An Introduction to Games GAA Coach Education Foundation Award

© GAA 2 An Introduction to Games 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

© GAA 3 An Introduction to Games What do you think of when we talk about games?

© GAA 4 An Introduction to Games How can Games be used in Coaching? Warm Ups Skill Development Developing playing positional skills Practicing puck outs, free pucks, 65’s Other reasons?

© GAA 5 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

© GAA 6 An Introduction to Games Different types of Games?  Fun Games –Ideal for Warm Up or practicing skill development

© GAA 7 An Introduction to Games Different types of Games?  Modified Games –Modified Playing Rules, Playing Numbers, Playing Area, Equipment

© GAA 8 An Introduction to Games Different types of Games?  Full Games –15 a side, Normal Rules

© GAA 9 An Introduction to Games Games for Players Fun Games Modified Games Full Games Fun Games Modified Games Fun Games Modified Games Full Games Children Adults Youths

© GAA 10 An Introduction to Games An Underage 15 Aside Game ‘I wonder will the ball ever come up again’? ‘ What a lovely day mister’ ‘I don’t think so’ What are these players thinking?

© GAA 11 An Introduction to Games How can we Modify Games?  S - Space  T – Time/Task  E – Equipment  P – Personnel

© GAA 12 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

© GAA 13 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

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