Section I 1. Introduction 2. The Development of Game Sense 3. Theorizing 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 Section 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. Bibliography.
Richard Light is Professorial Research Fellow in the School of Health Sciences, University of Ballarat, Australia. Richard was a foundation member of the Teaching Games for Understanding Task Force within AIESEP (International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education) and the convenor of the second international TGfU conference in Melbourne in 2003 and the 2006 Asia-Pacific Conference for Teaching Physical Education and Sport for Understanding in Sydney, Australia. He coordinated the pre-conference TGfU symposia at the 2006 AIESEP World Congress in Finland, the 2008 AIESEP Congress in Japan and the 2008 ISCPES conference at the University of Macau. Richard has edited volumes on TGfU and the Games Approach to sport coaching.
"A fantastic resource that helped me, as a generalist teacher,
engage the students in learning in Physical Education. The chapter
on touch rugby contained background information and useful
explanations with teacher-friendly unit plans, activities and even
sample questions ... Right from the start, the ‘Game Sense’
approach outlined for touch rugby engaged my students and got them
moving, learning and playing", Eric McCarron, teacher, Banksmeadow
Public (primary/elementary) School, Sydney, Australia"The Game
Sense approach to teaching touch rugby ... has been particularly
helpful for me in constructing meaningful learning opportunities
for undergraduate Physical Education Teacher Education students,
and has been particularly effective in outlining alternative
pedagogical approaches for teaching less familiar game concepts",
Amanda Mooney, Lecturer in Health and Physical Education,
University of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia."As a coaching and
development officer in Rugby League, I found the activities in Game
Sense: Pedagogy for Performance, Participation and Enjoyment to be
extremely useful because of their effectiveness and simplicity in
the application of Games Sense principles. The activities were not
only thoroughly enjoyed by participants but most importantly,
allowed for effective teaching and learning to take place", David
Lakisa, NSWRL Pacific Islander Coaching & Development Officer,
Sydney, Australia "Game Sense: Pedagogy for Performance,
Participation and Enjoyment has been very helpful in developing my
teaching. The framework in chapter five gives me the guidelines to
be able to maximize participation as well as allowing students to
learn while playing. Quality questioning is an important part of
the process as it confirms the learning from the modified games and
stimulates thinking. I have been able to use the modified games in
my classes as well as adapting them to some Australian football
training sessions, which the participants enjoyed thoroughly",
David Hyde, PDHPE pre-service teacher: University of Western
Sydney, Sydney and Game Development Officer for AFL NSW/ACT,
Australia"It is through games like these ones, where the players
are constantly challenged to think and act using different skills,
that some of the best players in the world have been formed.
Reading [chapter 10] and experiencing its proposals through using
it in my teaching has been a fantastic experience, not only for
both for my pre-service teachers and soccer players who have
benefited from it, but also for me", Dr Jorge Knijnik, Lecturer,
School of Education, University of Western Sydney, Australia "As a
PDHPE teacher in a high school with forty percent of the student
population from Non English Speaking Backgrounds (NESB), I found
this book to be an extremely valuable resource ... Game Sense:
Pedagogy for Performance, Participation and Enjoyment would
undoubtedly be an asset to all teachers and or coaches. It is
all-encompassing, accessible, diverse and encourages that
supportive environment that all teachers are hoping to achieve",
Cathryn Johnson, PDHPE teacher, Blakehurst High School, Sydney,
Australia"The chapter on basketball was really useful for me in
planning and delivering lessons as part of an invasion games unit
... I found that the learning of skills within the game context was
really well suited to the mixed abilities of my students, and the
suggestions of less/more challenging allowed me to continually and
easily modify the activities based on how the students were going.
... All of my students really enjoyed these activities and it was
great to see even the usually less involved students out there
enjoying themselves and all encouraging each other! The activities
were great fun for myself, and my class!", Renata Cinelli, PDHPE
secondary school teacher, Sydney, Australia "The chapter on netball
from Game Sense: Pedagogy for performance, participation and
enjoyment was easy to access with explicit instructions any primary
teacher could follow. It exposed my students to a variety of
activities building up to successfully playing a full game of
netball. They enjoyed it so much that they are now consistently
asking me to take them out for sport ... I enjoy how this approach
moves away from the teacher dictating rules and how the game is to
be played and allows students to have a voice and express an
opinion about the direction of the game", Pia Maturana, teacher,
Lansvale Public (primary/elementary) School, Sydney,
Australia"Cricket can be a tough sport to teach due to the skills
required, lack of group participation and, of course, safety ...
The Game Sense activities in Game Sense: Pedagogy for Performance,
Participation and Enjoyment have quick turnovers with everyone
batting regardless of ability. Students who have never played or
even seen the game before get involved. In fact, it usually takes
only five minutes for this to occur and their interest is
maintained by the progression of engaging modified games that they
can all play successfully", Harry Hector, PDHPE teacher, Western
Sydney"As a PDHPE lecturer, I found the chapter in Game Sense:
pedagogy for performance, participation and enjoyment on ultimate
frisbee extremely useful and strongly recommend it. It is always a
challenge to develop tutorials that not only engage students but
also provide experiences and knowledge that they can take into
their future teaching. The easy to use format and the progressive
development of activities makes this book an excellent resource",
Dr Andrew Bennie, Lecturer, School of Biomedical and Health
Sciences, University of Western Sydney, Australia
"This excellent book, Game Sense: Pedagogy for Performance,
Participation and Enjoyment, is long overdue and will make a
significant contribution toward improving teaching and learning in
physical education. Written by Australia's leading physical
education theorist, it also shows his practical background because
the chapters are very easy to use and particularly when linked with
the theoretical chapters. I have used all the modified games in the
chapter on softball in my undergraduate classes and they work very
well. My students have also used them with success in their
teaching in schools and report very positive student responses", Dr
Steve Georgakis, Senior Lecturer, PDHPE, University of Sydney,
Australia"As a lecturer in Physical Education, I found the
framework used in Game Sense: Pedagogy for performance,
participation and enjoyment very useful and easy to follow. This
supported me in my ability to execute the games effectively and
ensure students were engaged and aware of their own learning
throughout the unit. Pre-service teachers often struggle with
understanding and using innovation in physical education due to
them bringing their past experiences with them. However, with this
clear and simple approach to Game Sense, my students were able to
bring new meanings to different physical activity experiences ... I
highly recommend this unit on volleyball and the approach presented
in this book to all those who are interested in providing
meaningful and engaging learning experiences for their students in
physical education", Daniela Falecki, University PE tutor,
University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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