Games Approach to Teaching and Coaching Sport

1.1          Process and product orientation

1.2          Teaching games for understanding

1.3          Play-discuss-practice-play model

1.4          Traditional models and the role of the games approach

1.5          Modifying traditional approaches with the games approach

1.6          Applying the games approach in a variety of settings

1.6.1         Teaching

1.6.2         Coaching

1.6.3         Recreation leadership

1.6.4         Sport skills

1.6.5         Development camps

1.6.6         Playground

2.1          Planning for effective play

2.2          Developing the sport sense

2.3          Skill development

2.4          Tactical development

2.5          Decision making and cognitive factors

2.6          Integration of mental skills into play

2.7          Applying games approach principles in other settings

2.8          Categories of the games approach

2.8.1         Defining and shaping psychomotor behaviour

2.8.2         Providing focus and attentional skills in games and activities

2.8.3         Performance enhancement through the games approach

3.1          Modifying and changing variables to suit individual and group needs

3.2          Session plan models

3.3          Scoring systems

3.4          Rules and methods of ensuring the focus on process and execution

3.5          Designing activities to promote flow and a focus in the moment

3.6          Methods to enhance cognitive processes

3.7          Integration of decision training principles

3.8          Developing court sense or field sense (competition sense, game sense)

4.1          Modification of traditional methods

4.1.1         Task approach

4.1.2         Social approach

4.1.3         Guided discovery

4.1.4         Learning progressions

4.1.5         Whole part whole and variations

4.1.6         Goal orientation

4.2          Planning and preparation

4.3          Quality and quantity of meaningful practice

4.4          Progression

4.5          Direct and indirect methods

4.6          Positive specific feedback

4.7          Questioning and guiding

4.8          Error detection and correction

4.9          Transferring responsibility from teacher/coach to student

4.10      Individualization

4.11      Group goal setting and planning

4.12      Pacing

4.13      Learning and performance differences

5.1          Invasive sports

5.1.1         Field

5.1.2         Court

5.1.3         Arena

5.2          Non invasive sports

5.2.1         Divided court games

5.2.2         Interactive court games

5.2.3         Striking games

5.3          Target events

5.4          Racing events

5.5          Artistic events

5.6          Combative sports

5.7          Fitness activities

6.1          Integration of students with varying abilities

6.2          Adaptations

6.3          Modifications

7.1          Activities

7.2          Warm-ups and cool downs

7.3          Groups or series of activities

7.4          Sessions

7.5          Units and microcycles

8.1          Leader

8.2          Feedback

8.3          Motivation

8.4          Enjoyment

8.5          Fair play