Pub Date : 2023-05-04DOI: 10.1080/08924562.2023.2195210
Ray Schweighardt
Abstract When teaching volleyball to neophytes and relative beginners, it is crucial to make modifications to ensure success, to maximize touches, to lengthen rallies and to foster structured play. Two such modifications described in this article, Instant Volleyball and Flips, help the instructor meet all four of these goals. Eliminating the serve from beginner play and modifying the scoring system to reward multiple team contacts are also key elements in creating structured, engaging play that builds player confidence, leaving students eager to return to the court, both inside and outside of school. Instructors should “flip the script” on teaching volleyball by doing what seems counterintuitive at first – eliminating aspects of a standard six-on-six volleyball game during learning activities to develop a higher quality of game play in the long run.
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Pub Date : 2023-05-04DOI: 10.1080/08924562.2023.2195453
Denis Schulz, K. Gaudreault
Abstract University supervisors responsible for the programming and congruency between field experiences and the physical education teacher education (PETE) preparation program play a pivotal role in the opportunity for pre-service physical education teacher success. Due to limitations of time, quality mentors, and the residual effects of the pandemic, on-site observations are becoming more difficult to arrange. While there are concerns about the quality of remote observations, GoReact (GR), a video annotation software, can support PETE programs in conducting observations using this virtual tool. The purpose of this article is to describe how PETE programs can utilize video annotation software to provide alternative means for engaging feedback that encourages self-reflection when in-person observations are not feasible. Additional uses for this software in physical education are also suggested.
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Pub Date : 2023-03-04DOI: 10.1080/08924562.2023.2174728
Kimberly A. Maljak, Cori Hilton
Abstract The dance team season, unlike any other high school or collegiate sport, runs year-round. Typically, tryouts are held in the late spring, teams attend camp in early to mid-summer, and the first performance takes place at the first home football game at the end of the summer. This schedule means dance team coaches are eager to schedule efficient and effective practices to prepare for each upcoming event. By implementing the strategies discussed in this column, coaches can organize their practices effectively.
{"title":"Efficient Dance Team Practice Leads to Effective Performances","authors":"Kimberly A. Maljak, Cori Hilton","doi":"10.1080/08924562.2023.2174728","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08924562.2023.2174728","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The dance team season, unlike any other high school or collegiate sport, runs year-round. Typically, tryouts are held in the late spring, teams attend camp in early to mid-summer, and the first performance takes place at the first home football game at the end of the summer. This schedule means dance team coaches are eager to schedule efficient and effective practices to prepare for each upcoming event. By implementing the strategies discussed in this column, coaches can organize their practices effectively.","PeriodicalId":37073,"journal":{"name":"Strategies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44605090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-04DOI: 10.1080/08924562.2023.2174229
Benjamin Schwamberger, Mallory Stiff
Abstract Skateboarding has become a common means of transportation and physical activity among adolescents and adults going to and from work or across college campuses, further highlighting why its implementation as a physical education unit makes sense. This article gives readers a more robust understanding of skateboarding, why it could be advantageous to include in physical education curricula, the general cost of equipment, and an example eight-day skateboarding unit. The aim is to encourage more educators to consider including it in their physical education curriculum.
{"title":"Skateboarding: Relevant, Exciting and Fun","authors":"Benjamin Schwamberger, Mallory Stiff","doi":"10.1080/08924562.2023.2174229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08924562.2023.2174229","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Skateboarding has become a common means of transportation and physical activity among adolescents and adults going to and from work or across college campuses, further highlighting why its implementation as a physical education unit makes sense. This article gives readers a more robust understanding of skateboarding, why it could be advantageous to include in physical education curricula, the general cost of equipment, and an example eight-day skateboarding unit. The aim is to encourage more educators to consider including it in their physical education curriculum.","PeriodicalId":37073,"journal":{"name":"Strategies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46385895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-04DOI: 10.1080/08924562.2023.2174228
Rachel Mezzoni, F. M. Kozub
Abstract Sensory obstacle courses provide lesson ideas for teachers targeting objectives in both cognitive and psychomotor domains. Specific cognitive learning includes the movement concepts needed to navigate obstacles set up in the gymnasium aimed at developing athletic motor skills competences needed for sports. Sensory courses include using stations and obstacles where success involves using vision, hearing and touch to navigate the learning environment. Using these senses and combining with movement is supported by embodied learning where broader educational as well as physical education goals are targeted. How to set up the activity for all learners is the focus of this article, as well as providing ideas for assessment to help physical educators make use of sensory obstacle courses to promote learning in elementary school children.
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Pub Date : 2023-03-04DOI: 10.1080/08924562.2023.2174729
Reece Shields, Jiling Liu
Abstract Tackle football has the highest number of injuries in contact sports. Certain injuries in the head and neck may severely impact the player’s physical, neurological, and physiological functionality, even sudden death, as well as the quality of their personal life in the long run. These injuries commonly occur during a collision when a defender is attempting to tackle an opponent, particularly when the defender’s head being down, and neck being curved. To reduce and prevent injuries as such from early on, this column breaks down the essential techniques for two types of tackles and recommends the proper training procedure to coaches.
{"title":"Teaching Football Players Fundamental Tackle Techniques","authors":"Reece Shields, Jiling Liu","doi":"10.1080/08924562.2023.2174729","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08924562.2023.2174729","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Tackle football has the highest number of injuries in contact sports. Certain injuries in the head and neck may severely impact the player’s physical, neurological, and physiological functionality, even sudden death, as well as the quality of their personal life in the long run. These injuries commonly occur during a collision when a defender is attempting to tackle an opponent, particularly when the defender’s head being down, and neck being curved. To reduce and prevent injuries as such from early on, this column breaks down the essential techniques for two types of tackles and recommends the proper training procedure to coaches.","PeriodicalId":37073,"journal":{"name":"Strategies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46012827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-04DOI: 10.1080/08924562.2023.2174730
D. Ahmed, O. Stoll
Abstract The increasing demand for online classes among college students has simultaneously elevated the popularity of podcasts in educational settings. The practice of podcasts in college settings would help correct inadequate teaching practice and emulate students’ proficiency in their academic progress. This study examined whether listening to a podcast influences student learning for inclusion and integration in the introductory lessons of an adapted PE course.
{"title":"Students’ Experiences and Understanding of Podcasts to Learn about Inclusion and Integration in the Introductory Lessons of Adapted Physical Education Course","authors":"D. Ahmed, O. Stoll","doi":"10.1080/08924562.2023.2174730","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08924562.2023.2174730","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The increasing demand for online classes among college students has simultaneously elevated the popularity of podcasts in educational settings. The practice of podcasts in college settings would help correct inadequate teaching practice and emulate students’ proficiency in their academic progress. This study examined whether listening to a podcast influences student learning for inclusion and integration in the introductory lessons of an adapted PE course.","PeriodicalId":37073,"journal":{"name":"Strategies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43698148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-04DOI: 10.1080/08924562.2023.2174227
Matthew Baumoel, Robert Schmidlein
Abstract This article is adapted from a research study that interviewed physical educators in an urban city located in the Northeast of the United States. This article focuses on the teachers’ perspective around the topic of differentiated instruction in elementary physical education. The key concepts are: understanding the student, assessing on the fly, and adapting on the fly. Understanding the student is rooted in pre-planning curriculum and assessing on the fly is related to both product and process. Finally, adapting on the fly influences all three components of differentiated instruction. Differentiated strategies including, what, where, when, and how to help all students succeed will provide physical education teachers with practical applications to add to their toolbox.
{"title":"Differentiation: A Teacher’s Perspective","authors":"Matthew Baumoel, Robert Schmidlein","doi":"10.1080/08924562.2023.2174227","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08924562.2023.2174227","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This article is adapted from a research study that interviewed physical educators in an urban city located in the Northeast of the United States. This article focuses on the teachers’ perspective around the topic of differentiated instruction in elementary physical education. The key concepts are: understanding the student, assessing on the fly, and adapting on the fly. Understanding the student is rooted in pre-planning curriculum and assessing on the fly is related to both product and process. Finally, adapting on the fly influences all three components of differentiated instruction. Differentiated strategies including, what, where, when, and how to help all students succeed will provide physical education teachers with practical applications to add to their toolbox.","PeriodicalId":37073,"journal":{"name":"Strategies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47565611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-04DOI: 10.1080/08924562.2023.2174226
Mariko Kanaya, Takahiro Sato, C. McKay, Saori I. Braun, Hideki Takagi
Abstract The purpose of this article is to explain an international perspective on strategies to increase college students’ empathy in gymnastics courses. One of the most popular basic physical activity courses in Japan is a trampoline-based gymnastics course that helps college students practice the safe use of the trampoline based on their own developmental interest and skill level. Instructors who teach gymnastics in basic instructional courses must understand the background of their students and should reduce the academic and social uncertainty and anxiety associated with gymnastics performance and practices in their courses. The authors explain four instructional strategies that foster the development of empathy in gymnastics courses in higher education. These strategies are (a) perspective taking through understanding different roles, (b) refraining from judgement and learning how to give empathy-based feedback, (c) recognizing emotion in others, and (d) self-assessment of empathy through communicating the understanding of another person’s emotions. While our materials and examples are unique to gymnastics and trampoline, the structure of the materials can be applied across physical activity settings at the secondary school and university level. Motor learning experiences in physical education and physical activity classes can help improve empathy when presented using the strategies and components introduced in this article. By having similar experiences through physical activity, we can come to understand each other’s emotions, and based on this understanding, we can communicate with others in a positive, empathetic manner.
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Pub Date : 2023-03-04DOI: 10.1080/08924562.2023.2174727
Carri S. Kreider, Terri D. Farrar, Judy Beard
Abstract This article details how a team of university professors representing five PETE/HETE programs in Washington State work together for success. At a time when enrollment in higher education is down across the nation, it is crucial for university programs to work together to strengthen their programs to recruit and retain future health and physical education teachers.
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