Product Update

I have finished my product. I was able to host the tournament on Sunday 30th January. The tournament went well but not many people showed up. I believe this is because it was on a weekend and people taking the bus usually don't have this service now. Even though i started signing people up later than expected this shouldn't have anything to do with the amount of people that showed up. Because I managed to sign 2 extra people of the 20 sign ups  which was my target. We waited for the people to arrive while people could change and warm up. at around 3:30 I explained the rules and started the games. We had a 10 minute break at around 4:30. Mr. Evans has some photographic evidence of the tournament and at around 5 the tournament finished. My time schedule was accurate but the only thing I couldn't control was when people showed up so that took a bit longer than expected. Apart from that the tournament went well and I am satisfied with my product.

Final Preparations

For my tournament I have some final preparation to do. I need to send an E-mail reminding all participating students about the time and dates of the tournament. I will need to organize a prize which has been decided to be a pizza party. So I need to call the pizza delivery and order it to the school address. I have enough people signed up for about 4 to 5 teams. I am waiting for a reply from the P.E department to be able use the equipment. I already have a way to get to and from school.

Some more research

How to teach sportsmanship. This article is for adults who want to teach their children good sportsmanship. I think i can use this for my product as it tells hot to teach good sportsmanship. Some of the main areas this article focuses on is

• Setting rules
• Being a role model
• watching and learning the game itself before and criticism is made

It says that rules should be set so that when someone does show bad sportsmanship there will be consequences. I did this in the form of game rules as I set rules that encourage good behavior so that they get rewarded for acting well on the field.

Being a role model. I will show how to be a good sportsman and give some examples of what to do in each situation showing what a good role model is.

I will go over the rules thoroughly to make sure everything will work out well theoretically and my personal experience in the game of football itself means I know almost everything there is to know about the game.

There are also some tips for coaches on this article which implies that it is recommended that you sign a contract that players won't cheat, curse, abuse other players, argue with the referee or coach, however I cannot include this in my tournament so I will mention that this contract is recommended if you play sports.

Source:http://life.familyeducation.com/sports/parenting/36484.html

List of equipment from the P.E department

Things I will need from the P.E department:

25 footballs. ( number increased because I will expect to sign up more people)
Red, blue and yellow bibs.
Cones
2 Goals
A whistle
A white board and pens
3 benches

Update on progress

Today I managed to sign up 14 people for my tournament. Miss Puia. has also sent me an E-mail saying that Mr. Scoble gave permission for me to do my tournament. I plan to get alteast 6 more people for the tournament however I will apparently need more supervisors because 1 supervisor can only supervise 10 children. The changing rooms will be available for Sunday the 30th and I will talk to the P.E department tomorrow about equipment. I will need a list of things I will need from the P.E department.

How to organize a sports Tournament

1. I will need volunteers who can help me out, Because my tournament will not be too big one or two people will be enough these volunteers can be students.

2. I will need a list of equipment and other things that I am going to need the list of things I need is:

A. 10 footballs.
B. 3 different colored bibs so teams can be made.
C. Cups and water so people can drink during the tournament.
D. Some sort of prize, For my audience(Grades 6-10) confectionery of some sort would be suitable.
E. Access to the changing rooms so people can change into their sports gear.
F. Teacher supervision, 1 teacher for every 10 students.
G. White board and pen to create the schedule of matches and write scores on.
I. The major rules of football.
J. Papers on reflection at the end of the tournament, plenty of pens and pencils.
K. Sign up sheet with information so people know when and which day the tournament starts.
L. 1 whistle.
K. A camera or video recorder so I have proof my product is done.

3. I need to set a date for the tournament which has been set, on Sunday 30th January.

4. I will need to make sure people around the school know about this tournament, I will hang up sign up sheets around the school and ask people during breaks and lunch if they are interested in playing on Sunday.

5. Rules will need to be created for the tournament because it isn't like regular football.

A. There will be no offsides.
B. The ball will be kicked in when it goes over one of the sidelines.
C. The goalkeeper cannot drop kick the ball but must throw it or kick the ball on the floor.
D. 7 Minutes per half, 2 halves per game and teams switch sides when the second half begins.
E. Extra points will be awarded for good sportsmanship behavior
F. The point system will be as following: 1 goal= 1 point, extra points maybe awarded for good sportsmanship this is also maximum 1 point per game.
G. The teams with the most points wins.
H. There will be four teams.

These are the only exceptional rules from normal football rules

6. I will need a detailed schedule of how the day will go.

03:00 PM - Participants arrive at school

03:00-03:15 PM - Time to change and prepare for tournament

03:15-03:30 PM - Introduction to my project and what sportsmanship is

03:30-03:35 PM - Explanation of rules

03:35-03:45 PM - Time to discuss team tactics and a look at the schedule so teams know when they have to play

03:45-04:00 PM - Start of the 1st game.

04:00-04:05 PM - Time to reflect on the game

04:05-04:20 PM - Start if 2nd game

04:20-04:25 PM - Time to reflect on 2nd game

04:25-05:05 PM - 2 more matches and time for reflection

05:05-05:10 PM - 5 minutes break

05:10-05:25 PM - Beginning of matches again

05:25-05:30 PM - Reflection time

05:30-05-50 PM - Last game, announcement of winner and verdict of the day.

05:50-06:00 PM - End of tournament, players have time to change and can go home.

7. I will need to prepare for the tournament. The preparation having paper and pencils with me so teams can reflect and right their tactics. I will also need to bring a camera which I have at home so that I can take pictures and videos.

Source: http://www.ehow.com/how_2062720_organize-sports-tournament.html

What I did today and what needs to be done

Today I was able to reserve the gym for Sunday the 30th of January, I talked to Miss. Puia and she approved my project. I have sign up sheets ready to be printed so that I can print for tomorrow and ask people if they want to participate in the tournament. I will also need to talk to the P.E department for footballs, 2 goals, bibs, cups and some water. I will also need 1 teacher for every 10 students that will participate in the tournament for safety and supervision. Miss Puia will pass my request on to Mr. Scoble and she will E-mail me his opinion on my Tournament. I need to get the list of people who are participating to Miss Puia by Tuesday 03:00 PM

Final Date

Because my previous date set was during the vacation I wasn't able to host the tournament, My final date is set for Friday the 27th, I will need to reserve the gym, talk to Mrs. Puia and arrange buses for bus students.

The tournament will begin at 3:10 and finishes at 4:50. This is a time line about how the tournament will go.

3:10-3:20 Introduction on my product and introduction about sportsmanship.
3:20-4:35 Tournament and evaluation after each game.
4:35-4:50 Evaluation and announcement of winning team, finish the tournament.