1. Teaching Games for Understanding
Chapter 10

2. Teaching Games for Understanding
Origins with Bunker and Thorpe model
Six stages
Current TGFU model
Game play sets problem
Skill practice solves problem
Closing game extends solutions

3. Benefits Increased time in game play Motivational and enjoyable
Strong link between skills and games
Students value skill practice
Application and performance of skills
Tactical components

4. Transfer of Tactics Common problems to solve
Transfer of tactical solutions and concepts within and across the game categories
Invasion games
Net/wall games
Striking/fielding games
Target games

5. Tactical Games Model Tactical frameworks Scope Sequence
On-the-ball skills
Off-the-ball movements
Sequence
Game complexity
Complexity increases as game grows

6. Emphasis of Standards within Teaching Games for Understanding
1. Demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
Major
2. Demonstrates understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.
3. Participates regularly in physical activity.
Minor
4. Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.
5. Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings.
6. Values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and/or social interaction.
Reference:  Moving into the Future: National Standards for Physical Education, 2nd ed. (2004), p. 11

7. Sample Unit and Lessons
Tactical problem = Lesson focus
Goal of game drives lesson objectives
Questions shape solutions
Units structured by
Individual game
Thematically by game category

8. Questions Help teachers Link lesson goal to game play
Shape skill practice
Assess during closure

9. Assessment of Student Learning
Integral, ongoing, and embedded
Records process and/or outcome
GPAI: Game Performance Assessment Instrument
Enables holistic assessment of
On-ball skills
Off-ball movements
Support play
Decision making