40th Anniversary
We are excited to announce that 2022 is the 40th anniversary of the publication of the Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) model. Throughout the year, we celebrated the field of game-based approaches with a variety of events and initiatives.
Thanks to the support and engagement of our community, these events were a resounding success.
Thanks to the support and engagement of our community, these events were a resounding success.
Our Events/Initiatives
Monthly Guest BlogsThroughout 2022, we continued with our monthly guest blogs written by members of our community. These cover a wide range of topics within game-based approaches. Please click here If you are interested in writing for our monthly guest blogs please contact Ellen at [email protected] |
Special Blogs and ResourcesEach month we showcased different models/approaches with the game-based approaches field. We discussed the models, developments in their field and future directions. We also aimed to create some practical resources for you to use (where we could). Further special blogs will be created in 2023 to cover as many of the models/approaches as we can. Apologies for the delays in the writing of these. You can view these here |
40th Anniversary ConferenceTo conclude our anniversary year, we are hosting an online conference with keynote speakers, theme room discussions and a roundtable discussion with a panel of GBA experts. We also have on demand sessions where members of our community can present their work. For full details click here NTG EventIn partnership with our colleagues in the Netherlands, the Network Teaching Games (NTG) organised a symposium ‘Game-Based Approaches Globally’ on the 8th of April 2022. After an opening keynote from the TGfU SIG chair elect, Jeroen Koekoek, we travelled around the world digitally with our participants and provided them with inspiring insights into the different GBA models/philosophies across the Globe.
Website details click here 
"Teaching Games and Sport for Understanding" Edited BookEdited By Shane Pill, Ellen-Alyssa Gambles and Linda Griffin (2023)
This new book brings together leading and innovative thinkers in the field of teaching and sport coaching pedagogy to provide a range of perspectives on teaching games and sport for understanding. Teaching Games and Sport for Understanding engages undergraduate and postgraduate students in physical education and sport coaching, practicing teachers, practicing sport coaches, teacher educators and coach developers. The contributions, taken together or individually, provide insight, learning and opportunities to foster game-based teaching and coaching ideas, and provide conceptual and methodological clarity where a sense of pedagogical confusion may exist. Available to purchase from Routledge please click here |
Webinar SeriesDuring the 40th anniversary we hosted several webinar series on key topics within the game-based approaches field. Webinars were recorded so you can watch them and download a certificate on completion which can be used for your Professional Development requirements. Webinar Events February/March- "Assessing in GBAs" webinar series April- "Using Technologies to Promote Game-Based Approaches: Specific Case Studies" Webinar May- "TGfU and The Spectrum of Teaching Styles" Webinar June- "Equity in GBAs" webinar series July- Global Lesson Study with Naoki Suzuki and Yasutaka Abe August- Commonalities and Differences among the Various GBAs Symposium September- "Games Based Pedagogies: Theory and Practice" Webinar September/October- IAB Professional Development webinar series October- "The Joy in Inventing Games" November- "Teacher Reflection" with Aspasia Dania November/December- "Learner-oriented teaching and assessment in GBAs" series December- Global Lesson Study with Naoki Suzuki and Mr Kentaro Kubo For more information, recordings and schedules click here AIESEP ConnectOn Friday 25th February at 12pm CET, members of the Executive Board joined the AIESEP Connect to discuss TGfU, its history and the 40th Anniversary.
The event was recorded and is available on the Playing With Research in Health and Physical Education podcast as well as on the AIESEP Website here. 
PE Matters ArticleThe TGfU Executive Board (Ellen Gambles, Linda Griffin, Shane Pill, David Gutierrez, Alan Ovens and Jeroen Koekoek) wrote an article for the Association for PE (AfPE), PE Matters journal. They discussed the TGfU model, history, developments and the 40th anniversary celebrations. This was published in the 2022 Spring Edition.
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Len Almond Interview
At our 30th anniversary celebration, Alan Ovens interviewed Len Almond to discuss his recollections of the introduction of TGfU. With the 40th anniversary celebrations we would like to re-share the video and honour Len's legacy.
Additional Events around the Word
Malaysia- had a webinar session in Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) to promote TGfU (as a tactical-game based approach) for student teachers and in-service teachers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBTPsysVNwc
