BTEC FIRST CERTIFICATE IN SPORT

Unit 6 – Practical Sport

Individual Sport (Badminton)

Assignment Number: 2
Assignment Title: Badminton – A guide to the laws (rules and regulations), scoring
systems and officiating
Learning Outcomes: Investigate and apply the rules, regulations and scoring systems in
an individual sport (badminton) and describe the main roles and responsibilities of an
official
Assignment Deadline: Wednesday 28th January

Scenario
You are a coach at a local badminton club and have invited some youngsters (aged
between 11 and 14) to come down and play. As part of coaching them you must introduce
the rules, regulations, scoring systems and officiating. Remember, these youngsters have
never played the game before.
You must produce a booklet - which must include diagrams – that can be
understood by a these youngsters. You must cover both singles and doubles games.

Task Task Description Guidance (things you must Pupils tick

1 (P2) Describe the laws (rules and
regulations) in badminton.
2 (P2) Describe the scoring systems
in badminton
3 (M2) Explain using appropriate
examples, the laws (rules
and regulations) in
badminton.
4 (M2) Explain the scoring systems
in badminton.
5 (P3) Describe the main roles and
responsibilities of officials in
an individual sport.
consider/include) when
completed
Briefly describe the rules in badminton –
both singles and doubles games
Briefly describe the regulations in badminton
Describe how points are scored in both
singles and doubles games
Explain in more detail, using diagrams, the
rules and regulations in badminton
Explain how points are scored in both singles
and doubles games
Describe the role of officials in the game of
badminton for both singles and doubles
games
Assessment Feedback

Course: BTEC First Certificate In Sport Unit: Practical Sport

Assignment Number: 2 Tutor: Mr Rowland
Student Name: Date:

Grade Criteria 1st Draft Achieved 2nd Draft Achieved 3rd Achieved
(P = Pass, M = Marked Marked Draft
Merit, D = (Date) (Date) Marked
Distinction) (Date)
P2 Describe the
rules and
regulations in
badminton.

P2 Describe the
scoring systems in
badminton

M2 Explain using
appropriate
examples, the
rules and
regulations in
badminton.
M2 Explain the
scoring systems in
badminton.

P3 Describe the
main roles and
responsibilities of
officials in an
individual sport

Tutor Comment

Action Points - Things that need to be completed

Improvements

Grade Criteria - Assignment 2

To achieve a pass grade your
evidence must show that you
can:
P1 – Demonstrate the use of
practical skills, techniques and
tactics appropriate for one
individual sport.
P2 – Describe the rules and
regulations and scoring
systems in one individual
sport.
P3 – Describe the main roles
and responsibilities of officials
in an individual sport.
P4 – Produce an observational
checklist (with teacher
support) to review the sports
performance of a team (or
individual within a team) in
one team sport.
P5 – Use an observational
checklist to review the sports
performance of a team (or
individual within a team) in
one team sport.
P6 – Identify the strengths and
weaknesses of an individual in
an individual sport.
To achieve a merit grade To achieve a distinction your
your evidence must show that evidence must show that you
you can: can:
M1 – Describe the use of D1 – Justify the use of tactics
tactics appropriate for one appropriate for one individual
individual sport. sport, identifying areas for
M2 – Explain using improvement.
appropriate examples, the rules D2 – Explain the strengths and
and regulation and scoring weaknesses of an individual in
systems in one individual an individual sport, providing
sport. specific recommendations
M3 – Independently produce relating to improving upon
an observational checklist that weaknesses
could be used to review the
sports performance of a team
(or individual within a team) in
one team sport.
M4 – Describe the strengths
and weaknesses of an
individual in an individual
sport, identifying ways to
improve upon weaknesses