Publications
Book Publications
All the books show how to inspire learning by focusing on the learners'/players' natural desire to play. Additional sections will be added that link to books in other languages from around the world that show how this approach has become a global phenomena.
Rethinking games teaching
Thorpe, R., Bunker, D., & Almond, L. (Eds.). (1986).
This book was the first TGfU resource that launched the TGfU approach into the PE community. With the permission of the Editors the whole book can be downloaded here for free. Read how teachers in the UK developed this innovative into their practice based on the practical writings of Thorpe, Bunker and Almond.
This book was the first TGfU resource that launched the TGfU approach into the PE community. With the permission of the Editors the whole book can be downloaded here for free. Read how teachers in the UK developed this innovative into their practice based on the practical writings of Thorpe, Bunker and Almond.
Play Practice
Launder, A. G.
The Games Approach to Teaching and Coaching Sports presents a clear alternative to traditional approaches that will revitalize your own teaching and coaching. It replaces mindless games and mechanistic training methods with creative and enjoyable practice that improves students' skills and enhances their tactical understanding. This book focuses on teaching game play first instead of technique and skill, an approach that sets it apart from other games-approach texts.
The Games Approach to Teaching and Coaching Sports presents a clear alternative to traditional approaches that will revitalize your own teaching and coaching. It replaces mindless games and mechanistic training methods with creative and enjoyable practice that improves students' skills and enhances their tactical understanding. This book focuses on teaching game play first instead of technique and skill, an approach that sets it apart from other games-approach texts.
Game Sense: Pedagogy for Performance, Participation and Enjoyment
Richard Light
Game Sense is an exciting and innovative approach to coaching and physical education that places the game at the heart of the session. It encourages the player to develop skills in a realistic context, to become more tactically aware, to make better decisions and to have more fun. Game Sense is a comprehensive, research-informed introduction to the Game Sense approach that defines and explores key concepts and essential pedagogical theory, and that offers an extensive series of practical examples and plans for using Game Sense in real teaching and coaching situations.
Game Sense is an exciting and innovative approach to coaching and physical education that places the game at the heart of the session. It encourages the player to develop skills in a realistic context, to become more tactically aware, to make better decisions and to have more fun. Game Sense is a comprehensive, research-informed introduction to the Game Sense approach that defines and explores key concepts and essential pedagogical theory, and that offers an extensive series of practical examples and plans for using Game Sense in real teaching and coaching situations.
Complexity Thinking in Physical Education: Reframing Curriculum, Pedagogy and Research
Alan Ovens, Tim Hopper, Joy Butler
In the past two decades, complexity thinking has emerged as an important theoretical response to the limitations of orthodox ways of understanding educational phenomena. Complexity provides ways of understanding that embrace uncertainty, non-linearity and the inevitable ‘messiness’ that is inherent in educational settings, paying attention to the ways in which the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. This is the first book to focus on complexity thinking in the context of physical education, enabling fresh ways of thinking about research, teaching, curriculum and learning
In the past two decades, complexity thinking has emerged as an important theoretical response to the limitations of orthodox ways of understanding educational phenomena. Complexity provides ways of understanding that embrace uncertainty, non-linearity and the inevitable ‘messiness’ that is inherent in educational settings, paying attention to the ways in which the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. This is the first book to focus on complexity thinking in the context of physical education, enabling fresh ways of thinking about research, teaching, curriculum and learning
More Teaching Games for Understanding: Moving Globally
Joy Butler, Linda L. Griffin
With "More Teaching Games for Understanding: Moving Globally," you can learn and apply an innovative approach to teaching games that has been used around the world for 30 years in school and sport settings. Editors Joy Butler and Linda Griffin bring the teaching games for understanding (TGfU) approach to life for you in this practical book. "More Teaching Games for Understanding" follows Griffin and Butler's highly successful 2005 book, "Teaching Games for Understanding." This new book is based on the Fourth International TGfU Conference held in 2008 and includes all-new chapters written by 27 world-renowned contributors representing 6 countries. The preface and foreword are written by the founders of TGfU, Rod Thorpe, David Bunker, and Len Almond. This book is not a rehash or a revision of the 2005 book; it presents all-new material on TGfU.
With "More Teaching Games for Understanding: Moving Globally," you can learn and apply an innovative approach to teaching games that has been used around the world for 30 years in school and sport settings. Editors Joy Butler and Linda Griffin bring the teaching games for understanding (TGfU) approach to life for you in this practical book. "More Teaching Games for Understanding" follows Griffin and Butler's highly successful 2005 book, "Teaching Games for Understanding." This new book is based on the Fourth International TGfU Conference held in 2008 and includes all-new chapters written by 27 world-renowned contributors representing 6 countries. The preface and foreword are written by the founders of TGfU, Rod Thorpe, David Bunker, and Len Almond. This book is not a rehash or a revision of the 2005 book; it presents all-new material on TGfU.
Teaching Games for Understanding: Theory, Research, and Practice
Joy Butler
Through Teaching Games for Understanding: Theory, Research, and Practice, you can:
Through Teaching Games for Understanding: Theory, Research, and Practice, you can:
- gain a comprehensive perspective of the teaching games for understanding (TGfU) model, seeing it in context of its influences and evolution;
- tap into the latest research and findings in the model, learning from worldwide experts in each of the topics covered;
- consider how students learn best, what should be taught, and why it should be taught using the TGfU model; and
- learn how to apply the TGfU approach at all educational levels.
FMS: Beyond the Fundamentals – A Games Approach
PHE Canada
This handbook is designed for teachers and coaches of youth in Grade 9-12 who are in the Training to Train and Active for Life stages of the Long-Term Athletic Development (LTAD) model.
This handbook is designed for teachers and coaches of youth in Grade 9-12 who are in the Training to Train and Active for Life stages of the Long-Term Athletic Development (LTAD) model.
TGfU - Simply Good Pedagogy
Hopper, T., Butler, J. & Storey, B.
A product of the 4th Annual International TGfU Conferenc
An ideal text for preservice teacher education programs. Brings together the ideas and perspectives of leading global. This text highlights the current research and practice from around the world in games teaching and coaching inspired by the TGfU approach. A selection of accepted papers from the conference form the basis of the texts.
A product of the 4th Annual International TGfU Conferenc
An ideal text for preservice teacher education programs. Brings together the ideas and perspectives of leading global. This text highlights the current research and practice from around the world in games teaching and coaching inspired by the TGfU approach. A selection of accepted papers from the conference form the basis of the texts.
Teaching and Learning Team Sports and Games
Jean-Francis Gréhaigne, Jean-François Richard, Linda L. Griffin
Written as a resource for both pre-service and in-service educators, this theory-to-practice book focuses on the foundations and applications of constructivism applied to the teaching and learning of invasion sports and games.
Written as a resource for both pre-service and in-service educators, this theory-to-practice book focuses on the foundations and applications of constructivism applied to the teaching and learning of invasion sports and games.
Teaching Games for Understanding in Physical Education and Sport: An International Perspective
Butler, J.I., Griffin, L.L., Lombardo, B. & Nastasi, R. (Eds.)
Presents selected quality representative papers from the Teaching Games for Understanding Conference, which took place in New Hampshire in 2001.
Presents selected quality representative papers from the Teaching Games for Understanding Conference, which took place in New Hampshire in 2001.
Transforming Play: Teaching Tactics and Game Sense
Dennis Slade
The traditional, highly structured, teacher-directed approach of teaching tactics and skills separate from games is quite boring for kids—who, after all, just want to play the game. Transforming Play: Teaching Tactics and Game Sense shows you how to use games to keep kids active and involved. It also shows you how to teach kids the fundamental movement skills and knowledge of basic game strategy that will help them develop a lifelong love of activity. You will learn how using a game sense approach to teaching games and sports can make activity meaningful for all kids, from the novice to the very skilled.
The traditional, highly structured, teacher-directed approach of teaching tactics and skills separate from games is quite boring for kids—who, after all, just want to play the game. Transforming Play: Teaching Tactics and Game Sense shows you how to use games to keep kids active and involved. It also shows you how to teach kids the fundamental movement skills and knowledge of basic game strategy that will help them develop a lifelong love of activity. You will learn how using a game sense approach to teaching games and sports can make activity meaningful for all kids, from the novice to the very skilled.
Play with Purpose 3rd Edition
Shane Pill
Play with Purpose 3rd Edition is a compilation of ideas and activities produced from over twenty years of working with a game-centred Game Sense and Sport Education approach to physical education games and sport teaching. It includes more than 70 modified and lead up games that have been successfully used with students to promote game-centred sport learning.
Play with Purpose 3rd Edition is a compilation of ideas and activities produced from over twenty years of working with a game-centred Game Sense and Sport Education approach to physical education games and sport teaching. It includes more than 70 modified and lead up games that have been successfully used with students to promote game-centred sport learning.
Teaching Sport Concepts and Skills: A Tactical Games Approach, Volume 1
Stephen A. Mitchell, Judith L. Oslin, Linda L. Griffin
Help students expand their ability to perform specific skills through modified game play in which they apply tactics in game like situations.
Help students expand their ability to perform specific skills through modified game play in which they apply tactics in game like situations.
Sport foundations for elementary physical education: a tactical games approach
Mitchell, S., Oslin, J., & Griffin, L.
This book teaches the tactical games approach by game category: invasion games, net/wall games, striking/fielding games, and target games. This approach to teaching tactics, skills, and off-the-ball movements using modified or conditioned games allows greater flexibility for the teacher. What's more, it increases the transfer of tactics and skills across games for students and allows students to experience the excitement of play before practicing specific skills.
This book teaches the tactical games approach by game category: invasion games, net/wall games, striking/fielding games, and target games. This approach to teaching tactics, skills, and off-the-ball movements using modified or conditioned games allows greater flexibility for the teacher. What's more, it increases the transfer of tactics and skills across games for students and allows students to experience the excitement of play before practicing specific skills.
Contemporary Developments in Games Teaching
Edited by Richard Light, John Quay, Stephen Harvey, Amanda Mooney
The teaching of games is a central component of any physical education or youth sport programme.Contemporary Developments in Games Teaching brings together leading international researchers and practitioners in physical education and sports coaching to examine new approaches in games teaching and team sport coaching that are player/student-centred and inquiry-based.
The teaching of games is a central component of any physical education or youth sport programme.Contemporary Developments in Games Teaching brings together leading international researchers and practitioners in physical education and sports coaching to examine new approaches in games teaching and team sport coaching that are player/student-centred and inquiry-based.
Teaching Sport Concepts and Skills: A Tactical Games Approach for Ages 7 to 18
Stephen A. Mitchell, Judith L. Oslin, Linda L. Griffin
The third edition of the popular book "Teaching Sport Concepts and Skills: A Tactical Games Approach for Ages 7 to 18" now covers the elementary level as well as middle and secondary levels. It shows teachers how to move from a traditional to a tactical games teaching approach with detailed unit and lesson plans, a DVD-ROM with video clips and reproducibles, and a standards-linked Game Performance Assessment Instrument (GPAI).
The third edition of the popular book "Teaching Sport Concepts and Skills: A Tactical Games Approach for Ages 7 to 18" now covers the elementary level as well as middle and secondary levels. It shows teachers how to move from a traditional to a tactical games teaching approach with detailed unit and lesson plans, a DVD-ROM with video clips and reproducibles, and a standards-linked Game Performance Assessment Instrument (GPAI).
Reconceptualising Physical Education through Teaching Games for Understanding
Joy Butler
By using Teaching Games for Understanding (TgfU) as a catalyst for thinking about ontological and epistemological issues in Physical Education, the teachers, researchers, and authors of this book have become ambassadors for new ideas that challenge some of our entrenched educational values. We are proud to be able to share some of their pioneering research, which we believe will be of great interest to others in the field who are interested in constructivist, student-centred, and holistic approaches to teaching and learning in games education.
By using Teaching Games for Understanding (TgfU) as a catalyst for thinking about ontological and epistemological issues in Physical Education, the teachers, researchers, and authors of this book have become ambassadors for new ideas that challenge some of our entrenched educational values. We are proud to be able to share some of their pioneering research, which we believe will be of great interest to others in the field who are interested in constructivist, student-centred, and holistic approaches to teaching and learning in games education.
Developing Netball Game Sense. Teaching Movement and Tactical Skills.
Shane Pill
Developing Netball Game Sense focuses on a game-centred Game Sense approach to teaching Netball. Author Shane Pill presents a long term development model for Game Sense sport teaching for novice-beginners through to experienced netball players. It will enhance netball players game development at all stages of the players game learning, and has been successfully trialled in physical education.
Developing Netball Game Sense focuses on a game-centred Game Sense approach to teaching Netball. Author Shane Pill presents a long term development model for Game Sense sport teaching for novice-beginners through to experienced netball players. It will enhance netball players game development at all stages of the players game learning, and has been successfully trialled in physical education.
Play with Purpose: For Fundamental Movement Skills
Shane Pill
A teaching guide for early years and primary educators for physical education and daily PE.
A teaching guide for early years and primary educators for physical education and daily PE.
Developing Game Sense in AFL Footballers
Shane Pill
Play with Purpose: Developing Game
Sense in AFL Footballers is a book that enhances Australian football sport teaching by instructing teachers and coaches how to teach football without students in lines and ‘waiting for a turn’. The book bridges the gap between the game sense theory and practical application of game-centred skill teaching. The activities are user friendly, with easy to understand diagrams, questions and activities. This is an essential resource for all Australian football teachers and coaches.
Play with Purpose: Developing Game
Sense in AFL Footballers is a book that enhances Australian football sport teaching by instructing teachers and coaches how to teach football without students in lines and ‘waiting for a turn’. The book bridges the gap between the game sense theory and practical application of game-centred skill teaching. The activities are user friendly, with easy to understand diagrams, questions and activities. This is an essential resource for all Australian football teachers and coaches.
Developing Thinking Players: Baseball/Softball Edition
Barrie Gordon
Developing Thinking Players Baseball/Softball edition What is the best play for the fielding with a runner on three and one down? Does this change if the fielding team is up by five runs in the bottom of the last innings as opposed to being ahead by one in the third? With a left-handed batter should the fielding team shift, if so how far? Where should the batting team be hitting? Is a bunt a good idea? What factors would alter this decision?
Developing Thinking Players Baseball/Softball edition What is the best play for the fielding with a runner on three and one down? Does this change if the fielding team is up by five runs in the bottom of the last innings as opposed to being ahead by one in the third? With a left-handed batter should the fielding team shift, if so how far? Where should the batting team be hitting? Is a bunt a good idea? What factors would alter this decision?
