During the first week in a block of three the topic was to create in groups our own 6 week plan of a selected category of sport, the categories were;
- Striking and Fielding
- Invasion Games
- Net and Wall Games
- Target Games
My groups selected area of sports were striking and fielding and the sport we chose was Rounders, the aim being to adapt the game to the be taught in a block over sessions at different levels during secondary school. An introduction to the sport in a game based scenario for absolute beginners with a view to develop further over the block of six weeks eventually reaching a full game with all original rules. That was designed to be taught at key stage 3 very at the very beginning in order to grasp the rules and regulations of the sport.
Our first week
As the first lesson we believed that the key to rounders at the beginning is to learn the bases and where to run, in order to maintain the TgfU approach to this we set out the bases for an original rounders game but rather than playing a game participants were paired up and raced around the bases, we called it the “fox and hound” race. This gave to participants an oppertunity to work out where they needed to run during a full game and a rough estimate on the distances between the bases. over the coming weeks this will be progressed introducing both striking and fielding aspects of the game eventually leading up to the full game.
This weeks lecture/practical links well into both differentiation and organization mostly due to the nature of what you are doing with adapted games and having to organize a 6 week block of lessons, however it can be argued that there is some communication aspects, as with any form of coaching some form of communication is required.
For more information on the catagory of sports and what needs focusing on please follow this link – http://blackboard.lincoln.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/pid-719635-dt-content-rid-1066095_2/courses/SES3060M-1213/Sport%20forms%20posters%20%28×5%29%281%29.pdf