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team sport

vr.tr.team-sport · ACT.ACT

Let an agent handle team sports by discipline, team size, rules, organisations, participation and safety.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle team sports by discipline, team size, rules, organisations, participation and safety.

A sport in which individuals are organised into opposing teams that act together toward a shared objective, such as football, basketball and hockey; team formats also exist in racing and athletics, such as relays and the Madison.

What it is for: Competition, fitness, cooperation and community.

It can be join a team or club; learn the rules and positions; coach and organise leagues; follow competitions.

Distinguishing features

Cooperation within teams

Opposing teams

Governed by federations

Safeguarding and injury risks

What it looks like

Teams in matching kit competing on a field, court or track.

Physical character

players per side: 2-15 players - volleyball beach pairs to rugby union

How it is recognised

Two or more teams in uniforms

Positions and substitutions

Relays are team events within individual sports

Related models

is a kind of - category

sport

is governed by - governance

sports federation

is played in - competition

league and tournament

is contrasted with - format

individual sport

In practice

Families and kinds

invasion games such as football and basketball

net and wall games such as volleyball

striking games such as cricket

team racing such as relays

mixed-gender team formats

Standards and regulation

Federation laws of the game

World Anti-Doping Code

Safeguarding standards

Failure modes and hazards

Collisions and concussion

Overuse injuries in youth

Abuse and bullying in teams

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Sport Which team sport.

Discipline decides rules.

Discipline

Name.

Discipline

Discipline.

  1. Which team sport is meant? definition
  2. Which governing body sets its rules? provenance

Format

Team size.

Format

Format.

  1. How many players per team? measurement
  2. What positions exist? definition
Participation Joining.

Participation is for all.

Clubs

Where to play.

Clubs

Clubs.

  1. Where can people join a team nearby? action
  2. Are there mixed or adaptive teams? boundary

Coaching

Development.

Coaching

Coaching.

  1. How can someone become a qualified coach? action
  2. Which checks are required? boundary
Safety Injury and welfare.

Team sport carries risks.

Injury

Prevention.

Injury

Injury prevention.

  1. What are common injuries, and how are they prevented? boundary
  2. What is the concussion protocol? provenance

Welfare

Safeguarding.

Welfare

Safeguarding.

  1. Does the club have safeguarding policies? provenance
  2. How can concerns be raised? action
Competition Leagues.

Competition structures play.

Leagues

Structure.

Leagues

Leagues.

  1. Which leagues and cups exist? provenance
  2. How does promotion work? definition

Results

Records.

Results

Results.

  1. Where are official results published? provenance
  2. Are they current? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each team sport be a separate entry?
  • How should team sizes be recorded?
  • How should team events in individual sports be linked?