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Sports Events
Sports event means a game, mateh, race or similar competitive event associated with a Governing
Body in its entirety or a particular in-game, live occurrence such as, but not limited to, a
particular play or score.
Function of Sporting Events
Planning: Planning is a process of achieving pre-determined PLANNING
goals and decide what is to be done, how it is to be done, when
it is to be done and bụ whom it is to be done.
Organising: Organising is the management function of assigning ORGANISING
duties, grouping tasks, establishing authority and allocating
resources bo carry out a specific plan.
Staffing: This function is concerned with finding the right STAFFING
person for the right position at the right time.
Directing: Directing is the process of supervising, motivating,
leading and communicating with the subordinates to achieve DIRECTING
the organisational objectives.
Controling: The task of controlling involves establishing CONTROLLING
standarde of parformance, measuring current performance,
comparingit with established standards and taking corrective
actions, if there is any significant deviation between actual and
planned performance.
Important Committiees
DIRECTOR
ExECUTIVE COMMITTIEE
Transportation ury of Reception Equipment Ground
Committee Appeal Committee Committee Committee
Technlcal Boarding Health Security Food Records Discipline
Committee and and Committee Coomittee Committee Committee
Lodging Satety
Committee Committee
Press and Media Puchase Pablic Certificate Announcement Decoration Committee
CommittreConnitee Relations Writing Cominittee and
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Important Committiees
Press & Media Committee: Its main duty is to publish Reception Committee: This committee sends entry
and advertise the sports events. forms to the various institutions early. It sometimes
also prepares fixtures of teams participating in the
Transportation Committee: Its main responsibility is competition.
to make necessary arrangements for transportation.
Technical Committee: This committee selects various
Equipment Committee: This committee is responsible officials such as referees, judges, umpires, ete.
for making the grounds or laying out the track and Announcement Committee: This committee is
field.
responsible for making all the announcements during
Committee for Refreshment: This committee takes the period of sports events.
the charge of
guests, offong refreshments and drinks to
the ,competitors, etc. Health & Safety Committee: This committee provides
first aid to the victim or affected sportsman /athlete.
Decorabion & Ceremonies Committee: The members of
this committee are responsible to welcome the chief Finance Committee: They Prepare Budget for
quests at the opening and closing ceremonies. tournaments.
Important Responsibilities
Pre-Responsibilities During-Responsibilities Post-Responsibilities
1. To finalize a suitable venue for 1. To monitor the event and make 1. To evaluate the event's success
the event. sure that everything runs & make plans for future events.
smoothly.
2. To coordinate with local 2. To generate a final report on
authorities for necessary permits 2. To manage the volunteers and the event, with all the feedback,
and permissions for the event. the staff at the event. observations, & recommendations
for the future events.
3. To arrange for parking and 3. To ensure the safety and
transportation options for security of all the participants, 3. To review media. coverage of
attendees. attendees, and the staff during the event.
the event.
4. To ensure that the venue is 4. To coordinate the breakdown
properly staffed and equipped to 4. To ensure adequate food and of the event & ensure that all the
handle the event. beverage for all attendees. equipment & resources are
reburned or stored properly.
5. To develop a plan for managing 5. To coordinate entertainment
the event's media presence and activities at the event. 5. To collect feedback from the
volunteers & the staff and
6. To identify potential sponsors 6. To monitor the event's debrief them on their
& create budget for events. technology needs and respond to experiences.
any issues that may arise.
7. To arrange transportation and 6. To review safety and security
accommodation for the [Link] manage the event's media measures, and identify any
participants. presence and provide information potential safety R security issues
for future events.
and updates to the media.
8. to ensure that good medical
and first aid services are 8. To ensure medical and first aid 7. Prizes R Certificate gives to
available at the event. services are available at the event participants.
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Tournament
Tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating
in a sport or game. Tournament are organised at various levels such as zonal state national and
international level
Knockout Tournament League Tournament
Single-elimination, knockout, or sudden It is also called round robin tournament. In
death tournament is a type of elimination league tournament, the teams/players are
tournament where the loser of each match treated at par. Whether the team/player
up is immediatelų eliminated from the wins a match or loses, the team will get a
tournament. chance to play with every other team.
Each winner will play another in the next
round, until the final match-up, whose winner Advantages of leaque tournament. TE
becomes the tournament champion. decides the true winner.
Byes: This method of Combination Tournament Seeding: In this method,
creating fixtures that teams or individuals are
allows a certain number Combination Tournament are those tournament assigned to different
of teams or individuals in which initial round of tournament are played brackets or groups
to advance to the next on particular basis (knock-out or leaque) and based on their
round without having to rest of the tournament played on another performance in the
particular basis.
play a match. Knockout cum knockout previous tournaments or
League cum league competitions.
Method of giving Byes: Knockout cum league
Bye-1: LH (Last Team) League cum knockout
Method of giving Seed:
Bye-2: UH (1st Team)
S-1: UH (1st Team)
Bye-3: LH (1st Team)
S-2: LH (Last Team)
Bye-4: UH (Last Team) S-3: UH (Last Team)
& So on. Fixtures
S-4: LH (1st Team)
& So on.
A tournament fixture refers to the schedule or timetable of matches or
events that take place during a sports tournament. It is a comprehensive
iat. of all Ehe matches, including the
list the venues, and the
dates and times ofteoms
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Special Seeding: A
process to place the
stronger team/teams at
appropriate places in the
Knockout Fixtures League Fixtures fixture and to avoid the
elimination of such
teams in the first round
With Byes Cyclic Method and give them a chance
Without Byes Staircase Method to participate in
quarter-final or semi
With Seeding Tabular Method final.
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Intramural Extramural
The word intramural is derived from the Latin This encloses the activities which are
words intra and muros, which means 'within performed outside the walls of the
walls. The teams compete within the walls of institution or school. It means that students
the institution e.g. inter-class or inter-house of two or more schools participate in such
tournament within an institution. competitions.
The objectives of intramurals are as follows: 1. The objectives of extramural are:
1. To provide incentive, motivation and 2. mprove the standard of sports.
opportunity to learn various skills. 3. To experience to students.
2. To develop sportsman spirit among 4. To develop sportsmanship and fraternity.
students. 5. To broaden the base of sports.
3. To help in recreation of the students. 6. To provide the knowledge of new rules
4. To improve-social interaction among the and advanced techniques.
students
Significance: Significance:
1. It brings out the hidden talent of the 1. They provide recreational opportunities
students. for thecampus community..
[Link] develops leadership qualities in students. 2. They give positive experiences, regardless
of race, nationality, age and gender.
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Specific Sports Programmes
Specific sports programmes are those which are not uSually related to competitions. The
programmes have various objectives like creating awareness, creating a sense of integration
among people and raising funds for charitable organisations. Some of these programmes are
Sports day. Run for fun, Health run, Run for specific cause. Run for unity and Run for awareness.
Sports Day Run for Unity
This is a day-long event where participants This is a running event organized to promote
engage in various sporting activities, such as unity and bring people together. Participants
track and field events, relay races, and of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds are
games. The emphasis is on fun and friendly encouraged to participate, and the emphasis
competition, and it is often organized by is on creating a sense of community and
schools or community organization. togetherness.
Health Run Run for Specific Cause
This is a running event organized to promote This is a running event organized to raise
health and wellness. Participants of all ages awareness and funds for a specific cause,
will have varied fitness levels and are such as cancer research or disaster relief.
encouraged to participate, and the emphasis Participants are often encouraged to raise
is on creating a healthy and active lifestyle. funds through donations or sponsorships.
Run for Fun
This is a running event that is organized
purely for fun and recreation. Participante
can run at their own pace and enjoy the
camaraderie and support of other.