Binding: Paperback
Description: 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. It also 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 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.
Title: Game Sense Pedagogy For Performance Participation And Enjoyment
Author(s): Light Richard
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415532884
Pages: 240 Pages, 16 Line Drawings, Black And White; 6 Halftones, Black And White
Publication Date: 6/15/2012
Series: Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport
Category: Sports Training & Coaching