An Introduction to Games GAA Coach Education Foundation Award

An Introduction to Games - Outcomes By the end of the session participants will be able to: Identify the 3 different types of games – Fun Games, Modified Games and Full Games Identify key factors which can be altered to modify a game Organise a game appropriate to Children, Youths or Adults An Introduction to Games

What do you think of when we talk about games? Youths Adults Children Tutor Led discussion or Tutor can re-use the Task Cards to prioritise different factors in games for Children, Youths and Adults. Order from least important to the most important from the Introduction. An Introduction to Games

How can Games be used in Coaching? Warm Ups Skill Development Developing playing positional skills Practicing kick outs, free kicks, 45’s Other reasons? Introduce the concept that a Game need not involve 15 Vs 15, with winning as the outcome. Identify that certain types of games can be very useful for warm ups, or skill development An Introduction to Games

Different types of Games? Fun Games Target, Court, Field - Non-Invasive Ideal for Warm Up or practicing skill development Modified Games Modified Playing Rules, Playing Numbers, Playing Area, Equipment Full Games 15 a side, Normal Rules Differentiate between types of Games: Fun Games (Target, Court, Field - Non-Invasive) – ideal for Warm Up or practicing skill development Modified (modified playing rules, playing area, equipment) – ideal for practicing different styles of play, working on specific objectives, ideal as main vehicle for games for children Full Games (15 a side, normal rules) Use Skill Development Model document to assist and for more information An Introduction to Games

Different types of Games? Fun Games Ideal for Warm Up or practicing skill development Differentiate between types of Games: Fun Games (Target, Court, Field - Non-Invasive) – ideal for Warm Up or practicing skill development Use Skill Development Model document to assist and for more information An Introduction to Games

Different types of Games? Modified Games Modified Playing Rules, Playing Numbers, Playing Area, Equipment Differentiate between types of Games: Modified (modified playing rules, playing area, equipment) – ideal for practicing different styles of play, working on specific objectives, ideal as main vehicle for games for children Use Skill Development Model document to assist and for more information An Introduction to Games

Different types of Games? Full Games 15 a side, Normal Rules Differentiate between types of Games: Full Games (15 a side, normal rules) Use Skill Development Model document to assist and for more information An Introduction to Games

Games for Players Youths Children Adults Full Games Full Games Modified Games Modified Games Modified Games Fun Games What games are most relevant to Children, Youths or Adults Tutor to tease out relevance of fun games, modified games, 15-a-side to each group of players Fun Games Fun Games Youths Children Adults An Introduction to Games

What are these players thinking? ‘I wonder will the ball ever come up again’? ‘I don’t think so’ ‘What a lovely day mister’ What are these players thinking? Can be used as a task, or simply to generate discussion. Tutor to tease out relevance of 15-a-side to young players as per previous slide. Should games up to u.12 be small sided and skill development focussed rather than result orientated? Can use Go Games research in later slides as evidence. An Underage 15 Aside Game An Introduction to Games

How can we Modify Games? S - Space T – Time/Task E – Equipment P – Personnel Discuss How do we modify a Game? Know the PURPOSE of the Modification first: Conditions on the Game can be used to emphasise: Use of space – creating space Support on ball Execution of skills under pressure Team Play Discipline Movement Manipulate the following to help condition the games S – space Use the full pitch or limit playing area Do you use zones to limit movement, offset ‘bee hive play’? T – time Playing Time allowed to complete the task Children need more rest time – they run out of energy quickly Time can be used to increase intensity/work on physical fitness T – task Introduce rules to focus on specific skills or Introduce rules to focus on the job of specific players E – equipment Modified playing equipment? Go Games footballs? Size of goal? Additional ‘wide’ posts as in Australian Rules? P -personnel Playing numbers 15/13/11/9/7 a side Equal playing numbers or overload one team? 15 V 15, or 11 V 9 etc An Introduction to Games

Organising Games In Groups take the Games Cards. Task is to set up, demonstrate and organise activities from the Games Card for one of the following type of Games: Fun Games Modified Games Full Games An Introduction to Games

An Introduction to Games – Outcomes Review By the end of the session participants will be able to: Identify the different types of games – Fun Games, Modified Games and Full Games Identify key factors which can be altered to modify a game Organise a game appropriate to Children, Youths or Adults An Introduction to Games

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