Play Practice: the Games Approach to Teaching and Coaching Sports
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (584 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0736030050 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Benjamin Berland Jr. said Great Coaching Reference!. I bought this book after getting frustrated with trying to coach an older team of players (15-17) who possessed very little in the five basic technical skills of hockey. Problem was, I didn't have much practice time. I have always been a big believer in the use of games for teaching sports and this book helped me out tremendously. It has saved my sanity a great deal.
Alan Launder has been deeply involved in sports for more than 50 years as a competitor, teacher and coach. He won the 1992 Rothmans Prize in recognition of his ability to develop and communicate innovative ideas in sports education. In 1984, he was a coach of the Australian track and field team at the Los Angeles Olympics. The paper that
Most recently he has served as a consultant to the Australian Track and Field Coaches Association and to the Australian Lacrosse Association as they reinvented their coach education programs.Alan regards his major career achievement to be the development of the philosophical and pedagogical principles that underpin the “Five Star Award,” an innovative approach to teaching track and field that has been adopted by more than 20 countries.In his spare time, Alan's hobbies are sporting art, travel, snow skiing, and fine wine. In 1991, 1993, and
These features will help you visualize how to apply the Play Practice approach with beginners as well as elite players in sports as diverse as skiing and tennis.This book will challenge your thinking about how sports should be taught, help you reassess your own methods, and provide a new and versatile model you can apply with great success—one practice, one game at a time.. It provides answers to many of the problems that sports educators face, such as motivating reluctant or resistant students.Developed by an internationally known authority on the subject, Play Practice: The Games Approach to Teaching and Coaching Sports provides both the theoretical basis and the practical plans for changing practice from drudgery to an educational experience young people look forward to. Part II applies Play Practice to a great variety of games and describes specific approaches to improving technical ability and developing game sense. It replaces mindless ga