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The Sport Education Model. Can you imagine all K-12 students . . . showing appreciation for each other?? actively participating?? demonstrating skillful play?? wanting to participate?? demonstrating responsible behavior??. Sport Education: A Curriculum & Instruction Model.
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Can you imagine all K-12 students . . . showing appreciation for each other?? actively participating?? demonstrating skillful play?? wanting to participate?? demonstrating responsible behavior?? Sport Education: A Curriculum & Instruction Model
Main Features of the Sport Education Model: Central to the model: Preserving the primary features of sport • Seasons • Affiliations • Formal Competition • Culminating Event • Keeping Records • Festivity
Sport Education Seeks to make sport experience in physical education to be more authentic Its central goals: Teach students to be competent, literate, and enthusiastic sports people.
A competentsportsperson • has sufficient skills to participate in games satisfactorily, • understands and can execute strategies appropriate to the complexity of the game, • & • is a knowledgeable games player.
A literatesportsperson • Understands/values the rules, rituals & traditions of sport, • Distinguishes between good and bad sport practices • Is a more able participant & discerning fan or spectator
Anenthusiasticsportsperson • Participates and behaves in ways that preserve, protect and enhance the sport culture within the class, school, and & community. • Is involved in sport and promoting it within the community.
Sport Education’s Objectives • Develop sport-specific techniques and fitness. • Appreciate and be able to execute sport- specific strategic play. • Participate at a developmentally appropriate level.
Sport Education’s Objectives(cont’d.) • Share planning and administration of sport experiences. • Provide responsible leadership. • Work effectively within a group toward common goals.
Sport Education’s Objectives(cont’d.) • Appreciate the rituals and conventions that give sports their unique meaning. • Develop the capacity to make reasoned decisions about sport concerns.. • Develop and apply knowledge about umpiring, refereeing and training.
Sport Education’s Objectives(cont’d.) • Become involved in sport after school and outside of school.
Differences from youth, community and interscholastic sport Participation requirements. • Developmentally Appropriate Involvement. • Diverse roles beyond that of player.
Participation Requirements • Small sided teams • No elimination tournaments • Culminating events for all students • All students experience all roles • Everyone has a role and contributes
Developmentally appropriate involvement • No “full sided” adult forms of sport (1 vs 1, 2 vs 2, up to 5 vs 5) • Primary rules are preserved / Modifications occur in secondary rules.
Diverse roles beyond that of Player • Students learn to be coaches, referees, coaches, trainers, safety officials, scorekeepers, managers, publicists, and broadcasters. • Leads to a more complete understanding of sport.
The Nature of Competition in Sport Education . . . • Is fundamental to sport experiences • Is closely tied to the pursuit of competence • Focuses on doing well . . . The process. Competition . . .
The Nature of Competition in Sport Education . . . Should reflect informal, player-controlled games: • Action that leads to scoring • NO “subs.” • Close games • Reaffirm/create friendships (Coakley, 1994). Conditions (i.e., space, equipment, etc.) should align to players’ developing abilities.
The Nature of Competition in Sport Education . . . • Developmentally Appropriate • Cooperation among players • No zero-sum competition • Emphasizes the totality of the experience.
Sport Education mirrors DuQuin (1988) Sport should: • Be fun & enjoyable for all participants. • Provide safe means for developing activity skills. • Foster moral sensitivity and caring. • Realize the pleasure & beauty of movement
Sport Education mirrors DuQuin (1988)(cont’d.) Sport should: • Exercise a spirit of creativity, adventure, & discovery. • Provoke a commitment to lifelong involvement. • Inspire a sense of community.
Getting Started with Sport Education . . . • Start small • Use a sport you are familiar with • Start with basic model • Few roles • Do it well • Then gradually expand and extend.
Develop Your Curriculum • Answer Intro. to Sport Handout Questions (MS-Word Doc.) • Siedentop Poster…