The questions were attempted by many candidates and their performance was good.
In part (a) (i), many candidates recognized that the diagram showed was a volleyball court. However, in part (a) (ii) candidates could not label the part of the court correctly. In part (b) candidates mentioned starting the game, ending a set, when there is an obstruction; they also listed infringements of the rules as instances when a referee blows the whistle during a volleyball game. In part (b) (ii) candidates stated the penal offences in football game correctly. In part (c)(i) candidates could not state instances when a penalty throw is awarded in a handball game. In part (c) (ii) candidate knew that substitution meant replacing a player however, they failed to state that the player replacing must be from the bench.
The expected answers were as follows:
4(a)(i) The game facility used for
- volleyball
I - Attack line
II - Front court
III - Side Line
IV - Back Court
V - Service Line
(b)(i) Instances when the referee blows the whistle in a volley-ball game
- at the start of the game
- at the end of a set
- at the end of time out
- for service to be made
- when a foul is committed/explained
- when there is obstruction/explained
- Penal Offences in football game
When these offences are committed within the penalty area of the defending team:
- charging violently/dangerously;
- charging from behind;
- holding an opponent;
- pushing an opponent;
- jumping at an opponent;
- ball handling except by the goalkeeper;
- kicking/attempting to kick an opponent;
- making contact with the opponent before touching the ball.
(c)(i) Instances when a Penalty throw is awarded in a handball game:
- a defender intentionally plays the balls to his goalkeeper who is in
his goal area and the goalkeeper touches the ball;
- a defender enters his own goal area for the purpose of defence;
- a goalkeeper intentionally carries/draws the ball from the court
into his own goal area;
- an infringement by a defender that prevents a clear chance at goal;
- an unauthorized whistle signal at a time of clear chance of scoring;
- a clear chance of scoring destroyed by the interference of somebody not
authorized to be on the court.
(ii) Explanation on the term substitution as used in ball game
Substitution:
This is changing of player on the field of play with the player on the bench
during the game.