This worldwide top-selling text on the tactical games approach is
stronger than ever. The fourth edition of Teaching Sport Concepts
and Skills: A Tactical Games Approach adds four new chapters, more
lesson and unit plans, and more detailed guidance in addressing
broad ranges of student abilities than ever before. It offers the
same stellar foundation for understanding the principles behind the
approach, and instruction in applying the approach, to help
students learn the concepts and develop the skills involved in a
variety of sports. Elementary school teachers will use games to
teach the basic concepts and tactics of invasion sports, net and
wall sports, striking and fielding sports, and target sports.
Middle school and high school instructors will guide students in
developing sport-specific technical skills for 12 sports, including
soccer, lacrosse, flag football, tennis, basketball, and
volleyball. The book has four new chapters that will help you do
the following: Align the tactical games approach to content
standards in the United States and other countries Use technology
in tactical games teaching and assessment Use the games to teach
social justice Develop approaches to teaching social and emotional
learning (SEL) through tactical games Teaching Sport Concepts and
Skills offers more than 350 detailed lesson and unit plans that can
be used as is or be easily modified and incorporated into an
existing curriculum. More than 240 diagrams throughout the lessons
make it easy to set up and execute the games. There are 14 video
clips, delivered on HKPropel, that show some lessons in action-for
example, the volleyball segments show complete question-and-answer
sessions, highlighting an effective way to make sure students are
understanding the lesson. Also available on HKPropel are
reproducible forms, including a team contract, assessments, and
game scenario worksheets for tactical problem solving. (For each
thumbnail reproducible worksheet shown in the book, readers can
download the full-size versions from HKPropel.) These resources
will help teachers put concepts from the text into use with their
students. Teaching Sport Concepts and Skills is organized into
three parts: Part I offers a thorough understanding of the tactical
games approach-preparing and teaching students, transferring
tactical knowledge, planning the curriculum, assessing learner
performance, using games to teach social justice and to take social
emotional learning into account, and more. Part II provides lesson
plans for varying levels of complexity-with modifications and
progressions-for invasion games, net and wall games, striking and
fielding games, and target games, all at the elementary school
level. The authors take great care in helping readers understand
how to individualize instruction for novice, developing, and
advanced performers by either reducing or increasing the challenges
involved with the tasks. In part III, secondary-level teachers can
choose from lesson plans for various levels of play in 12 sports.
Teaching Sport Concepts and Skills offers expert instruction and an
array of multilevel games that provide an exciting and interactive
environment for learning in all domains. Current and future
teachers will learn how to structure positive and engaging learning
experiences that set the stage for students to improve their
performance, develop problem-solving skills, and enhance their
lifelong enjoyment of sport. Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is
included with all new print books.
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