Winning at Math Winning at Math and Writing with and Writing with

Sports Card Sports Card GamesGames

Numbers On The CourtNumbers On The

Diamond

Why sports games work?Why sports games work?

• Create an emotional context to care about the numbers

• Competition- equal chance of winning• Create teams with popular players

the students choose• Control of their own team, decision-

making like a real coach• Sportsmanship

What’s in the Guide?What’s in the Guide?

• Objectives• Definition of Terms• Implementation Levels• Integration across the curriculum• Reproducible handouts

Handouts: Team Roster - Rule Reminders - Sample League Schedule Sample Tournament Schedule - Blank Tournament Schedule Blank Score Sheets - Sample Score SheetsSample Statistics & Explanation of Math Computations Blank Statistics Form Descriptive Summary Article Form & Writing Helps Descriptive Summary Sample Articles NOTC/NOTD Certificates & Recognition

Draft DayDraft DayCreate the atmosphereCreate the atmosphere

• Choose playing formatTournament/Series/League

• Draft teams and playersChoose local, college, or professional athletes

male and female

• Create pennants• Schedule games

Team and Player RosterTeam and Player Roster____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Team Name/MascotTeam Name/Mascot

Owned and Coached ByOwned and Coached By

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PlayerPlayer PositionPosition

1._____________________________________ __________________

2._____________________________________ __________________

3._____________________________________ __________________

4._____________________________________ __________________

5._____________________________________ __________________

6._____________________________________ __________________

7._____________________________________ __________________

8._____________________________________ __________________

_______________________________________________ _________________

Teacher Verification of teamTeacher Verification of team DateDate

NEWSCHOOL 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT TP R AF T. McGrady

F K. Garnett

C S. O’Neal

G J. Kidd

G K. Bryant

S T. Duncan XS P. Pierce XS A. Iverson X

Total

NOTC Score sheetNOTC Score sheetVisiting Team

Basketball Game DayBasketball Game Day

• Complete roster on score sheet• Shuffle and begin play• Take turns drawing and recording

points, rebounds, and assists for 5 players per quarter

• Make substitution decisions after each quarter

• Shuffle at half time• Complete scores and individual

statistics at the end of the game• Declare game winner/Post results• Assign Descriptive Summary

Mathematical ComputationMathematical Computation

• Numbers and Operations• Percentage/Average/Projections• Problem Solving/Reasoning• Algebra• Data Analysis• Representation• Probability

Team and Player RosterTeam and Player Roster

____________________________________________________________(Team name / mascot)Owned and Managed

By____________________________________________________________

1._________________________________ 1B2.________________________________ 2B3._________________________________ 3B4._________________________________ SS5._________________________________ LF6._________________________________ CF7._________________________________ RF8._________________________________ C9.________________________________ DH10.________________________________ P11.________________________________ P12.________________________________ P13.________________________________ P14.________________________________ P15.________________________________ Additional Player

__________________________________________Date___________Teacher verification of team

Baseball Game DayBaseball Game Day• Complete roster on score sheet• Shuffle and begin play• Visiting team manager draws at bat

cards until 3 outs, recording action in order from the card

• Home manager follows, shuffle after the 3rd and 6th inning

• Complete scores and individual statistics at the end of the game

• Declare game winner/Post results• Assign Descriptive Summary

NOTD Score sheetNOTD Score sheetPos Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 AB R H RBI

Totals

Descriptive SummariesDescriptive SummariesNewspaper ArticleNewspaper Article

• Headlines that get Attention• Descriptive Summaries- analyze

the data in a meaningful way• Writing beyond the score to

engage the audience • Sports journalism

Descriptive SummariesDescriptive SummariesNewspaper ArticleNewspaper Article

• Steady rallied from a 14 point half time deficit to defeat the Mix 102 to 79. Pete Jones led the Steady in scoring in the pivotal third quarter with 12 points. Starting forward Kevin Williams of the Mix was ejected shortly after the start of the 4th quarter for arguing a call by head referee Travis Douglass. With their explosive seventh game performance, the Steady wins the best of 7 series, 4 games to 3, after blowing a commanding 3 game to none lead. The Steady was led in scoring by Pete Jones and Michael Chambers who both had 21 points apiece. Ashley Smith, Tracy McGift, and Carl Garner also scored in double figures with 19, 18, and 15 points respectively. When series MVP Michael Chambers was asked about Steady blowing a commanding 3 game lead and then finding a way to win game 7, he said, “We knew we had everything working against us and we knew if we were going to turn this around in the decisive third quarter we were going to have to do it ourselves. So we just made a conscious effort to defend every play and execute our offense in the third quarter.” The Mix was led in scoring by Marcus Powles who had 25 points and hauled down 15 rebounds. Byron Wagner was the only other Mix player to crack double figures in scoring. He finished with 14 points.

Steady Pulls Off 7Steady Pulls Off 7thth Game Upset for Series Win Game Upset for Series Win

IntegrationIntegrationArtArt

Create team pennants Design team logos Make individual player trading cards Create certificates of recognition for various winners

Spreadsheets for statistics and data analysis Creating schedules and writing articles

Foreign LanguageForeign Language

Translate game summaries and articles into the different languages of the student population

Audio broadcasts of NOTC games in different languages

GeographyGeography

Label the locations of teams on a map Study the economic viability of team locations to establish market

realities Locate birth places of players

MusicMusic

Identify a theme song for each team Sequence appropriate music that could be played strategically during

a basketball game

Computer ScienceComputer Science

SportsmanshipSportsmanship

• If a coach/owner is absent on their scheduled game day they forfeit the game.

• Final game scores should be verified for accuracy.

• A handshake of good sportsmanship is expected at the end of each game.

Entrepreneurial SkillsEntrepreneurial SkillsSports as BusinessSports as Business

• Students manage contracts of professional players

• Use statistics to negotiate performance standards for individual contracts

Additional ResourcesAdditional Resources

• Web siteswww.numbersonthecourt.com

www.numbersonthediamond.com • Test questions- samples provided• NOTC Professional Player Contract

template• NOTD Professional Player Contract

template

Success at Math and Success at Math and WritingWriting

with Sports Card Gameswith Sports Card Games• Thank you for attending• Contact Information:

Tena and Ron RaglinNOTC/NOTD9624 S. Cicero Ave. #407Oak Lawn, IL 60453773-284-9496 phone/faxinfo@numbersonthecourt.com