1. 2.3: Games: Safe Practice Unit 2: Health, safety and training
LS (Unit 2) Health, safety and training 2.3: Games: Safe Practice ?

2. Learning Objectives By the end of this lesson students should:
Describe the importance of taking part in Physical Education within an environment that is safe and secure. Although all teachers have this responsibility to their students, students should also be aware of risks and check that the environment, facilities and equipment are safe to use.
Students should understand the terms “risk” and “hazard” and the relationship between them.
Describe the safety arrangements, potential dangers, rules and regulations for at least one activity within each category of activities, of whether the activities are taught as part of the GCSE course or not.
Assessment:
A*-C Grade = more in-depth answers and extension work
D-G Grade = answer most questions at foundation level
LS (Unit 2) Health, safety and training 2.3: Games: Safe Practice

3. Starter: to prepare for a physical education you need to do what?
LS (Unit 2) Health, safety and training 2.3: Games: Safe Practice

4. Preparing for a PE Lesson
Jewellery off
Hair Tied Up
Medication ready (i.e. Inhaler)
No chewing gum
Correct Clothing
Equipment
Water (hydrate)
Warm Up
Safety Requirements
Code of Behaviour
LS (Unit 2) Health, safety and training 2.3: Games: Safe Practice

5. Task 1: Name that word Divide into twos
One student must have their back to the whiteboard
Describe the word in red.
If you are struggling, use the description to help.
Write it down on the paper
Once your partner has the word, change over
LS (Unit 2) Health, safety and training 2.3: Games: Safe Practice

6. Warm Up/Cool Down
One of the main reasons to do is for muscles gradually helps to prevent injury
At the end of the activity helps prevent injury, but also to disperse lactic acid, preventing soreness and aches
This not only reduces the risk of injury, but also has mental benefits by preparing the person for physical activity.
LS (Unit 2) Health, safety and training 2.3: Games: Safe Practice ?

7. Checking Equipment & Facilities
Organisers, officials and participants need to check for safety before a competition
Organisers have to check that facilities have to be safe and secure, and that equipment is in good condition
Specific checks for specific sports must be carried out concerning the field of play, facilities and participants
LS (Unit 2) Health, safety and training 2.3: Games: Safe Practice ?

8. Protective Equipment & Clothing
Many sports and activities require the wearing of certain things. In some sports you cannot play unless you have them.
Wearing this varies depending on the position you play in a certain sport, for example in hockey and cricket
It is also important not to wear clothing or other items which might cause injury to an opponent or team mate.
LS (Unit 2) Health, safety and training 2.3: Games: Safe Practice

9. Footwear Apart from helping performance, it is always safer
Footballers wear boots for grip, sprinters wear running spikes for speed and triple jumpers wear specific shoes for protection
Runners need special footwear not only for comfort and protection, but also to prevent injury
LS (Unit 2) Health, safety and training 2.3: Games: Safe Practice

10. Rules There are a number of reasons why players should play by this:
Reduces risk to yourself and others.
It reduces risk to themselves and others.
It stops the players being penalised. Giving away points, free shots, getting sent off or disqualified for breaking the rules does not help the player or the team.
The sport cannot happen unless players cooperate with the opposition whilst competing
LS (Unit 2) Health, safety and training 2.3: Games: Safe Practice

11. Environment Conditions
In hotter weather, dehydration is an issue.
Working in winter will change the way a training session is conducted.
Considerations must also be taken into account, as working surfaces may become wet and icy, making them slippery to train.
LS (Unit 2) Health, safety and training 2.3: Games: Safe Practice

12. Task 2: Outline the Safety
Working in teams you must come up with some potential dangers and rules and regulations that keeps participant's safe whilst taking part in the activity.
You must do this for one activity/game from each of the seven categories of activities.
LS (Unit 2) Health, safety and training 2.3: Games: Safe Practice

13. Risk Hazard Task 3: Risk and Hazards
Which is a Hazard and which is a Risk?
Risk
_________________expose (someone or something valued) to danger, harm, or loss
__________________Is something which could be danger to you
Hazard
LS (Unit 2) Health, safety and training 2.3: Games: Safe Practice

14. Task 4: Find the hazards There are 12 potential hazards
LS (Unit 2) Health, safety and training 2.3: Games: Safe Practice

15. LS (Unit 2) Health, safety and training 2.3: Games: Safe Practice

16. Task 5: Potential Hazards
Working in your teams you will visit the following areas:
Outdoor Pool
Gym
Dance
Studio
Squash Courts
Futsal Pitch
Tennis Courts
Athletics Track
Basketball Court
1. You need to write down potential hazards
2. Rate each facility
Red for dangerous
Amber for caution
Green for perfectly safe for use.
LS (Unit 2) Health, safety and training 2.3: Games: Safe Practice

17. Learning Objectives By the end of this lesson students should:
Describe the importance of taking part in Physical Education within an environment that is safe and secure. Although all teachers have this responsibility to their students, students should also be aware of risks and check that the environment, facilities and equipment are safe to use.
Students should understand the terms “risk” and “hazard” and the relationship between them.
Describe the safety arrangements, potential dangers, rules and regulations for at least one activity within each category of activities, of whether the activities are taught as part of the GCSE course or not.
Assessment:
A*-C Grade = more in-depth answers and extension work
D-G Grade = answer most questions at foundation level
LS (Unit 2) Health, safety and training 2.3: Games: Safe Practice