HPE2240 Study Guide - Final Guide: Australian Sports Commission
10 Jun 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Games&education&–&Playing&for&life&(P4L)&and&the&Games&Sense&Approach&
Play&4&Life&(P4L)&
Both%about%maximising(active(participation%and%fostering(attitudes%to%ongoing%physical%
activity.%Teachers%deliver%an%enjoyable%multi-skilled%physical%activity%lesson.%Lessons%are%
tailored%to%children’s%interests%and%needs.%Adopts%a%game%sense%approach.%%
Key&Principles;&
o Game(focus:(skills%are%developed%through%games%&
o Coach(as(facilitator:%teacher%facilitates%rather%than%directs&
o Discrete(coaching:!providing%individual%assistance%directly&
o Role-modelling:(teacher%uses%students%as%role%models%to%increase%engagement&
o Ask(the(players:&use%questioning%to%engage%students%and%increase%leaning&
o CHANGE(IT:&a%tool%use%to%change%the%game&
§ Coaching%style&
§ How%you%score&
§ Area&
§ Numbers&
§ Game%rules&
§ Equipment&
§ Inclusion%or%intensity&
§ Time&
Play%4%life%approach%is%a%game-centred%approach%rather%than%technique%centred.%FISH%–%Fun,%
Inclusive,%Safe,%High-activity.%It%is%an%effective%teaching%strategy%that%is%used%in%physical%
education%classes.%It%was%developed%by%the%Australian%Sports%Commission.%“Playing%for%life%is%
an%approach%to%coaching%that%uses%games%as%the%focus%of%development”.%P4L%to%maximise%
activity,%engagement,%fun%and%inclusivity.%%%
Example&questions&–&ANSWER&THESE&
1. What%is%the%philosophy%behind%the%P4L%approach?%%
2. How%does%this%compare%to%approaches%by%Rink%or%FMS?%(look%at%week%6%notes)%
§ Rinks%approach:%Games%play%and%the%stages%in%development%of%this:%1.%
Individual%skills,%learning%to%control%the%object%2.%Skills%in%combination,%
combining%skills%eg%dribbling%and%passing%3.%Offensive%and%defensive%strategy,%
4.%Specialisation%of%roles%and%positions.%Complex%games%require%a%
combination%of%good%skills%and%also%the%ability%to%act%offensively%and%
defensively.%A%developmental%approach%to%teaching%games%is%one%in%which%
there%is%a%gradual%progression%in%the%level%of%complexity%of%practice%until%
game%like%conditions%are%reached.%Experience%needs%to%be%given%in%the%easiest%
of%conditions%through%to%the%more%difficult%over%time.%
3. Can%you%compare%and%contrast%these%approaches%to%skill/learning%acquisition?%
4. What%variable%are%present%in%these%approaches%to%determine%the%efficacy%of%the%
approach?%%
Games&Sense&Approach&
A%teaching/coaching%strategy%where%students%are%provided%with%opportunities%to%develop%
FMS%skills%in%minor%and%modified%games.%Students%can%develop%skills%in%a%range%of%different%
games%without%being%involved%in%the%actual%sport%itself.%The%Games%sense%approach%allows%
students%to%develop%strategies%and%tactics%by%thinking%and%communicating%with%their%peers%
in%a%challenging,%inclusive%player%centred%environment.%**Playing%4%Life%adopts%a%games%
sense%approach%(LEARN&EXAMPLE&P4L&GAMES)&
**Elements%of%a%
game:%Area,%Rules,%
Objectives,%and%
Opposition%
Document Summary
Games education playing for life (p4l) and the games sense approach. Both about maximising active participation and fostering attitudes to ongoing physical activity. Teachers deliver an enjoyable multi-skilled physical activity lesson. Lessons are tailored to children"s interests and needs. Play 4 life approach is a game-centred approach rather than technique centred. It is an effective teaching strategy that is used in physical education classes. It was developed by the australian sports commission. Playing for life is an approach to coaching that uses games as the focus of development . P4l to maximise activity, engagement, fun and inclusivity. Example questions answer these: what is the philosophy behind the p4l approach, how does this compare to approaches by rink or fms? (look at week 6 notes) Rinks approach: games play and the stages in development of this: 1. Individual skills, learning to control the object 2. Skills in combination, combining skills eg dribbling and passing 3.
