develop my social performance was team building games.'

'We started by getting into a circle of 6 people. We all put our right hand in to the circle and grabbed somebody who was not directly next to us. We then repeated this with our left hand and grabbed somebody different.'

'On the teacher's whistle, we started to untangle the human knot. We used social sub-factors such as communication, co-operation and leadership. If any one let go of somebody's hand, our team was disqualified. The approach was finished when we untangled the knot and stood in a clear circle. Our time was noted.'

'We progressed this approach by increasing the number of people from 6 to 8 people.'

Explain why you used this approach to develop the social factor. (4).

Purpose of task: skills required to achieve this- reasons how this might help

KEY:

Statement

Point of explanation

'I used team building games because it was enjoyable. This meant it allowed our relationships to develop as we had fun working with each other and we also remained motivated throughout as we never got bored and gave 100% to help our team untangle the human knot.'

Another reason why I used team building games was because it was easy to set up. This meant we maximised our time working on developing our social factors rather than setting things up and therefore developed our performance.'

'Furthermore, I used team building games because they encouraged us to communicate to solve the problem of untangling the human knot. This meant we all got opportunities to talk which developed our confidence to voice our opinions and then speak on court.'

'Finally, I used team building games because it gave my teammates and I opportunities to take the lead. This meant we developed our leadership skills as we instructed and motivated one another and this helped us become well organised and hard to beat on court.'

Analyse an approach that could be used to develop social factors. (4).  Advantages/Disadvantages

KEY:

Statement of important part

Point of analysis (double explanation)

'It is important that each person is given a specified role and responsibility within your team building games. This is because it will give them something to focus on and reduce the risk of them not taking the approach seriously meaning they will provide a greater contribution and develop their social skills.'

'It is also important that the teacher makes it clear how useful team building games are at the start of the session. This is because it will ensure that every team member is more motivated to try their hardest during the approach as they know it's importance and they will therefore develop their social performance.'

'Furthermore, it is important that you conduct the team building games with a variety of different teammates. This is because it will allow you to get to know all of your teammates' personalities and what makes them tick which therefore means you will be more aware of how to motivate them during games and your team will be harder to beat as they are more unified.'

'Finally, it is important that your team building games contain complex problems. This is because it will encourage your team to communicate and collaborate in order to be creative in attempting to solve the problem meaning your team will become better socially and take these skills on to the court to aid your performance.'

Evaluate how effective this approach was in developing your social performance. (4).

KEY:

Statement

Point of evaluation

'Team building games was very effective in developing my social performance.'

'It was good because they encouraged us to communicate with each other. This meant I was now louder and more confident when calling for the ball when in space to alert my teammate on the ball who then passed to me to start a new attack. It was also good because in another game situation, I shouted my name loudly when two of us were going for a loose ball which alerted my teammate to leave the ball for me to drive on to and dribble at the defender at pace.'

'It was also good because they gave us opportunities to take the lead. This meant it helped my coach pick a suitable team captain who was able to motivate us to give 100% on the court which meant we were all working hard to fulfil our roles and responsibilities and we were now harder to beat.'

'Finally, they were good because they were enjoyable. This meant our team dynamics and relationships grew as we had fun working together which meant that when my teammate missed an easy scoring chance, we encouraged and supported them rather than criticised them to keep their confidence high.'