Week 1 - Types of leagues and tournaments (age, gender, competitiveness, etc.) PDF

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Types of leagues and tournaments (age, gender, competitiveness, etc.)...

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Week #1

Evaluation Summary   

Midterm (35%) – March 3 Assignment (25%) – April 7 Exam (40%) – TBA

Types of Leagues and Tournaments 

There are thousands of leagues and tournaments in operation across the sport system, we will introduce them using the following categories: 1. Age 2. Gender 3. Competitiveness 4. School based sport 5. Business structure 6. Religious affiliation 7. Adapted sport

Age Categories  By age o Child – 12 and under o Youth – 12 to 17 o Adult – 18+ o Masters – over 30, 40…. o Seniors – 55+ Sport Specific Age Categories  Soccer o Mini, U6 – U20  Basketball o Novice, Atom, Bantam, Midget, Juvenile, Junior  Hockey o Tyke, Novice, Atom, Peewee, Bantam, Midget, Juvenile, Junior  Baseball o T-ball, Rookie, Mosquito, Peewee, Bantam, Midget, Junior  Football o Myte, Tyke, Atom, Peewee, Bantam, Jr. Varsity, Sr. Varsity

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Male/Female/Co-ed Example of rules or restrictions o Positional rules (co-ed) o General rules of play (co-ed) o Ratio of male: female players (co-ed)

Degree of Competiveness (Recreational Sport)  

Recreational leagues/tournaments Follow a common philosophy o Participant driven approach – where all can receive benefit of equal participation o House league level o Includes adult recreational (some levels) o Non committal

Degree of Competiveness (Competitive Sport) While all sport can involve competition in its purest form (team 1 vs. team 2) competitive sport has other characteristics, resulting in more complex issues 1. Greater frequency (3-6 days/week) 2. Greater intensity (investing more energy, money, commitment, demonstrating a higher skill level) 3. Greater duration (across seasons including preparation) 4. Goal driven – winning vs. losing, performance measurement of wins/losses and advancing Examples:  Various levels of formal structure, community/minor sports clubs o Select, Rep: A, AA, AAA o Playoffs can involve a few stages  League Championships  Ontario League Championship  Provincial Championship o Single A – Quad A o Junior varsity, varsity o Elite and professional 

School Based Competition Intramural o All members of school community o Increase school spirit and participation  Extramural o Represent school community in tournaments  Varsity o Represent school in highest level of competition, through league play and championships School Based  Elementary o Junior, intermediate  High School o Midget, junior, senior  Collegiate o Freshman, sophomore, junior, senior 

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Various competitive stages o League championships o Regional championships o Provincial championships

Business Structure 

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Profit o Ownership based o Private enterprise o Profit is prime motive o Various levels Not for Profit o Sport associations o Membership based o Non profit purposes o Surplus goes back into club/organization o Affiliation with PSO (usually)

Religious Affiliation 

Examples: o Barrie Christian Hockey League o Salvation Army Christian Junior Hockey League o B’nai Brith Basketball League

Adapted Sport  

Ontario Cerebral Palsy Sports Ontario Wheelchair Sports

Sport Organizations in the Adapted Sport Arena 

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Special Olympics Canada o Enriching the lives of Canadians with intellectual disability through sport Canadian Paralympic Committee o Canadians with physical disability can receive the empowerment and confidence that comes from sport...