Game sense : pedagogy for performance, participation and enjoyment / Richard Light.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Light, Richard (Richard Lawrence), author.

Series:

Routledge studies in physical education and youth sport.

Routledge studies in physical education and youth sport

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physical education and training--Study and teaching.

Physical education and training.

Sports--Study and teaching.

Sports.

Sports for children--Study and teaching.

Sports for children.

Coaching (Athletics).

Sports for children--Coaching.

Physical Description:

viii, 240 pages ; illustrations 24cm

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Game Sense is an exciting and innovative approach to coaching and physical education that places the game at the heart of the session. It encourages the player to develop skills in a realistic context, to become more tactically aware, to make better decisions, and to have more fun. Game Sense is a comprehensive, research-informed introduction to the Game Sense approach that defines and explores key concepts and essential pedagogical theory, and that offers an extensive series of practical examples and plans for using Game Sense in real teaching and coaching situations.The first section of the book helps the reader to understand how learning occurs and how this informs player-centred pedagogy, and explains the relationship between Game Sense and other approaches to Teaching Games for Understanding. The second section of the book demonstrates how the theory can be applied in practice, providing a detailed, step-by-step guide to using Game Sense in eleven sports, including soccer, basketball, field hockey and softball. No other book explores the Game Sense approach in such depth, or combines both the theory and innovative practical techniques. Game Sense is invaluable reading for all students of physical education or sports coaching, any in-service physical education teacher, or any sports coach working with children or young people. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

rizing learning in and through game sense

4. Game sense for physical education and sport coaching

5. Game sense pedagogy

6. Assessing knowledge-in-action in team games

Pt. II. 7. Touch rugby

8. Oztag

9. Australian football

10. Soccer

11. Field hockey

12. Basketball

13. Netball

14. Cricket (kanga)

15. Softball

16. Ultimate frisbee

17. Volleyball.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9780415532884

1-280-87322-1

9786613714534

1-136-29170-9

0-203-11464-7

9780203114643

OCLC:

804665798