Self-Officiated Mini Meet: Plan the Schedule, Judges and Sheets

The class splits into committees to design a track and field mini meet, held next session without the teacher officiating. It builds event organization skills and rules knowledge.

How to play

1. The brief: the meet will have a hurdles or sprint race, an adapted 4x100 relay, a jump and a throw with safe equipment. Form five committees: schedule, venues, officials, results and safety (4 min).
2. Committee work: each one writes up its part on a card (time slots, venue map, officials roster, results sheet, safety plan) (12 min).
3. Measuring practice: the officials committee practices measuring a jump and a throw with the tape and shows everyone else (6 min).
4. Share-out: each committee presents its part in one minute and the class spots time or space conflicts (5 min).
5. Close: lock in the final version and decide who keeps it until meet day (3 min).

Rules

• Everyone competes in two events and officiates at least one.
• No event is officiated by its own competitors.
• The safety committee has the final say on throwing areas.
• Decisions are made by consensus; if not, the class votes.

Variations

Adaptations

• Visual impairment: the results committee prepares large-print sheets and reads results aloud.
• Limited mobility: include a seated throw event open to everyone.
• Students lacking confidence: they pick their committee and get a specific role.

Learning goals

• Plan a sports event with times, spaces and people.
• Learn the roles of officials and organizers.
• Work in committees with clear responsibilities.

Equipment for a class of 25

• planning cards: 30
• competition sheets: 10
• measuring tape: 2
• cones: 20

Teacher tip

Have blank schedule and results templates ready so no one wastes time on formatting. The classic mistake is scheduling every event at once without enough officials: the schedule committee must cross-check with the officials committee.

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