Futsal - R3

• Explain the physical activity you participated in.

We played Futsal. Futsal is similar to a normal game of Football/Soccer, except there are maximum 5 players per team and no boundaries. Futsal can be very tiring, but the amount of fun it creates distracts you from being tired.

• What level of effort and engagement were you participating at during today’s physical activity? Why? (Grade yourself NA, A or M and refer to marking criteria)

I give myself an achieved because I did certain things (good things) to get this grade. Some things were contributing to the team by taking up a role or functional performance (being goal-keep), being organised and prepared for the sport (having my gear), and being actively involved in the task (not sitting out of the game).

• What were three factors which influenced your participation? (Choose from the list below, and put a + or - beside the three factors to show whether it positively or negatively influenced your participation).

Environment -, Challenge +, Previous Experiences +

• Explain HOW these factors affected your participation (with specific examples)

Environment affected my participation in a negative way because we played in the rec with our bags. The rec was good to play with, it was just our bags that were in the way. Whenever we kicked the ball in its direction, the ball would land on them, making it hard for us to get the ball without using our hands.

Challenge affected my participation in a positive way because I've had past experience with football, but not Futsal. It was easy to get used to how there are no boundaries and less players in my team, but it was hard having to use my team mates without having to pass the ball all the way on the other side of the court, without making it hard for the players, due to the less amount of them.

Previous Experience affected my participation in a positive way because I know the basics of what is needed in a game of Futsal. It was also easy to defend and attack due to previous experiences of playing Futsal.

• How could you increase your (or your peers) participation in this activity in the future?

I could increase their participation by using them to move closer to the goal. Also by allowing them to accept each other's mistakes, for example, passing it to the wrong person, letting our opponents getting a score. Perseverance will be the key to increase their participation.