teaching games for understanding - invasion games lesson demonstration
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Teaching games for understanding: invasion gamesTRANSCRIPT
DEMONSTRATION OF TEACHING GAMES FOR UNDERSTANDING
IN INVASION GAMESSUFFOLK ZONE APHERD 2014
SUFFOLK ZONE, NY NOVEMBER 4, 2014
Dr. Stephen HarveyWest Virginia University, WV, USA
WHAT IS THE BIG IDEA?
Development of Deep Understanding
That can be transferred to other games
Content is Focused on Tactical Problems—Then Technique!
Tactical Problems
• Possession• Progression• Scoring
Questioning as Teaching
• What do you? (TACTICAL AWARENESS)
• How do you? (SKILL & MOVEMENT)
• When is the best time to? (TIME)
• Where is / can? (SPACE)
• Which choice? (RISK/SAFETY)
Off-the-ball movement and support
Task:The game starts in the central square with an attacking team’s player in possession
Attacking players try to pass the ball among themselves without defending players intercepting the ball
Players must combine a number of passes between them to score a point, e.g., 5 successive passes constitute a point, can use any number
The defending team guards or marks the opposing team’s players
When a point is scored the teams switch positions (attackers become defenders and vice versa) Possession is initiated in the central square as seen in the diagram
Task 1: GameMaintaining possession of
the ball
Organization: 15 x 15 meter area3 x 3 situation
Teaching Points:• Change of direction• Communication on and off the ball• Point where you want the ball• Pass away from the defender
Poly-spot
Piggy in the Middle:Off-the-ball movement and support
Attacker 1
Attacker 2
Teaching Points:• Move to spot quickly• Communicate when you want the ball• Point where you want the ball (use fakes if needs be)• Pass away from the defender
Organization: 7 meters x 7meters3 persons (2 x 1 situation)
Task:
Two players start out on a poly-spot, one with ball
One player is a defender based in the middle (the Piggy)
Attackers pass the ball between them avoiding the defender – one a pass is made the attackers need to decide if they need to move to a new spot
The defending player wins the ball by touching it
Defender can be restricted to one step or a zone before play being ‘open’ as needed by the teacher
Task 2: Game Related TaskMaintaining possession of
the ball
Defender
Ball
Off-the-ball movement and support
Organization: 3 players (1 x 2 situation)
Task:
One player is asked to stand in a specific spot (use a poly spot) and this player starts with the ball but is not allowed to move with it
The other two players choose to be a second attacker or a defender
The defender guards the second attacker
The defending player can start in front or behind the second attacking player
The second attacker attempts to gain possession of the ball from the first attacker
Attacker 2
Defender
Poly Spot/Hoop
Teaching Points:• Change of direction quickly• Shout when you want the ball• Point where you want the ball• Pass away from the defender
Attacker 1
Task 3: Game Related TaskMaintaining possession of
the ball
Ball
Off-the-ball movement and support
Organization: 15 x 20 meter area6 players (3 x 3 situation)
Task:Play 3 x 3 with the aim of the game to score by getting the ball to a team-mate who receives the ball in the end zone
Players cannot move with the ball and can only possess it for 3 seconds – if longer the ball is turned over to the other team
Defenders can won the ball back by interception like Ultimate Frisbee by simply knocking the ball to the floor, but they can also catch to intercept
Players can only stand in the end zone for 3 seconds
An extension task would be to have the players get a pass back to another team mate after one person receives it the end zone
End Zone
Teaching Points:• Change of direction quickly• Shout when you want the ball• Point where you want the ball• Pass away from the defender
Task 4: GameMaintaining possession of
the ball to score
Ball
End Zone
Assessment
Assessment
References Griffin, L., Mitchell, and Oslin. (2006). Teaching sport concepts and skills: A tactical gamesapproach (2nd ed.). Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL.
Slade, D. (2010). Transforming play: Teachingtactics and game sense. Human Kinetics,Champaign, IL.