{"product_id":"teaching-sport-concepts-and-skills-a-tactical-games-approach-paperback","title":"Teaching Sport Concepts and Skills: A Tactical Games Approach - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen A. Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJudith L. Oslin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLinda L. Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis worldwide top-selling text on the tactical games approach is stronger than ever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The fourth edition of \u003ci\u003eTeaching Sport Concepts and Skills: A Tactical Games Approach\u003c\/i\u003e adds four new chapters, more lesson and unit plans, and more detailed guidance in addressing broad ranges of student abilities than ever before. It offers the same stellar foundation for understanding the principles behind the approach, and instruction in applying the approach, to help students learn the concepts and develop the skills involved in a variety of sports. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Elementary school teachers will use games to teach the basic concepts and tactics of invasion sports, net and wall sports, striking and fielding sports, and target sports. Middle school and high school instructors will guide students in developing sport-specific technical skills for 12 sports, including soccer, lacrosse, flag football, tennis, basketball, and volleyball. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book has four new chapters that will help you do the following: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlign the tactical games approach to content standards in the United States and other countries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse technology in tactical games teaching and assessment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse the games to teach social justice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop approaches to teaching social and emotional learning (SEL) through tactical games\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeaching Sport Concepts and Skills\u003c\/i\u003e offers more than 350 detailed lesson and unit plans that can be used as is or be easily modified and incorporated into an existing curriculum. More than 240 diagrams throughout the lessons make it easy to set up and execute the games. There are 14 video clips, delivered on HK\u003ci\u003ePropel\u003c\/i\u003e, that show some lessons in action--for example, the volleyball segments show complete question-and-answer sessions, highlighting an effective way to make sure students are understanding the lesson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Also available on HK\u003ci\u003ePropel\u003c\/i\u003e are reproducible forms, including a team contract, assessments, and game scenario worksheets for tactical problem solving. (For each thumbnail reproducible worksheet shown in the book, readers can download the full-size versions from HK\u003ci\u003ePropel\u003c\/i\u003e.) These resources will help teachers put concepts from the text into use with their students. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeaching Sport Concepts and Skills\u003c\/i\u003e is organized into three parts: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart I\u003c\/b\u003e offers a thorough understanding of the tactical games approach--preparing and teaching students, transferring tactical knowledge, planning the curriculum, assessing learner performance, using games to teach social justice and to take social emotional learning into account, and more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart II \u003c\/b\u003eprovides lesson plans for varying levels of complexity--with modifications and progressions--for invasion games, net and wall games, striking and fielding games, and target games, all at the elementary school level. The authors take great care in helping readers understand how to individualize instruction for novice, developing, and advanced performers by either reducing or increasing the challenges involved with the tasks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn \u003cb\u003epart III\u003c\/b\u003e, secondary-level teachers can choose from lesson plans for various levels of play in 12 sports.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeaching Sport Concepts and Skills\u003c\/i\u003e offers expert instruction and an array of multilevel games that provide an exciting and interactive environment for learning in all domains. Current and future teachers will learn how to structure positive and engaging learning experiences that set the stage for students to improve their performance, develop problem-solving skills, and enhance their lifelong enjoyment of sport. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Note: A code for accessing HK\u003ci\u003ePropel\u003c\/i\u003e is included with all new print books.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Mitchell, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003eis associate dean in the College of Education, Health and Human Services, and a professor of physical education, at Kent State University in Ohio. He received his undergraduate and master's degrees from Loughborough University (England), where Teaching Games for Understanding was developed. He earned a doctorate in teaching and curriculum at Syracuse University. An avid soccer player and licensed coach, he has employed a tactical approach in teaching and coaching at the elementary, middle school, high school, and college levels since 1982. Mitchell is a member of SHAPE America and the Ohio Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudy Oslin, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor emeritus at Kent State University. She received her undergraduate and master's degrees from Kent State and earned a doctorate in sport pedagogy at Ohio State University. Oslin has more than 35 years of experience as a physical educator and teacher educator. She has used the tactical approach with elementary, middle school, high school, and university students. Oslin has also presented numerous papers and workshops focusing on implementation of the tactical approach and the Game Performance Assessment Instrument at the international, national, regional, state, and local levels. Having retired in 2007, she now enjoys playing games (particularly golf and pickleball), traveling, hiking, camping, and staying fit by walking and weight training. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda Griffin, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the College of Education at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She earned her bachelor's degree from Black Hills State University, her master's degree from Ithaca College, and her doctorate from Ohio State University. She has more than 35 years of experience as a physical educator and teacher educator. Her research and scholarly interest for over 20 years have focused on the teaching and learning of sport-related games through a games-centered approach grounded in constructivist learning. Throughout the United States and abroad, Linda has presented numerous papers and workshops focused on the tactical approach. Griffin served on the planning committee for the first Teaching Games for Understanding Conference in New Hampshire in 2001. She is a member of SHAPE America, National Association of Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS), and American Educational Research Association (AERA). Griffin has also served as chair for the Curriculum and Instruction Academy, president of the Research Consortium, and a reviewer for various professional journals, including the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Teaching in PE\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eResearch Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 720\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 10.9 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51747713089824,"sku":"9781492590484","price":169.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/acdee308e91631dd9618c29f6185c46c.webp?v=1779899568","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/teaching-sport-concepts-and-skills-a-tactical-games-approach-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}