Rules, Roles, Rituals and Conventions

Rules (Definition)

An agreed upon set of principles, policies, criteria, descriptions and/ or conducts governing a sport or physical activity for reasons of safety, sportsmanship, equipment or facilities and competitiveness.

Roles (Definition)

In sports and physical activities there are various roles such as defenders, attackers, in gameplay and captains.

There are also non playing roles like the referee.

Rituals (Definition)

In sports and physical activities there are certain behaviours or actions that a performer carries out with the belief that they have a specific purpose, or power to influence their performance.

Conventions (Definition)

Unwritten rules which govern the behaviour of the participants and spectators.

Conventions support and promote sportsmanship and fairness.