Contemporary Developments in Games Teaching [Paperback]

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 book aims to bridge the gap between research and practice by exploring contemporary games teaching from pedagogical, policy and research perspectives. It offers interesting new commentary and research data on well-established models such as Teaching Games for Understanding (TFfU), Game Sense, and the Games Concept Approach (GCA), as well as introducing innovative and exciting approaches emerging in East Asia, including Singapore, Japan and Taiwan.

Representing the most up-to-date survey of new work in contemporary games teaching around the world, this book is invaluable reading for any student, researcher, in-service teacher or sports coach with an interest in games teaching or physical education.

Introduction - Richard Light and Amanda Mooney  Part 1  Recent pedagogical and policy developments in games teaching  1. Game as context in physical education: A Deweyan philosophical perspective - John Quayand Steve Stolz  2. Game Sense as a model for delivering positive pedagogy in physical education - Richard L. Light  3. Teaching how to play and teach games in Singapore: A Decade in the Field - Joan Fry and Mike Mcneill  4. The challenge for radical curricula innovation in teaching ball games in Japan - Naoki Suzuki  5. Play Practice - an innovative model for developing skillful players in sport - Wendy Piltz  Part 2: Research on the implementation of games-based approaches  6. Game-centred approaches to teachl(