KIN 106 Flashcards
Name the reasons that people would stop playing sport
- Competing activities
- becomes no longer fun
- not having enough playing time
- not having success- no enjoyment
- loss of motivation
- not liking the coach
Name the reasons that people would keep playing sports
- giving them the choice of sport
- having people that they know
- feeling of competence
- intrinsic motivation
- support from adults outside of family
What is physical maturation?
Refers to the physical growth and development that human go through till old age.
- it can vary
What are the 3 phases to skill development?
- Initial/cognitive
- Formative/Kinesthetic
- Mature
What is the Initial/Cognitive phase of skill development?
Where a learner is starting to develop an understanding on how to do a skill
What is the Formative/kinesthetic phase of skill development?
Learner is now starting to improve the execution of the skill
What is the Mature phase of skill development?
Performer can perform the skill in a good manner, can mix different skills together
What are the 3 categories of movement skills?
Stability
Travel
Manipulation skills
What does physical literacy encompass?
- motivation to move
- confidence to move
- having the understanding of what to do
- make decisions while playing
- having knowledge of the sport/skill
What is the main goal of PE
to provide meaningful moving experiences
What are movement situations
situations that a learner or player needs to be able to perform a skill in order to achieve a goal
What is the purpose of physical literacy?
to promote confidence, competence which will then lead to motivation
What does it mean to be physically literate?
- to be active not just on land but in water, snow/ice
- recognizing the cultural/social contexts of sport and the environment that we live in
- value all types of environments
- Realizing that there is not a correct way to move but being able to move in the environment that was fun and enjoyable
Why might physical literacy be problematic?
- it normalizes ways of moving
- privileges a certain type of active body (able bodied)
The reality of Assumption #1: Skill transfer to sports and other physical activities
Not always the case, the conditions in game play can be very different, can be executed differently
e.g. riding a bike vs tour de France
Intentionality is related to attributes of:
- The performer
- Environment- opportunities
What are the 3 categories to determine a good throw?
Intentionality
Specificities
Individual characteristics
Explain the Intentionality of a throw
What is the goal of the skill
e.g. baseball throw, to get another person to catch the ball
Explain the Specificities of a throw
Of each sport, certain game rules and logic of a sport
what are the parameters of the sport
Explain the individual characteristics of a throw
Aspects that the learner or the player brings to the situation
What are social affordances?
- What is it that each individual brings to the playing situation
- outside of the learning environment
What is the influence of having a “sporting habitus”?
Having an understanding of a specific world
e.g. being in a hockey family, you have a better understanding of the world of hockey
What is sporting capital?
Having more knowledge toward a sport
What are examples of social contexts in the world of sport?
- other players
- parents
- refs
- family
Explain this quote: “it is more useful to focus teaching in physical education and sport on the fun of playing meaningful games than concentrate on a limited number of skills in a set of narrowly defined activities and assessing whether children can perform these isolates ‘fundamental movements’
- Want to create more meaningful learning opportunities
- want to make sure that they know why they are learning such a skill
What are the components of games within KIN 106?
- Usually played by a group of people
- Physical in nature
- Specific purpose or outcome
- rules
- the players are in opposition
What are the 2 primary game categories?
- Experiential learning games
- Sport games
What does the Experiential learning games category consist of?
- cooperative games
- helping the learners go through a process and develop “soft skills”
What does the Sport games category consist of?
- Target
- Net/Wall
- Striking/Fielding
- Invasion games
What is the emphasis of experiential games?
Focusses on affective and the cognitive and then physical
What is the emphasis of sport games?
Cognitive and locomotor skills
What are the 3 goal structures and what do they consist of?
Individual
- 1vs1
- doesn’t necessarily need to be competitive
Cooperative
- tend to involve a group
Competitive
- Team
- Individual
- Object of the game is to beat your opponent