SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES
ADAPTING ACTIVITIES
AND EQUIPMENT
ADAPTING ACTIVITIES
 Activities can be adapted to make them easier or
harder. This can be down by adapting;
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THE AREA
THE EQUIPMENT
THE NO. OF PLAYERS
THE RULES
ADAPTING THE AREA
Making the area smaller:
 less demanding on young players fitness.
 more demanding on their control. For example in
Football- 4 v 4 on a 20m x 20m area requires
control and effective use of space.
Making the area larger:
 easier for pupils as they have more space for
control and errors
 more demanding on players fitness
ADAPTING THE EQUIPMENT
The equipment can also be adapted:
Smaller- a smaller badminton/tennis racket makes it
easier for the performer
Larger- a larger ball in softball makes it easier for a
performer to catch or hit.
Lower- a basketball basket could be lower to suit
younger players.
Wider- football/hockey goals could be made wider
to make the target more achievable for beginners
Lighter- there are lighter hockey balls to avoid
injury to beginners and allow them to control the
ball easily.
ADAPTING NO. OF PLAYERS
The number of players can be reduced or
increased:
Reduced- reducing the number of players means that
each player then get more touches of the ball e.g.
2v2 basketball. It also make the game less
complicated as there are fewer options to think
about.
Increasing- by increasing the number of players you
can then work on overloading the defence or
offence.
ADAPTING THE RULES
Rules can be changed in order to encourage players
to perform specific skills. This can also be know
as a conditioned game.
Basketball- 4 points for every lay-up scored. This
encourages performer to try and perform the layup more often.
Football- One touch- this encourage the performer
to make quick decisions as well as working on
their control of the ball.
TASK
 ADAPTING ACTIVITIES
 Activities can be adapted to make them easier or harder.
Describe how you adapted the following 4 aspects to make
the game A) easier and B) harder.
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THE AREA
THE EQUIPMENT
THE NO. OF PLAYERS
THE RULES