Achievement Standard

90966
Physical Education 1.5

Demonstrate interpersonal skills in a

group and explain how these skills
impact on others
4 credits

Interpersonal Skills
Interpersonal skills are used to relate and
interact effectively with others
These skills have a personal aspect to
them because they are things individual
people need to know how to do and take
personal responsibility for doing
When participating in physical activity as a
group or a team, there are many important
interpersonal skills:

Leadership
Leadership has been described as a
process of social influence in which one
person can enlist the aid and support of
others in the accomplishment of a common
task

Effective
Communication
To be an effective leader or a member of a
team or group requires a number of
different interpersonal skills in order to get
on with others.
Communication is not just about one
person verbally talking to another - it is as
much about the other person seeing what
is being said, and hearing what is being
said the part of effective communication
called active listening.

Good communication occurs when the receiver

(listener) interprets the senders (speakers) message
the way the sender intended it being received.
Messages can be sent and received in a number of
ways.
THE SPEAKER

TONE AND VOLUME

THE LISTENER

SENDS INFORMATION THROUGH :

THROUGH:

INTERPRETS INFORMATION

Physical Appearance

Respect for speaker

Eye Contact & Expression

Concentration

Level of

Type of language amount of

Previous Experience

relevant information

Physical
Appearance:
Gives
immediate
information
about a
persons
attitude and
values. e.g.
Gestures:
being neatly
Arm movement
Communicat
dressed
convey feelings communicates ing using
and give meaning
order and
body
to speech eg.
structure
language

Waving of arms
communicates
excitement.

Body
Posture
and
Position:
The way a
person
stands or
is
positioned
can show
their level
of interest

during
physical Eye
Facial
activity
Contact:

Expressions
:
Communicat
e feelings
and emotion
towards
others eg.

Used to
show people
attention
and can
display
emotion eg.
Glaring at

Personal and Social

Responsibility
This interpersonal skill involves two
aspects: Personal Responsibility self
responsibility and Social Responsibility
involving team members
Personal Responsibility: Ensuring you are
giving your all to the group and/or team
Social Responsibility: What can I do for the
group? What does the group/team expect
from me

Cooperation
To work or act together in a team situation
To assist or be willing to assist other team
members
To enable your team to function to its full
potential, team members must work
together and cooperate in order to achieve
team objectives.
If a team member does not cooperate,
what will be done about it? Who will
address this player?

Giving and Receiving

Feedback
There are many occasions during physical
activity where feedback is given from one
person to another.
Feedback needs to be constructive and
positive, so that the listener feels
supported and motivated to take on board
what is being said in order to improve.

Constructive
Feedback:
Encourages the person
and aims to help them
improve

Try to run
faster

Non-specific
Feedback:
Expresses the
problem only you
in are slow
general terms.

Take short, sharp

steps when you
take off

Specific
Feedback:
Targets source
of the problem
offers
You takeand
long slow
and clumsy
steps when
advice

Destructive running
Feedback:
Attacks the person
and is based
around abuse

Ways of delivering
effective feedback
Specific Look for opportunities to give people feedback, such
as comments about their performance, emphasise specific
techniques or behaviours.
Positive Use parts of an activity performed well to motivate
and encourage people in other areas of their performance.
Immediate feedback is best delivered immediately, as
information can be forgotten if left until later. Most effective
form is verbal feedback given immediately after a skill has
been performed.
Understood ask questions to check listeners understanding
of what has been said. It is also useful for effective
communication to repeat the main points of the feedback from
the speaker.

Sandwich Technique
Encouragement:
Give the person
encouragement for who
they are and what they
are trying to do.
Advice :
Politely and
constructively identify
what is wrong and
make suggestions on
how to improve the
situation.
Affirm:
Give the person
encouragement in
taking the first step to
make change, pointing
out a positive thing
they have done

How could we change

the following?

You stupid
idiot!! Why did
you drop that
pass? It was
so easy my
baby sister
could have
caught that!

Why dont you

shut your mouth?
We are sick and
tired of your big
mouth going off
while we are
playing

Acceptance of Diversity
As interpersonal skills, acceptance of
Diversity and being inclusive (i.e. making
sure everyone is included) are about the
attitudes and values that underpin many of
the interpersonal skills.
Diversity is about variety, it is a range or
a mixture of things. Peoples diversity may
be about their age, size, body shape, being
male or female, ability, agility, culture,
level of knowledge, skill, financial status,
just to name a few.

Fair Play
Is an aspiration or ethos that a sport or
activity will be enjoyed for its own sake,
with proper consideration fro fairness,
ethics, respect and a sense of fellowship
with ones competitors.
Un-Sportsmanship or sore loser refers to
one who does not take defeat well,
whereas a good sport means bing a good
winner as well as bing a good loser

Conflict Resolution &

Problem Solving
Conflict resolution and problem solving are
interpersonal skills that, like effective
communication, contain a number of interconnected skills.
Conflict resolution allows people to deal
with difficult problem situations that can
occur in sport and recreation, in a positive
and constructive way.
It requires effective communication and a
good understanding of the individuals
involved.

Assertiveness Skills
When people are participating in group or tem activities
the nature of some interpersonal interactions means that
they may need to use assertiveness skills to clearly
communicate their thoughts and feelings about a
situation.
Being assertive requires a person to have enough
confidence to speak in a positive and firm way. This can
Passive
Assertive
be
learnt through practice.
Aggressive
Allows others to
make decisions for
them and avoids
taking responsibility
or stating own
opinions for fear of
what others may
think.
Example: I just did
what the rest of the
team told me to do.

Taking
responsibility for
actions and
communicating
feelings honestly
(while respecting
others).
Example: I dont
want to do this,
because I will feel
really bad about it

Involves imposing
threatening
behaviour on to
others in order for
that person to get
their own way.
Example: If you
dont do this youll
suffer the
consequences

Scenario
Your friend decides that they are going to go
downtown to hang out with their mates rather than
attend the sports practice you both should be going
to. He asks you to cover for them by asking you to
tell the coach that they were felling sick and had to
go home.
In your
books write down
the answer for each
Passive
Assertive
assertive
skill.
Aggressive

Team or Group Roles

Senior Player:
Assists
captain/coach
with activities
Acts as a role
model,
encouraging

Manager:
Ensures
equipment and
games are
organized.
Assists coach
to handle any
team disputes

Junior
player:
Attends
practices and
plays to the
best of their
ability.
Completes
basic tasks
Referee:
Ensures the
rules of the
game are
maintained
Communicate
s with players
in a fair and
unbiased way.

Coach: Overseas
team roles,
ensuring team
responsibilities are
being met.
Teaches skills and

Captain: Assists
coach in managing
players
Makes decisions in
the best interests of
the team