1. Trafford MV coaching forum December 2015 Coaching through Games

2. Are we having a game today?

3. Why?
Fun
'Sneaky learning'
context
Motivation
decision making

4. What does a game constitute?
Competition
Scoring
Challenge
Teams

5. 'Drills are for dentists'
'Like giving a person a piece from a jigsaw but not showing them the picture on the lid'

6. 'Creating tactical and strategic problems, ultimately drawing upon players to make decisions.'

7. 'We spend between 90 - 98% of our time without the ball'

8. Using the game as the teacher
Have a focus
Constraint led - change rules, size, numbers, scoring system
Use of questioning

9. Further reading
general/blog/edcope1/184/a-discussion-on-coaches-use-of-teaching- games-for-understanding-tgfu