Observation

This question was attempted by many candidates and their performance was fair. In part (a) (i) many candidates could not clearly define tournament in sports. In part (a) (i) majority of the candidates were able to name types of tournaments.  In part (b) some candidates were able to state factors to be considered in determining the choice of tournaments.   
The expected answers are as follow:

8.       (a)     (i)      TOURNAMENT IN SPORTS

                            It is a series of contest between competing teams/athletes/players
in which a winner must emerge at the end of the competition

(ii)    TYPES OF TOURNAMENTS

       -        single elimination/knockout
-        double elimination
-        round robin/league/all-play-all
-        consolation
-        pyramid
-        ladder
-        funnel/crown
-        spider

          (b)     FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMING THE
                   CHOICE OF TOURNAMENTS

    -        the purpose/objective/aims of the tournament
-        equipment/materials/facilities available
-        suitability of the venue
-        number of players/competitors/teams
-        time/duration available
-        number of technical officials available
-        season/climate/weather
-        fund/finance/money
-        age of the participants
-        sex/gender
-        interest